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by Aika Mentari · July 11, 2025

More Than Coffee and Thread: The First Home of Our Mad Idea

Every journey has a crucial starting point. A moment when an idea long buried finally leaves the head and becomes something real. This photo collage from Maraca Coffee (@maracacoffee) is a monument to one of our most important beginnings.

This is not merely documentation of a workshop. It is the birth certificate of the “Hibrkraft Experience.” And Maraca Coffee was the midwife.

A Leap of Faith

Until then we had only made products. We shipped them across the country, but we always felt something was missing. We wanted to share the process. We wanted to teach the wonder of turning a sheet of leather and a stack of paper into a book. But there was fear. What if nobody came? What if we failed?

Then we met Maraca Coffee. They did not only offer a venue. They offered a home. They are artisans in their own field—artisans of flavour—and they understood what we were trying to do. They gave us our first stage.

The Wonder Is in the Detail

Look at the detail in those photographs. Hands, focused. Someone with beautifully painted nails patiently threading a needle. Someone else cutting material with precision. This is not a factory. It is a room where people come to learn, to try, to make something with their own hands for the first time.

I reckon the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the smell of paper is a combination created in heaven. Maraca Coffee did not only give us tables and chairs. They gave us an atmosphere. They gave us warmth. They became an integral part of the experience.

Making a product is one thing. Teaching someone else how to make it is another. That is about sharing the soul of the craft.

That first workshop was a success. It proved our fear wrong. It proved there are people out there thirsty for an authentic experience, who want to feel for themselves the satisfaction of creating something. And none of it would have been possible without Maraca Coffee’s trust.

Thank you for being our first home. You will always be part of Hibrkraft’s history.

Want to feel the wonder of making something with your own hands? Let us start by making something special for you.