THE HEAVY DUTY GIRLBOSS BEHIND SUKU HOME, AN ETHEREAL & LUSTWORTHY LINE OF HOMEWARES, BEDDING & TEXTILES. WITH HER LABEL BASED IN MELBOURNE & CRAFTED IN BALI, CHRISTINE LAFIAN DEFINES HOW ETHICS, CREATIVITY & CAPITAL INTERTWINE THROUGH SUKU.
Could you share how SUKU began, how it has grown & what has it taught you? SUKU started as an organic collaboration between myself and my oma in Bali. She worked in the garment industry, and has always seen the potential in me to pursue my own brand. Eventually one day, her and my grandpa sat me down and planted the idea in my head. I owe all of my success to her and the people in our Bali studio. It has since grown from being my side project (that I worked on after hours and on weekends) to being my full-time gig. The process has taught me a lot, but I guess the two most important lessons I’ve learned is that… you will never work for nothing - every job or project that you're experiencing, whether it's big or small, is preparing you for something bigger in the future.. so you’ll never be working for nothing. The other lesson is what my opa said to me before he passed away ‘It works if you work it”. Does your upbringing in Indonesia contribute to SUKU in any way? Totally, it’s the inspiration behind each collection in some way or another.


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