Lianna Gunawan

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Lianna Gunawan
Born Semarang, Indonesia
Nationality Indonesian
Alma mater University of New South Wales, Australia
OccupationBusinesswoman
OrganizationLa Spina
AwardsCartier Women's Initiative Award (2012)

Lianna Gunawan is an Indonesian businesswoman. [1] In 2012 she was awarded the Cartier Women's Initiative Award for the Asia-Pacific region for founding La Spina, a footwear business that designs and produces shoes featuring Indonesian materials. [2] [3]

Biography

Gunawan was born in Semarang, Indonesia, and studied tourism and hospitality at the University of New South Wales, Australia. [4] She started La Spina as a re-seller of shoes, then moved into designing and producing handmade shoes with a team of craftspeople. Her shoe designs feature handmade Indonesian batik fabrics, local wood and Javanese carving techniques. [4]

In 2012 she was awarded the Cartier Women's Initiative Award for the Asia-Pacific region. [3]

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References

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  2. "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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