It started with a heartbreak. Working with villages directly, I knew from the very beginning that our Ibu-Ibu (Indonesian for ‘mothers’) will be one of the most vulnerable communites in this crisis. Our first step to support them was to close and turn our schools (Rumah SukkhaCitta) into a community safehouses on March...
As you know, protecting the environment of our artisan communities has been a top priority for us from day one. We spend a lot of time and resources to introduce natural dyes, reduce water usage and minimize waste. Yet watching the events of this year alone – from floods, wild fires and now...
Hey you, I initially wrote this more for myself as I try to make sense of the new reality we’re all facing at the moment. Working from home, unable to meet family and friends and – maybe worst of all – not knowing what tomorrow will bring. I initially didn’t want...
From offcuts to opportunities, help us end stunting in Central Sumba.
We need your help: Be the judge in our first-ever design and storytelling challenge! 2 months ago, we had a design and storytelling training in Jlamprang Village. We challenged the women to create their own batik motif – inspired by the recent coffee harvest in their village. A little background:...
Here’s an inconvenient truth: Batik is a really dirty business. My first encounter with this issue was when I saw colorful rivers in the villages. The majority of dyes and colorants used today is synthetic as it's cheaper and more efficient. The problem is that if improperly treated, it is...
That was a question one of our #MadeRight Tribe asked when she came by our booth last weekend. As a business, isn’t it rational to choose the cheaper option, the more efficient one that can easily make a lot more? Why go through all the trouble to source and process...
As you all know, we started SukkhaCitta not to be another fashion brand but to be a catalyst for positive change in our community. Working directly with Villages, not factories, we pour all our attention into ensuring that each of our fabrics are #MadeRight from the very beginning. As we...
Dear #MadeRight Tribe, We are so proud and grateful of everything we have accomplished last year, both the highs and the lows, and are equally excited for what’s to come. To us, nothing beats the relationships we have built with you, our community, and we hope to continue to foster...
As we enter the last hours of the year, I am drawn to take a moment to reflect on what had transpired this year, not only the milestones but also the moments where you fall so deep you don’t know how to stand back up. I open my journal from...
From the beginning, SukkhaCitta was never meant to be another fashion brand. As you may know, I am a trained economist and have no background absolutely in lifestyle sector. Instead, the purpose has always been to be a platform to catalyst positive change in the society, starting with the impact...
