Coconesia

In August 2018, strong earthquakes hit Lombok Island. Many people were killed, thousands of them injured, more than half a million people lost their households, workplaces, and shelters. During these difficult times, people around the world sent help for the earthquakes’ victims. People started to reorganize their life, focusing on what’s most important – trying to get back to the ‘normal’ life. And that’s when the Coconesia story started. With everything around us tearn down, only coconuts were standing high and proudly and inspired to start from them.

Marta and Danica, co-founders of COCONESIA.ID, started to look for artisans and local communities that work with coconuts and have knowledge gained from generation to generation in handmade production. They wanted to turn natural resources that coconut trees and its fruit give, into new, biodegradable and sustainable ECO quality products. They focused on designing new, modern products and teaching communities to be more sustainable in their production with great care for our planet. But mostly they wanted to be ethical with the project and give people of Lombok the opportunity to develop new jobs from resources that are around them and not depending on tourism segment that in past years for Lombok has been very unstable.

Their project combines a passion for creation with a desire to help others and drive change.

Coconesia’s core is based on the 4 Cs:

• COCONUTS: our core natural resource.
• COMMUNITY: our cooperation with local communities (women and men around Lombok) and the development of their skills and talents to process coconuts into eco products. We pay ethically, create jobs, and help improve livelihoods.
• CONSCIOUS: our commitment to products that are kind to the planet, made through sustainable processes using biodegradable materials, eco-friendly methods, and the hand skills of our artisans.
• CARE: our mission to care for the people and nature of Lombok, working hand in hand without changing their traditions or beliefs, but developing safe, earth-friendly operations that improve livelihoods and promote environmental education.