Twenty One! ((and Some Other Stuffs))

We have been sharing lots of DIY posts lately, as they were the series of our Budget-Friendly Picnic Party. But we realized that we have not been updating about the current happenings of our life lately. I did update some things on Instagram, so I guess that it is a good idea to compile them here.

Both Yelny and I were very very busy during February 2015. We had this entrepreneurship subject in our university and we were in the same group called "The Secret Messenger". Basically the idea of our group was to sell Valentine gifts in various packages and deliver it to the students or lecturers in our campus on Valentine's Day. The unique feature is the fact that the buyer could hide his or her identity. Also, we are sending the packages wearing those pinky pinky costumes and with bunch of flowers and balloons. So, it's safe to say that our group took part in bringing more love atmosphere in our university. The best thing? Seeing people's surprised and delighted expression when they got the package! One thing that I am super duper grateful is that the amount of our profit was three times the capital! It was super unexpected because economical value was not what our group was looking for initially. Hard work truly paid off!

Not so long after Valentine's Day, we happily celebrated Chinese New Year. Since red envelopes are too mainstream, hopefully red balloons will do. And talking about red, my red hair color has completely washed off. Now only the ugly brown post-bleaching color remains. 

"There are countless blurred lights here. It pretty much equals the amount of happiness shares together with good friends"

I went to this exhibition called Secret Garden where every little thing of this place reminded me of Christmas. Well, can't help it with all the light and sparkles. The place is not too big and can be a bit boring for some. But my friends and I were enjoying our moment there, taking crazy pictures and videos lol. Thankfully, it was not crowded at all when we got there so it felt like the whole garden belonged to us for that one hour. 

I helped volunteering for ADGI Jakarta's event but ended up having fun in another exhibition during the break time. It was kind of agriculture and small-traditional business exhibition and, and they had this very beautiful flower installation! They were all real flowers, you guys! Can you imagine how ecstatic I was? Oh, and talking about the event itself, I have always enjoyed attending events like this. Basically, I am the type of person who would enjoy learning more from the field rather than from theories. 

And amidst of all the entrepreneurship class and going out and about, I managed to finish my portfolio which I am so proud of!!! I have not yet took proper pictures of what's inside. But if you saw it from the outside, yes, I stitched the logo on the fabric by myself. Yes, I made the hard cover on my own. And yes, I did the coptic stitch binding after failing numerous times prior to the real deal. This book is the result of my learning these past ((almost)) three years, and I am overwhelmed with the result. I am so so happy because this book also reflected my personality a lot. 

And a little inside jokes shared with fellow coptic-stitch-binder; "In Coptic We Trust, In Deadline We Rush"

After volunteering for Indoestri Day previously, I am so thrilled to be able to join them yet again on the second Indoestri Day. I am amazed to see how the industry has developed just in four months. It is always so nice meeting with new people and being in a place filled with so much passion and energy. Lots of amazing and inspiring people though the event itself was a bit tiring since it was held from morning to evening. 

Oh, and I got to munch this yummy and chocolaty cup of zeppole by afteraise. Looking forward to another Indoestri Day or possibly joining one of the classes in the future ;)

By now, you might have guessed that I love doing volunteer work. Especially when it is related to creative industry! This time, I was helping the exhibition held by ADGI Jakarta called "Designers' Response: Jakarta City". There was one artwork that I adored so much by Thinking*Room. Let's hope that I am diligent enough to write about the exhibition later. 

Red. Donut. What else do I have to say?

Store displays have been catching my attention lately. Possibly since the end of last year? I kept on taking pictures of store displays. Pictured above are beautiful shades of threads found in a craft store, cute balloons and flowers all in one store ((i can not)), and books! I have always loved reading but it's too bad I did not get to read as much books as I used to :( When I was in high school I would borrow numerous books from the school library. But now that in university, the books from the library there did not suit my preference that much. I guess it is time to start saving my money and invest on good books.

Just recently, I visited this awe-inspiring art market in Kuningan City. So many talented people all in one room! The exhibition that I have been attending were more into graphic design and the bazaars that I have been going were all food and fashion. So, it was like a breathe of a fresh air seeing illustration and visual art, What upset me was the fact that I somehow lost my one hundred thousand rupiah :'''( I think it fell somewhere when I was pulling out my money. I ended up going home feeling extremely sad. 

I watched one of a local Indonesian movie, titled Filosofi Kopi. It was one of the best Indonesian movies I have ever watched! The story is based on a short story written by Dee, my favorite Indonesian author. The story flows very well and the dialogues are super fun, not stiff at all. If you want to know more about how I thought of this movie, I wrote a long caption written in Bahasa on my Instagram.  

Here it comes, ((drumroll please)), Yelny is celebrating her 21st birthday on the first of May!!! Whoop whoop! Go and wish her the happiest birthday! Remember the birthday post we made before? So maybe next year I will make another post titled Twenty Two! Haha. Anyway, well wishes for you my partner!

Last but not least, I am having my internship right now! It has been a month already and I am enjoying this working life so far. The environment is great, the people are lovely and the atmosphere is very fun. I am obviously looking forward to how my journey continues as I venture as an intern in this branding consultant company. 

Well, there have been stuffs that happened to life these past months. We will see if I get more diligent and elaborate some of the interesting events that I have been through. But for now, that's it. See ya!

Cheers,

filicia

#IndoestriDay - Opening of The First Makerspace in Jakarta!

We are very thrilled to be able to share with you guys our experience in visiting Indoestri, the first makerspace in Jakarta. Before we go on any further, some of you might not be familiar with Indoestri, so let us find out what this place is actually.

Quoting from the website itself, here is what they said about Indoestri:

Indoestri is a melting pot of inspirational studio and well equipped shop. We are home to some of Jakarta's leading independent designers and small businesses. Also, with the SelfMade movement, they believe that we are all natural learners. Being a SelfMade means that we have through or in process of shaping ourselves with our own initiative. It's because we want to act on our passion, that's what makes us a SelfMade.

And also, about the Indoestri Day itself,

Indoestri Day is the opening of the first makerspace in Jakarta which was born under SelfMade spirit where we wants to introduce the basic process of making things by your own hands. A platform where we invite makers to showcase their products as well as doing a live demo so you can totally be inspired!

We got the chance to attend Indoestri Day exactly on the first day.  Fili registered herself as the volunteer of the event and luckily got chosen. Also, our friend Joan (on the right) won an invitation through Instagram for two so Yelny can also come and visit Indoestri.

So, as you get into Indoestri, you will be welcomed by the staffs and you will be taken for a tour around Indoestri. If you would like to visit the place by yourself, every one of you is still invited to visit us today on November 15th, 2014. But if you don't seem to have the time or the place might be too far for you, we are more than delighted to let you hop onto our virtual tour.

Here's what you will first find on the first floor. Those are the displays of the goods made by the makers as well as the result of the 101 classes hosted by Indoestri itself.

Across the display area, you will be seeing a meeting room/co-working space which is functioned as the registration room on the day. Beside that, the first floor is also home to some offices including Lima Watch, OWND, etc.

They also have a small yet comfortable studio that nowadays is used mostly for meeting up and classes. On other days, you might also use the space as a photography studio or other possible purposes.

Moving on to the second floor, it is the home to all the machines and materials used for making and assembling the stuffs. Many of the classes such as woodworking, metalworking and pottery class are held here. The place is very spacious and organized as the machines are categorized based on the materials. But since the place are designed for working with machine, it has no air con, so it is considerably hot.

Special on Indoestri Day, there are showcase from 13 makers and live demo held every hour. On the picture, you can see Leonard Theosabrata doing a live demo.

We also got to meet Herman Tantriady, the man behind Lima Watch. His collection is one of a kind and certainly worth the price.

Ayu Larasati may look young and cute in person, but seeing how serious and thorough she is in making the ceramic, we can't help but become more amazed with her talent. She also taught the pottery class for Indoestri (crossing finger that we can get to join one in the future ^^)

Some other showcases also include Layer -a printing company-, Danny Wicaksono -an architect and General Object. 

Here are some of the amazing works by Native and Thrive. We can see how much passion poured into one project. I can't imagine how long it will be for Thrive to create one motorbike.

As one of the partner, Thinking*Room also participated in the showcase, showing you how we can play with letters and 'reconstruct' them. Uh, the inner design student feels ;;

that was Fredy from Born Goods, handmade leather artisan. We had also captured some random stuffs around the second floor which sums up our tour on the second floor.

If you might be interested with the stuffs showcased by the makers, they also had a booth on the first floor where you can buy all those handmade goodness.

Now that you might be exhausted touring two floors of Indoestri, they also have a cafe located on the backside of the first floor. The cafe is a semi-outdoor place but worry not because the place is super duper cozy and have a good air circulation. The food served on the night is also very good (uhm, excuse me can I have more chicken wings? lol). The decoration is simply yet beautifully done with natural theme. I can't complain with all the beauty of greens and flowers.

Well, that's a wrap of the Indoestri Tour captured by our eyes (well lenses actually). We had lots of fun and inspiration in this creative space. Don't forget if you want to take a look at Indoestri by yourself, you can still visit the place today, November 15th 2014. You can check the schedule here.

And you might also say hi to this red-haired volunteer ^^ haha. See you there guys!

Yeey, cheers!

INDOESTRI

Jl. Lingkar Luar Barat No. 36

Jakarta Barat 11750

T: 021 - 541 5510