In August 2025, at Jia Curated, Ahti Interiors, DDAP Architect, and TACO Indonesia unveiled The Invisible Limas — a pavilion that invited visitors to reflect on design as more than form or function.
Rather than being defined by walls or enclosure, The Invisible Limas was held together by presence, rhythm, and ritual. It stood as a gathering space — open, porous, and alive with exchange. For Ahti, it was not simply an installation, but a cultural gesture: a way to connect architecture, product, and human experience into one layered narrative.
The Pavilion Concept
The Limas, a traditional Javanese roof form, carries symbolic meaning in Indonesian culture — a space of gathering, hierarchy, and transition. By reinterpreting this archetype as invisible, the pavilion asked visitors to consider how spaces can exist without enclosure, and how rituals of gathering shape the experience of architecture.
Within Jia Curated,The Invisible Limas stood as a threshold: part installation, part performance, and part reflection. It blurred the lines between what is built and what is felt.
The Dialogue Forum: Under the Limas We Gather
To deepen the conversation, we hosted a 60-minute forum titled Under the Limas We Gather. Moderated by Donna Arifin, Marketing Manager of Ahti Interiors, the dialogue featured:
- Shalin Dewan, CEO & Founder of Ahti Interiors
- Dirgantara, Principal Architect of DDAP
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Gunadi, Senior Manager of Offline Engagement at TACO
Together, the speakers traced the process of collaboration — from the first sketches to the final installation. They reflected on the challenges of working across disciplines, the values that shaped decisions, and the meaning of creating a pavilion defined not by walls, but by intention.
The forum was not simply about a single project. It was about what it means to design in Indonesia today: balancing global innovation with local craft, embracing sustainability as a responsibility, and treating design as a cultural practice rather than a commercial transaction.
Why It Matters for Ahti
At Ahti Interiors, we believe bathrooms — like pavilions, like homes — are not isolated products, but part of a broader spatial and cultural story. The Invisible Limas reaffirmed this belief.
By engaging in projects that move beyond product display, we place ourselves in dialogue with architects, designers, and makers who see design as an ecosystem of meaning. For us, the pavilion and the forum became an embodiment of our values: design with intention, presence as material, collaboration as craft.
This matters because it shapes how Ahti approaches every product we create. A basin, a tap, or a bath is not just an object — it is part of an environment where rituals take place, where people feel, and where presence is shaped.
Continuing the Conversation
The Invisible Limas was a temporary pavilion, but its ideas continue. Through Under the Limas We Gather, we have documented the voices, values, and processes behind this collaboration — making them available for a wider audience to reflect on.
The full dialogue is now available on Ahti’s YouTube channel. Click the video above.
We invite you to watch, to listen, and to join the conversation about how presence, ritual, and collaboration can shape not only the objects we design, but the spaces we inhabit.
