Almost 18 months ago, Liz took me to a cafe called Monolog. I recall her telling me that the cafe was in the car park of a shopping centre. I must admit the sound of the locale had me a little worried, but my concerns were quickly put to rest as I was faced with a chic European-inspired alleyway lined with seats and tables and filled with the buzz of people Continue Reading
Today's post is inspired by a retro recipe and two local products that are in ample supply and available all year round in Jakarta. There's a lot going on in this post...and we don't want you to miss a thing! Begin here to see how simple it is to make your own delicious palm sugar syrup, then work your way down the page to see how you too, can sculpt a Continue Reading
You may recall our first Sustainable Furniture post, which featured the stalwart in ethical timber furniture design, Ethnicraft (If you didn't get a chance to read it the first time Catch up here!…) Today we bring you the second of our Sustainable Furniture Jakarta posts, featuring the newly established local brand, CASAKA Wood and Living. Like Continue Reading
What began as a simple idea to make a quilt from a piece of contemporary, hand dyed batik fabric; quickly grew into a serious appreciation for local textiles, a desire to learn about the rich textile culture in this country, a weakness for textile pasars, and a friendship with Jakarta tailor Yana Tjoa. Yana's work was endorsed in a blog post I read three Continue Reading
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