WHY
Difference between cultures are inspiring and spark curiosity. By incorporating culture into designs, children will get to know more about the world around them. 'To know another, is to know oneself'. To foster the philosophical growth of the new generation.
THE TOKO STORY




LIKE UMAMI
TOKO is like umami. The fifth flavour that deepens the overal experience of taste. We aim to widen the horizon of children through authentic design. Each design we make incorporates a narrative that tells you a bit more about the world. The most beautiful thing about this is more authenticity. As the designs connect to both old and new phenomena and can help someone connect to a cultural background or explore a new one. In the food and music space it is normal to jump and explore different cultures and enjoy the growth you experience from it. I feel the same design should do, bring you along to new and foreign places. And the path of curiosity sometimes leads to a new found connection that resonates more with who you are, than where you are from. Clothing is one of the first ways to express oneself and therefore the palet has to be as broad as possible, to have the most variety to be who you are.
BUSINESS TRIPS
Taking you along to show you the hustle and grind of a young team. We take you along to our manufacturing partners in Java, Indonesia. Sourcing fabrics in the Greater Bay Area in mainland China, visiting our fulfilment partner based in Hong Kong.

KATJA HORSTMAN
Katja Horstman is the Creative Director of TOKO. Grew up in Abcoude, a small town near Amsterdam. Moved to Indonesia, to pursue the dream and to build TOKO. Travel is an essential part for me to create and grow.