The creative behind TOKO. It all started in the unfamous but iconic room turned into an atelier at my aunt's. Many wedding dresses and curtains preceded the first sample for TOKO.

For a creative it is the most difficult thing to explain why it all started, happens and is ongoing. David Bowie explained it best,

“Always remember that the reason that you initially started working is that there was something inside yourself that you felt that, if you could manifest in some way, you would understand more about yourself and how you coexist with the rest of society. I think it’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations — they generally produce their worst work when they do that.”

Just me, trying to make beautiful things, that's all.

TOKO is like umami. The fifth flavour that deepens the overal experience of taste. An aim to widen the horizon of children through authentic design. Each design incorporates a narrative that tells a bit more about the world. Authentic design that connects to both old and new phenomena. Connect to a cultural background or explore a new one.

Design should bring you along to new and foreign places. 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.