Diana Rikasari for Paddle Pop

It's finally out. Gave me goosebumps honestly. Thank you, Paddle Pop, for sharing my story. It's an honor to represent your spirit of "play". To play, to have fun. This ad is for the little kids who love to play endlessly. Never lose that in you. Play is where great things happen. 

A short story about this ad, we were supposed to shoot this back in August in Indonesia, but due to the lockdown at that time, I wasn't able to travel, hence the switch to using a replacement of me instead. Thank you to the behind-the-scenes team who were just incredible in making everything happen, starting from the casting to the production of my sketched designs. Woohoo! #PaddlePopMainYuk

My TEDx Talk is Live on Youtube!

My Shoes in STARGIRL!!

I just realized that the trailer of the upcoming Stargirl movie is finally out and let tell me you a secret I’ve been holding for so long: MY UP SHOES ARE WORN BY THE MAIN CHARACTER ‘STARGIRL’ HERSELF! I couldn’t believe it when their production team contacted me in 2018 asking to use a few pairs of my shoes for the movie as they find the styles very suiting for the character. In the trailer, you can already spot two UP shoes and I hope more will make appearances too woohooooo! Streaming this March on #DisneyPlus, I CANNOT WAIT!

Love you, Grace VanderWaal!

PS: I made it to Disney!! 🥳

Watch the full trailer here:

Introducing The Diana Rikasari Statue!!

I HAVE A TWINNNNN! How is this even real? Truly blessed. Thank you, Allah..:)

News is out here in Switzerland and it’s a crazy feeling. Introducing my wax figurine that will be a permanent display at the Historisches und Völkerkundemuseum for the many years to come. “She” is wearing my personal clothes and accessories so now they belong to the museum too. Can you imagine that my fashion belongings are now in a museum's archive? That's just the craziest thing. Dreams do come true and they start from the things you love the most doing, and for me, that is simply dressing up. Wow.

Anyway, if you’re visiting Europe, do drop by and take a #selfie with meeeeeeee! So, does she look like me? :D

1 More Week OMG!

When my husband told me that we had to move to Switzerland because of his job, my world fell apart. I felt lost, upset, angry and forced. At that time, I was pregnant and I had just started my new SCHMILEYMO business. All of a sudden, my future felt foggy. How do I do this? How do I work things out? What will happen to my businesses? What about our house? A lot of questions were running inside my head, forced to have all the answers sorted out in just 2 months before we actually had to leave. I honestly felt life was unfair. But one day, I got up from my bed, walked to my husband, and I told him exactly this; “you know what, let’s do this. I’m ready. If I am that great person I vision myself to be, I should be able to survive anywhere I go. I’ll be fine. And you know what? I’ll make sure that I leave a mark in every country we live in”. Interesting. To “leave a mark” is what I said without having any clue what I actually meant, and here I am today, receiving the official brochure from the museum in St. Gallen, Switzerland about the new exhibition opening next week featuring my very own life-size statue. I mean, what is a greater mark than a statue? Am I dreaming? Oh my God. Shivers. It’s true what they say, every word is a prayer. Wow. ❤️

My Rainbow Days Book Launch

Sooooo grateful to have officially launched My Rainbow Days book series yesterday. This book series is so close to my heart because it carries such great messages for both children and parents and I really hope these books can be of great value in many homes, libraries and schools...:)

Thank you Wastana Haikal for being such an awesome partner and making my dreams come true through your magical hands, thank you Mbak Putri and Falcon Publishing for believing in me, thank you Mbak Lia for being a wonderful MC, thank you Puty for joining me in sharing your thoughts about parenting life, thank you Nia and Bie for your special storytelling performance, thank you Buumi Playscape for providing us the lovely venue, and thank you Hoppipolla Party Planner for decorating our event with so many rainbows. Last but not least, thank you to my friends and media friends who all came and showed their love. 🌈❤️🌟

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Thank You Thank You Thank You

2018 has been one of the toughest years in my life, so many ups and downs, but I always remember my dad’s advice; “hidup itu harus semangat” ~ to always live life with full enthusiasm and excitement. So that’s what I do everyday. I live each day like it’s my last, giving my best to each day and each opportunity I am blessed with.

I just won this award tonight for being the “best” in the small and medium-sized enterprise category in Indonesia (I love you, UP and SCHMILEYMO!) but I look at the trophy and think to myself how is it that I can be the best if there are so many other entrepreneurs out there who are better, bigger, more profitable and probably work way harder. I don’t know the answer. All I know is that life is so kind to me and you all are so kind to be so loving and supportive towards my small steps. All I know is also this: to inspire people, it’s not necessarily about the result. As an entrepreneur, it’s not always about your sales volume, your revenue, how big your office space is, or how many shops you have opened. It’s about having that spirit, that “semangat” that is so contagious it makes other people also want to do something awesome in their own life. It’s about spreading the good kind of virus that moves other people in the right, happy direction. I hope I’m on track. Thank you, Perempuan Bintang Awards 2018.

My Statue In The Making. WHAT!!??

This is probably one of the craziest things that have and will ever happen in my life, but but, to put it short, there will be A STATUE OF DIANA RIKASARI IN SWITZERLAND!! Being the only one chosen to represent Asia for my playful take on fashion, I will be made into a life-sized statue displayed in the “Spiel der Kulturen“ exhibition in the HVM St. Gallen museum starting February 2019 amongst other artworks, installations and artefacts. It's crazy really.

For the past couple of weeks, the team and I have been working together in creating this statue where they measure every single part of my body, define my skin tone etc., whereas I develop the styling of the clothes the statue will be wearing. It will be wearing my actual personal clothes too, so it’s gonna be truly 100% me. So, if you’re planning to visit Europe next year, perhaps include this museum in your itinerary and take a photo with my statue later? :)

Indonesia, this is for you.

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Featured: Sarah Sechan Show

A Picnic With Teh Sarah

Today was my lucky day because THE legendary Sarah Sechan visited my house to interview me for her show! Thank you so much, Teh Sarah and team! Can't wait to watch my episode on August 6th! :)

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Fast Company Oh My Oh My

Was having breakfast and almost dropped my spoon when I read my name on one of Fast Company's articles. These past few days have been crazy seeing myself being recognized by more and more global media - it really means a lot to be acknowledged like that. Thank you, Allah..:)

Featured: Euromaxx DW TV

I never dreamed of this but let's just say it is a dream come true. Watch the full video here! :)

Featured: Travel360 Air Asia Magazine

Anyone flying with Air Asia this month? Make sure to grab that magazine in front of you inside the plane and read page 42! :D

Featured: The Expat Magazine

My first print appearance in Europe hehehe. Thank you so so much! :)

Major OMG Moment

I stumbled across this article and literally choked when I read my name. I don't even know where to begin but I am truly honored. THANK YOU.

Featured: Fimela

Consistency is key, yes? :) Read the full article here.

Featured: SRF Kulturplatz

It's finally out and I can't believe this is happeningggg. So honored to be featured in SRF, a Swiss-German television channel where I talk about the Instagram culture on their show, “Kulturplatz". This is probably one of my favorite interviews ever because of how interesting the topic was and how "deep" we talked about social media and what comes along with it. Watch the show online here! :)