Unique Creations from Textile Waste
One of the products’ unique features is that the textile waste is woven by applying Japan’s sakiori technique. Jemi gets textile waste from collecting traders in Jakarta and Semarang.
Jemi Nikolaus Rahangiar, 29, combines textile waste management with the fashion world. With his family, Jemi produces unique creations brand under the label Saparo in Semarang city, Central Java. Not fully oriented with business, he gives priority to creative ideas that mostly are just derived from the streets.
With textile scrap as the basic material, especially denim, Saparo produces various products ranging from bags, clothes, hats to paintings. One of the products’ unique features is that the textile waste is woven by applying Japan’s sakiori technique. Jemi gets textile waste from collecting traders in Jakarta and Semarang.