“Uncle” Made Kartana makes our shirts and gives us advice and encouragement. He was born Payangan north of Ubud and first found work in hotels on the coast. But wanting to be closer to home, he found work with a small Australian company
“Uncle” Made Kartana makes our shirts and gives us advice and encouragement. He was born Payangan north of Ubud and first found work in hotels on the coast. But wanting to be closer to home, he found work with a small Australian company
Charlie was never destined to live a conventional life. After dropping out of high school he went on to spend the next fifteen years working casual jobs and amassing a long list of academic achievements including certificates, diplomas, degrees and post graduate degrees in art, design, graphic design, film studies and the “moving image” while writing and producing electronic music and hip hop…
Made’s story is a rags to riches one that’s only half over (He is not rich yet). Born in a grass hut on the paddy field his parents fought hard to give him an education and a start in life. Like many young Balinese he worked and saved to buy a car and become a driver for the legions of tourists who come to Bali every year. This is how he met Charlie who had four needs: cigarettes, a mobile phone, a beer and a drinking companion - and that’s how the friendship began all those years ago…
