Indosole Blog & News

Happy Independence Day Indonesia! August 17 1945 is a day in history when all Indonesian nationals were able to unite under one unified flag for the first time. Indonesians endured much strife right up to their day of liberation from Dutch rule so we're showing some respect and love to the ancestors within our Indo family. IndoSole's handy man, Jeremy Urone, is whipping up a mean pot of soto ayam along with his classic Nasi campur to celebrate the day so either get crafty in da kitchen or get some grinds at your local Indo joint. The Raising of the Flag Proclamation of Independence from the 1st President, Sukarno

Spencer made another awesome video for the Reprocessing series. This time he made shelves for our San Clemente showroom out of salvaged wood. Watch it to learn more about this process, check out the end product, and see how clever our Spencer is. Reprocess: Salvaged Shelving from IndoSole on Vimeo. Ps. Are we friends on facebook yet?

IndoSole was honored to have a sponsorship role in this year's Ombak Bali International Surf Film Festival. The four raging night of beers, dancing, laughter and surf cinematography was an all time experience. Here's a quick vid that our friend Nikko Karki edited that recaps the good times from this year's event. Ombak Bali International Film Festival 2011 - Party on the Beach from Nikko Karki on Vimeo. Mega shout out to the organizers for allowing us to be involved and to the other sponsors such as Rhythm, La Plancha, Rip Curl, Bintang and many more. If you haven't already, click on this Ombak Bali link to scroll and view some of this year's films that were shown.

We are stoked to relay the news that all of Bali's oil burning power plants will soon be converted to a cleaner alternative, natural gas. This is truly a major environmental initiative for Bali since many innovative and benefiting programs can easily get lost in Jakarta politics. The program, Bali Interim Gas Distribution, will focus on implementing modern generators that operate on natural gas. The current outdated generators depend on diesel fuel thus has created mass pollution since Bali's energy consumption percentages have exponentially increased due to both a rise in population and tourism. This cleaner energy initiative will begin this September. Although we would love Bali to operate on 100% clean energy such as solar, this mandate to switch from diesel to natural gas is a paramount step in the right direction. Even if you have never been to Bali, its natural beauty is known so lets continue to respect the island. IndoSole was founded on strong values that cherish Bali's beauty hence we have chosen to use no fuel powered machinery in our workshops.

This video is super rad! Shwood uses old skate decks to create sunglasses. This is a great example of how we can take old materials and make new things that are just as interesting, unique, and nice looking. We like the idea of re-purposing used materials to create a totally new design. Sweet! Experiment No. 1 - Skateboard Shades from Shwood Eyewear on Vimeo. A little more about Shwood "Based in Portland, Oregon Shwood creates handcrafted wooden eyewear using fine exotic hardwoods. Shwood’s in-house manufacturing process merges precision technology with classic skilled craftsmanship to create a timeless art form. Every step from veneering and precision lens cutting, to shaping and finishing is conducted in our own Portland-based workshop to promise an entirely handcrafted eyewear piece. View the collection at shwoodshop.com"

We at IndoSole believe in giving old things a new utility...a new life. Our passion is to scavenge and source stuff that had a previous use. Then, re-create and re-purpose that material into something else. This time we sourced and re-purposed masonite from an old skate ramp. Now, its a sign at IndoSole's office in San Clemente, CA. Check out the video! Reprocessed: Indo Sign from IndoSole on Vimeo. Acted, produced, and edited by: IndoSole boy wonder - Spencer Sheehan

We'll see you here this weekend right?! Not only are we big fans of rad street fairs here at Indo, but we happen to love events that support handmade goods done in small batches. Indie Mart does a great job at supporting local, community driven products and the people that make them. IndoSole strives to do the same thing by supporting local artisans in both the Bay Area and Indonesia. We're stoked to spend our Sunday here and hope to see you there.

Welcome to our new website! We have worked long and hard to bring you a site that represents the spirit of IndoSole. Not only can you buy our products here but you will get first glances at new designs in the pipeline. The new Indolife page will contain blog posts that convey the real Bali—away from the tourist view that we most often see. We care deeply for Bali and the people of Indonesia as well as the environment and the process of making products by hand. We invite you to come back often for news about Bali, art, lifestyle, surfing, and many other topics. As always, thank you for your support. Love, IndoSole

We are proud to announce a partnership with Ombak Bali Surf Film Festival July 20 - July 23. IndoSole presents Protect Our Waves, UK in its Asian premiere. artwork done by Kellen Breen