JOLANG - Plain - Raw Backpack
Dimension: 28 x 6 x 30cm
Material Type: Scirpus grossus (Actinoscirpus grossus)
Jolang means "carry on the back" in the Minang language. It's a uniquely designed backpack made 100% from mansiang fiber. Inspired by the designer's childhood, when she was often carried on his back by his father. The Sakombu Jolang backpack received the 2023 Good Design Award in Japan and the 2023 Good Design Indonesia Award from the Indonesian Ministry of Trade.
MSME Profile
Our story began in 2018 in a village in Minangkabau, West Sumatra, when our founder, Dewi Febriana, an Artist, gathered a small group of talented women artisans from the world's largest matrilineal ethnic group and guided them to develop weaving products with more contemporary designs to reach a wider and more appropriate market. Most of them farmed during the day and weaved at night or in their spare time. Our mission is to empower rural women, preserving cultural heritage and the history of previous generations through traditional craft and delivering ethical and sustainable products to you, the discerning and socially conscious customer.