We work directly with artisan communities across Indonesia as independent partners – who set their own rates and timelines, retaining control over their craft and livelihoods.

Through transparent pricing and direct payment, our partners earn on average six times above local minimum wages.

Each year, 5% of our revenue is reinvested into the communities we work with.

Legal minimum wages in Indonesia are calculated using the Decent Living Needs Index (Kebutuhan Hidup Layak) and inflation rates.

We calculate an average across artisan regions and use this as our baseline for fair pay. We calculated the average from all of our artisans cities and use it as the baseline value.

In rural Indonesia, home-based textile work allows women to earn fairly while balancing family life.

This supports independence, continuity of craft, and long-term opportunity — without requiring migration or factory work.

Our fabrics are designed and made exclusively for RŪPAHAUS.

We use 100% raw, unbleached organic cotton planted, farmed, and harvested by responsible local growers (incl. our artisans families). Depending on region, fibres are hand-spun into weaving hanks across West, Central, and East Java.

Our Klipoh Clayware is formed from locally gathered clay using low-waste firing methods.

Our yarns are hand-dyed using natural dyes derived from plants, flowers, leaves, roots, bark, and seeds. These processes are gentle enough to be safely returned to the land.

Variation in colour and texture is natural — and valued.

Leftover yarns and fabric offcuts are reused through our in-house upcycling initiative, re:RŪPA — giving materials another life rather than letting them go to waste

For us, sustainability is about care, intention, and respect — not perfection.