Action through design.

At Sungai Design, we don’t just make products. We strive to transform Indonesia’s river pollution problem into a meaningful, sustainable solution. By recovering river waste from across Indonesia, up-cycling it into high-quality design, and reinvesting into cleanup efforts, we are redefining what “waste” can become.

4,000,000 kg

of trash collected from Indonesian waterways

1,400,000kg

of plastic bags diverted from the ocean

27,000kg

of plastic bags up-cycled by Sungai Design

30kg

of plastic up-cycled in every Ombak chair

12kg

of plastic up-cycled in every Muara stool

25kg

of plastic up-cycled in every Muara bench

Why It Matters

Stopping Pollution at Its Source
Most plastic and waste that ends up in the ocean begins in rivers. By intercepting waste upstream, we’re preventing pollution before it spreads and doing so on a national scale across Indonesia.

Creating Real Value from Discarded Waste
What was once trash becomes raw material. Through our up-cycling process, waste is cleaned, processed, and transformed into durable, beautiful products. In doing so, we prove that discarded materials can have new purpose, and that design can be part of the solution.

Promoting a Circular, Zero-Waste Approach
We commit to re-using and repurposing every fragment. Off-cut and leftover materials get re-processed or reintegrated into production, minimizing waste and maximizing impact.

Supporting Communities & Raising Awareness
Our work isn’t just about products. It supports local communities, creates jobs, builds infrastructure for waste collection, and raises awareness about sustainable consumption and waste management across regions that need it most. 

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Our Promise

Transparent, Audited Waste Sources: Every recycled product has traceable material documentation

From Waste to Product: We aim for each product to be fully made from reclaimed river waste - no virgin plastics.

Each Sale Supports Cleanups: 5% of every sale gets donated back to our non-profit partner, Sungai Watch. Funding that goes directly to more river-cleanups, waste collection and recycling efforts across Indonesia. Our goal is to increase this contribution over time as we grow.

Circular Production: We re-use every off-cut and aim for zero waste in our production line.

Looking Forward
We are committed to expanding our reach - both geographically and materially. As we scale, we are exploring new waste streams, refining recycling and up-cycling methods, and deepening community partnerships. Our vision remains: to see rivers across Indonesia flow clean, communities empowered, and waste redefined as raw potential.