Lianna Gunawan | |
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Born | Semarang, Indonesia |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Organization | La Spina |
Awards | Cartier 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]
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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