Bali
Studio
Since 1990 BENSLEY Bali has been creating some of the wildest designs in Indonesia and far, far beyond, hand in hand with the BENSLEY Bangkok Studio. The many designers bring their own Balinese artistry and magic to any project.
The first time I set foot in Bali in the early 80’s I fell in love. I fell in love with the scents of the alang-alang roof, the tuberose or bunga sedap malam, the trance inducing incense all adding to an indescribably mystic feeling. I fell in love with walks through the vast and seemingly endless rice fields and the tiny dirt road connecting Sanur to Sayan when the only traffic jams were that of the school children on bikes. I fell in love with the residential architecture of Batujimbar, and it’s strange characters, Frank Morgan, Wija Wawaruntu, Wayan Cemul, Donald Friend, Made Wijaya, Geoffrey Bawa and the Zecha brothers.
I was awestruck by the friendliness of the locals, all wanting me to spend the night at their house. I was in love with the profusion of arts and crafts, the Balinese history, and magical spell that fell over me while watching the nightly temple ceremonies as the only foreigner. I cut my teeth in Bali as I learnt the languages, the history, and the architecture. I planted some very entrancing gardens, and made many friends in those early days. I am sure you can now understand that Bali holds a special place in my heart, so as soon as I could, I opened a studio here in 1990, to give me the excuse to visit Bali from Bangkok often, which I do to this day.
Team
Bill Bensley
Jirachai Renthong
Brian Sherman
Khemvadee Paopanlerd Ouant
Putu Mahendra
Hans
Nyoman Darma
KDK Astuti
Made Ari Artini
Pitriyanti
Agung Mahaputra
Andri Rizki N
Awan Pande
Dely Hamzah
Desy Sartika
Ditarani
Dyah Rupini
Fika Herdiani
Fitri Amalia
Irma
Juli Pratama
Kadel Nopri
Premananda
Putu Andika
Putu Rinny
Rahadi Utomo
Rossi Irawan
Shakaniko
Synthia Rachel
Trenggadewi
Wayan Sapta
Widyatimika
Yuliari
Nym Sarjana
Cenik
Nym Muliani
Tut Yasa
Diantika
Putri Meier
Cokgung
Get in touch
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