In a global fashion industry shaped by rapid change, visibility alone is no longer enough. Today’s brands are expected to pair creativity with strategic thinking, cultural relevance with commercial clarity, and local identity with global ambition. PINTU 2026 enters this landscape as a catalyst for transformation, designed for designers and fashion entrepreneurs ready to evolve beyond ideas and into resilient, market-ready fashion businesses.
More than an incubator, PINTU is a growth platform. It connects emerging brands with real industry structures, professional mentorship, and tangible market exposure, bridging creative vision with execution, and craftsmanship with contemporary business strategy.
At the heart of PINTU 2026 is a simple belief: strong fashion brands are built on more than aesthetics. Through a series of focused mentoring sessions, participants gain essential insights into legal frameworks, financial planning, business development, and marketing, critical pillars often underestimated in the early stages of brand-building.
Rather than offering abstract theory, PINTU emphasizes practical application. Founders are guided to make informed decisions, manage operational risks, and design scalable strategies that support long-term sustainability. The result is clarity, allowing brands to grow with intention, structure, and confidence.
PINTU opens access to a dynamic ecosystem where fashion intersects with industry. Participants engage with experienced professionals, creative communities, and local buyers, unlocking opportunities for collaboration, visibility, and market expansion beyond traditional learning environments.
These connections are designed to challenge creative comfort zones and broaden professional perspectives. Whether they lead to partnerships, retail opportunities, or new distribution channels, the relationships built within PINTU generate momentum that continues well beyond the program itself.
PINTU is intentionally not an educational institution. Instead, it operates as a real-world incubation space where progress depends on active participation, decision-making, execution, and continuous learning.
This philosophy is reflected in the PINTU Seminar, a strategic forum exploring global fashion movements, the evolving role of traditional craftsmanship, and the growing urgency of sustainability within the industry. The seminar invites participants to reflect critically on where their brands sit within the global fashion conversation—transforming creative ideas into long-term, future-facing strategies.
Here, learning is not passive. Vision is tested, refined, and translated into action.
PINTU 2026 brings together a network of respected Indonesia and international mentors who understand both creative processes and commercial realities. Through close, hands-on guidance, mentors work directly with brands to sharpen positioning, identify blind spots, and unlock growth potential.
This mentor-driven approach ensures that insights are relevant, timely, and immediately applicable, bridging the gap between creative ambition and operational readiness.
As part of the JF3 Fashion Festival ecosystem, selected PINTU brands gain the exclusive opportunity to present their collections on the professional JF3 runway. This exposure places brands within a high-visibility fashion platform, reaching media, buyers, collaborators, and industry stakeholders.
More than a presentation, the runway experience validates a brand’s readiness to operate within a larger fashion ecosystem, amplifying creative identity while strengthening market presence.
The journey continues through participation in the LAKON Store, where selected brands showcase and sell their collections in a real retail environment over several months. This hands-on retail experience provides invaluable insights into consumer behavior, product-market fit, and merchandising strategies, key components in building brands that are not only creative, but commercially viable.
PINTU 2026 is where fashion brands grow sharper in vision, smarter in execution, and more confident in navigating global competition. It is designed for designers who are ready to move beyond experimentation and build something enduring—brands rooted in identity, strengthened by strategy, and prepared for the international stage.
If you are ready to turn ambition into action, and creativity into a sustainable fashion business, this is where your next chapter begins.
Ready to take the next step?
Register now at https://www.pintuincubator.co.id/registration
Applications close on 25 February 2026.