What makes it especially meaningful is that the print references Eersel, in the south of Holland, where my mother Lydia lives. This scarf is dedicated to her. She’s a walking botanical dictionary.

Because it is silkscreen printed, the scarf can be washed in the washing machine. The fabric is extra soft, designed to be worn often and to last. Practical rather than precious.

It comes with a small fabric bag and a card, in line with our no plastic approach. Simple, considered, and low impact. A scarf made to stay, not to be replaced.

From a production point of view, it is one of the more complex scarves we make. Multiple colours, all hand printed using silkscreen. Exactly the kind of process that still matters, even in a one second economy.

It can also be worn as a tudong.

For our newsletter readers only, with any in store purchase of RM100 and above in Malaysia, you will receive a set of five illustrated cards called Nala’s Love Letters.

They are filled with flowers, colour, and gentle words that make you smile. Each card carries a simple thought:
Inspiration is everywhere.
The quiet gift.
Nothing is everything.
The present.
Let go.

They are hand drawn with our flowers and made to be used. To write a note, to tuck into a gift, to keep on your desk, or to send to someone you love.

No big message. No rules. Just pretty cards, pretty flowers, and a little surprise waiting for you in our stores.

This is handmade batik at its best. A beautiful, time honoured technique that takes time, skill, and care. It is more expensive, yes, but it is worth it. These are pieces that will last you a lifetime, not something that fades after a few washes.

The prints are inspired by stories close to us. The Japanese iris, the Malaysian ixora, passion fruit, the familiar plastic chair, and my family crest, all reimagined through batik in a way that feels modern, personal, and rooted.

Every piece is made from 100 percent cotton. Comfortable, breathable, and truly wearable. The collection is simple and intentional. Baju kurung, sarongs, men’s shirts, and kebayas. Essentials you can wear for Raya and far beyond.

This collection reflects what we believe in. Designing locally. Printing locally. Manufacturing locally. Supporting cottage industries and real craftsmanship instead of mass produced, throwaway fashion.

This is the direction we believe in. Buy less, choose better, and wear it again and again.

This is how we move forward.
This is how we make our universe beautiful.

Launching soon. Stay tuned.

I created a series of paintings for Boutique Fairs Singapore, and the response took me by surprise. Many people wanted to buy them, but I found myself unable to let go. That felt slightly impractical, so this became the compromise. Instead of selling the paintings, we printed them onto skirts.

This is only possible because of how much textile printing has evolved over the years. We started with silkscreen, moved to rotary printing, and eventually arrived at digital printing, which began entering fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Digital printing allows artwork to be transferred as it is, without flattening or simplifying it.

This is the first time I have done this, and it felt like a natural step rather than a grand statement. The dandelion painting that leads this story was simply too nice to leave behind.

The result is a small run of skirts and dressed that sit somewhere between art and clothing. Easy to wear, slightly unexpected, and very hard to categorise.

These pieces are available at Tanglin Mall in Singapore, TANGS Singapore, our Bangsar Village shop, Penang, The Campus, our Kasturi store, and online.

Rather than depicting the flower literally, I took it apart. I dissected its form. What emerged is not an obvious hibiscus, but a contemporary interpretation that feels joyful, a little bit Mediterranean but definitely very happy.

It is unmistakably Malaysian, yet it does not announce itself as such.

This pink Bunga Raya print was originally commissioned by Jo Malone London many years ago. It did not fit their branding, but it found its true place with us, translated into tablecloths and homeware. I wanted it to carry a happy, almost Mexican Spanish spirit. Warm, generous, and made to be lived with.

The tablecloth is finished with a light acrylic coating, making it subtly waterproof and ideal for everyday use. It is designed to be used, not preserved.

What fascinates me is how one flower can generate endless interpretations. Some see repetition. I see possibility. Some see something tired. I see happiness. The flower never changed. The perspective did.

That idea extends far beyond design. In life, truth is personal. You choose what you focus on, what story you tell yourself, and how you interpret the world around you.

That is what Nala has always done. We take the familiar and offer a new way of seeing it. And suddenly, a flower becomes not just a flower, but thousands of new stories waiting to be told.