Rooted in her upbringing and learning from her mother who practiced gardening and composting, her work is a tribute to the wisdom of generations.
Through her study, Dhika is developing bio-textiles from agricultural by-product, exploring material properties for textiles. Her work seeks to decolonize material knowledge, honor its origins, and support communities in safeguarding biodiversity through thoughtful design.
2025. Practitioner of Design for Good, Innovation for SDG 4: Quality Education, Royal College of Art
2023. Short Course, Sustainable Sourcing for Fashion, UAL
2023. Short Course, Sustainable Fashion, Copenhagen Business School
2020. BDes Textiles, Bandung Institute of Technology
Exhibition2025. Tactile Landscapes. Battersea, London.
2025. Ancestral Utopias, SustainLab. Hangar Space, London
2025. Tekhne, RCA Textiles. Upper Gulbenkian, London
2024. Adaptive Reuse by Seminyak Design Week. Uma Seminyak, Bali
2020. We Can(t) Have it All, Graduate Show. Bandung
Work
2025. Founder at Tumpuk Tindih Studio
2024. Sustainability and Material Research Officer, Poupette St Barth
2022. Production Assistant, Arthur Apparel
2020. Project Coordinator, The Bali Curator
2019. Textile Designer Intern, Cinta Bumi Artisans
Conference2025. ASEAN Youth Sustainability Summit by CoExist, KU Leuven, UN Development Program
2023. World Circular Textiles Day by Rantai Tekstil Lestari, Worn Again, UAL
2020. Indonesian Craft Sustainability Forum by FKMKI Indonesia
AffiliationsMember of Rantai Tekstil Lestari Indonesia