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.
2020. BDes Textiles, Bandung Institute of Technology
Exhibition2026. Material District. Uthrect, NL
2025. London Design Festival, UK
2025. Tactile Landscapes. Battersea, UK
2025. Ancestral Utopias, SustainLab. Hangar Space, UK
2025. Tekhne, RCA Textiles. Upper Gulbenkian, UK
2024. Adaptive Reuse by Seminyak Design Week, ID
2020. We Can(t) Have it All, Graduate Show. ID
Recognition
2026. FRANCQ Colours
Featured in “Future Insights SS 2027”
2025. Isola Design Awards
Nominated in New Material and Sustainability Category
2025. PriestmanGoode x RCA
Highly Commended in Mono-Material Design
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
Member of Textile Society