Welcome to Banun Designs - where Indonesian Art meets fashion, jewelry and more. I started my own clothing line when I moved to The Netherlands in 2015. Growing up in Jakarta, I have learned a lot about Indonesian culture, and it really inspired me to design my own creations. We all know Batik of course, but are you familiar with "Tenun"? Tenun is basically an Indonesian technique of making fabric by weaving different colors of threads produced by hand.

These fabrics are made in various places such as on the islands of Java, Sumatra, Bali and Sulawesi - each region has its own uniqueness and characteristics. This is something I want to promote more here.

All of the designs, including the jewelry, are handmade in Surabaya and Jakarta. And the prints you see on the handbags are hand drawn by me.

Many ask, what is the meaning of "Banun"? It literally means the wise one, but it is also used as a first name of a person's full name, which is popular in Javanese culture from where my mother and her side of the family is from. From what I understand, it was, or still is used as a prefix. In this case, it means "my lady".

And why did I pick this name? Besides it's unique and beautiful meaning, the main source came from the lady who taught me so much about the beauty of my Indonesian background and made me really fall in love and passionate about art & fashion. I called her "Eyang" (grandmother) but her real first name was Banun.