“alvinT is an ideology in a form of furniture.”

— our creative director, Alvin Tjitrowirjo, sharing insights on redefining the values of rattan through his work at alvinT. A video interview for Dubai World Expo, supported by Ministry of Trade Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Perdagangan Republik Indonesia)

Our Mekar, designed in collaboration with and for VIVERE Hospitality, received the Good Design Indonesia BEST 2021 award in the category of “Home Furniture & Household Goods”. We are grateful for the opportunity. This is one of many testimonies of the power and importance of collaborations between manufacturers, retailers, and designers in Indonesia.

We are so honored to participate in Design Pier’s 30 SEC OF DESIGN program alongside other brilliant creative minds all over the globe. In this episode, our creative director Alvin Tjitrowirjo talks about the importance of staying true to one's cultural values and roots and redefining ways to keep them relevant to today’s society.

EVERY, a Jakarta-based furniture brand, launches its first collection in collaboration with alvinT, Eugenio Hendro and Studio Hendro Hadinata

Following the first exhibition with Sejauh Mata Memandang last March, our Pandang Bench is participating in another exhibition, “Bumi Rumah Kita,” Senayan City from April 30 - August 1, 2021.

In solidarity with Sejauh Mata Memandang’s “Sayang Sandang, Sayang Alam” campaign, and exhibition, we launch our Pandang Bench made out of reclaimed industrial wood waste and weaved recycled clothes.

Our Creative Director, Alvin Tjitrowirjo will be a guest speaker at the IDEAFEST 2020 on a panel about “Understanding Context and Respecting Culture” with Soon Wei (CEO of APW Malaysia) and Ady Nugeraha (Assistant Curator at Museum MACAN), moderated by Hadi Ismanto (Founder of Manual Jakarta). It will take place on November 13th.

alvinT is featured in Design Anthology’s first ever large-format book, Design in Asia—an exposition of the most promising emerging designers working throughout Asia today. With a foreword by Aric Chen, Design in Asia is published by Thames & Hudson.

A designer takes a novel approach to traditional materials, making a statement about the potential for a regional design identity.

Words by Lila Allen for Metropolis July/August 2019

Alvin Tjitrowirjo describes his relationship with Jakarta as “love-hate.” Since 2006, the designer has run his own practice, AlvinT, out of the Indonesian capital, a city with 30 million residents in its metropolitan area. With his studio, Tjitrowirjo has shown a knack for natty furnishings and interiors, many of them made using traditional local materials. “I wanted to do something that has roots of my own culture,” he says.

Words by Gunseli Yalcinkaya for Dezeen

"All these pieces are basically my way of trying to explore the beauty of rattan," the designer told Dezeen. "These are the modern contemporary version of traditional rattan."

"It is seen as a cheap and cheerful underdog material that is heavily underrated. This is something we want to change," he explained.

Indonesia is responsible for over 70 percent of all the rattan production worldwide. But according to Tjitrowirjo, almost all the good quality material is exported, both legally and illegally. He hopes to change this by encouraging Indonesian designers to start working with rattan.

"Rattan is a material that belongs to Indonesia," he said.

We are proud to announce that our Linger Bench has been selected for a Wallpaper* Magazine Design Award 2018 in the category of “Best Weaves” due to its modern simplicity, exceptional craftsmanship and refined silhouette.

We are thrilled to announce that our creative director, Alvin Tjitrowirjo, was awarded as Indonesia’s Influential Person in Creative Industry in Product Design by IDEAFEST and Samsung Indonesia for his contribution in redefining the industry to his works at alvinT.

Our creative director, Alvin Tjitrowirjo, receives the first prize for Commonwealth Bank Space Design Competition, organized by Commonwealth Bank Indonesia and HDII.

We are thrilled to announce that our Linger Bench in Large is acquired by Dongdaemun Design Plaza as part of its Asian Furniture Collection.

alvinT designed Taffeta Sofa and Chair for MOOOI, the renowned Dutch furniture brand by Marcel Wanders & Casper Vissers, in the event of the 53rd edition of Salone del Mobile in Milan from April 7-13, 2014.

The Taffeta Chairs are exhibited along side thrilling creations by Bertjan Pot, Danny Fang, Joost van Bleiswijk & Kiki van Eijk, Marcel Wanders, Scholten & Baijings and Studio Job.

Taken from the ancient language of Sanskrit, the word Toja, which means water, connotes fluidity, clarity, and character.

Jakarta-based designer Alvin Tjitrowirjo of alvinT studio has completed ‘Porterhouse’, a contemporary fusion restaurant located in Pantai Indah Kapuk, Indonesia. The interior design adopted a locavore approach where most of the materials used in the restaurant were upcycled items sourced from all over Java. Many of the furniture pieces were created specifically for the project, capturing the island’s artisanal culture of one-of-a-kind customization.