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Here's information about trends that are being discussed in the public.
Ayu's Inner Satisfaction in Caring for the Noble Heritage of Wastra Nusantara
- Wastra Nusantara is not just a term for all types of traditional fabrics native to Indonesia. More than that, wastra Nusantara is a cultural language woven with threads of tradition passed down from one generation to the next.
- One such collector is Ayu Kartika Indarti, Founder of Sarasvati Indonesia Foundation. For her, wastra Nusantara is not just a clothing product, but a national identity - a noble heritage that bridges the past with the present.
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Through Live Shopping, Fikri Successfully Raises Zenitha Brand
- Riansyah Fikri, 27 years old, shares his success story in developing the Zenitha Muslim clothing brand that is on the rise in e-commerce. Located in Pulo Gebang, East Jakarta, Fikri transformed his house into a warehouse and operational office for his Muslim fashion business.
- Today, Zenitha has more than 55,000 followers on Shopee, with a team of around 30 people in Jakarta and Bandung. What is Fikri's story of starting a business to success and future development plans?
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Asia Africa Festival (AAF) 2025. The Bandung City Government is organizing an annual cultural festival and carnival to commemorate and revive the spirit of the 1955 Asia Africa Conference (KAA). The culminating event takes place on the weekend of October 18-19, 2025, along Jalan Asia Afrika and Jalan Braga Pendek, Bandung City. The main series of events include Asia Africa Carnaval 2025 (cultural arts parade with international delegates, starting from Bandung's Km Zero Point), Asia Africa Corner (art stage, UMKM bazaar, culinary, and fashion), as well as featuring performers such as Saung Angklung Udjo, Ega Robot Ethnic Percussion, Two Triple O, and other local bands. This event is open to the public and can be followed by the public and tourists by participating directly as spectators along the carnival route and festival location.
Adicitra Ganesha is an exhibition and auction of works of art, craft, and design organized by Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) through Salam Kreasi Ganesha and FSRD ITB and is part of the ITB Art Market 2025 series. Taking place over four days, from October 18 to October 21, 2025, in the West Hall & East Hall of ITB, Bandung, the event aims to bridge design, culture, and education as well as a means of raising the ITB Endowment Fund. The exhibition featured more than 50 works from national maestros such as Ahmad Sadali, AD Pirous, G. Sidharta, Mochtar Apin, to contemporary designers and leading brands such as Singgih S. Kartono, Pala Nusantara, and Legam Jewellery, including an auction involving donations of works from prominent figures.
Preventing Emotional Disconnection
Human relationships need to be based on respect, and they always involve emotions. The relationship between husband and wife in marriage, for example. In order to last, of course, the relationship is not only based on affection, but there also needs to be mutual give and take, complement each other, and also understand what their partner's weaknesses and strengths are.
In the context of the world of work, healthy relationships between superiors and subordinates - as well as fellow employees - need to be based on respect, full of trust in colleagues, and willing to cooperate with each other.
Then, what if a relationship has lost its flavor, there are no more emotions that ignite sparks of passion to achieve a common goal? Then, at this point there will be the potential for the relationship to break.
In workplace relationships, professional relationships that are established without emotion lose their meaning. What remains are machine-brained workers who move according to their program from morning and disperse in the afternoon. Then it is repeated over and over again, without leaving a memorable trace.
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