Inside UMKM: The Woodworkers Turning Offcuts into Craft

In a workshop on the edge of Malang, piles of teak offcuts that would normally be thrown away become the main raw material. The owner, a UMKM alumni, sees beauty where others see waste.

From those fragments come tables, chairs, and homeware that now carry a buyer's waiting list.

He often takes on junior alumni as apprentices, passing on not just technique but a way of respecting material.