Acknowledgements
Credits
p32: Rustic colonial table in teakwood by Warisan; white ceramic dinner ware by Palanquin; glasses made of recycled glass by Seiki Torige.
pp36-37: Small black and white paintings (on the wall) by jim Elliot, modern portrait by Filippo Sciascia; flat red cushion and three pillows by The Grotto; blue glass vases by Seiki Torige; black console (centre right) by Esok Lusa; coffee table (foreground) by Dean Kempnich; table lamp in wood and glass by Marc Le; sofa upholstery, fabrics, Japanese tatami and pillows by Martina Urbas.
p39: Dining table and console by Dean Kempnich; black painting on the wall by Made Bendesa; chairs by Esok Lusa.
p42: Chinese chest and colonial coffee table (on left) by Warisan; old Pakistani carpet (on right) by Dominique Seguin; rectangular table lamp by Palanquin.
p44: Dining table designed by Dean Kempnich; chairs from Esok Lusa.
p45: Hand-printed Indian cotton pillows and bed cover, Pakistani antique camel bag and kilim by Dominique Seguin.
p47: "The Giant Flip Flip" standing lamp with silk shade by Delighting; fabrics for pillows and mattress by Quarzia for Gay a Design.
p49: Figurative painting by Filippo Sciascia; "Bamboo T" table lamp (in the corner) by Delighting for jenggala Keramik; "Mango Line" wooden coffee tables with bone inlay designed by Meriem Hall for Produs Trend; grey stone sculpture on left by Dutch sculptor Reinko; fabrics and pillows by Quar for Gaya Design; white ceramic accessories on the coffee table by Gaya Ceramic; book holder with terracotta heads (foreground) by Produs Trend.
p50: Paintings by Filippo Sciascia; "Mango Line" black wooden console with bones inlay and stainless steel rods designed by Meriem Hall for Produs Trend; two white stone scu lptures (on the console) by Reinko; black bamboo lamp (right corner) by Gaya Design.
p111: Red and green drapes in organza and silk, as well as upholstery and table lampshades, all in silk, designed by Dominique Seguin.
p126: Chairs by Giovanni D'Ambrosio; console on left by Meriem Hall for Produs Trend; bamboo table lamp on the console with silk shade; standing lamp in black wood and silk shade (background) by Delighting.
p127 (above): "The Fifth Element" standing lamp in bamboo and woven silk shade by Delighting.
p127 (right): Sofa and coffee table (foreground) by Produs Trend; "Quadripod" standing lamp (on right) in black lacquered wood and silk plisse shade by Delighting.
p135: Table lamp (background) in stained green penshell by Etrenne De Souza; "Pebbles" in white coco and dark penshell (foreground) and armchair (on right) in striped coco shell by Etienne De Souza.
p138: "Sucre", a collection of standing and table lamps in black and white washed finish coconut wood by Delighting: chairs in dark coco finish by Kasmil Kosmos; shaped pie unit and top of dining table by Etienne de Souza.
pp150-155: All the furnishings and the accessories shown in "A Cultural Fusion of Senses" are by Gaya Design. The paintings are by Filippo Soascia.
p192: Dinner set in metal and black ceramic by Marilena Vlataki.
References
Giada Barbieri
jada.b@tiscalinet.it
Giovanni D'Ambrosio
van berge n_ dambrosio@hotmail.com
Gaya Design
gaya@gayafusion.com
Gaya Gallery, Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud
Delighting
Jl. Gatot Subroto 99, Kerobokan
Esok Lusa
Jl. Raya Basangkasa 47, Seminyak
gundul@eksadata.com
GM
gmarc@tiscal inet.it
Joost van Grieken
joost@idola. net. id
Claire Guillot / Ken Vigoni
piment_rouge@lycos.com
Susuk, Jl. Raya Kerobokan 35, Kula
Meriem Hall
mhall@club-internet.fr
Sue Kilmister / Carlo Forzinetti
delight@indosat.net.id
Marc Le
marcle@dps.centrin.net.id
Radiant, Jl. Raya Seminyak #4A,
Basangkasa
Dean Kempnich
deank9 I @hotmail.com
David Lombardi
dave@fullondesign.com
Palanquin
info@palanquinbali.com
Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai 8, Simpang Siur, Kula
Quarzia
gaya@gayafusion.com
Dominique Seguin
disini_ bali@yahoo.com
Disini, Jl. Raya Seminyak 68, Basangkasa
Filippo Soascia
gaya@gayafusion.com
Pintar Sirait
sculpt@indo.net.id
info@liludesign.com
Etienne de Souza
etienne@idola.net.id
Sumio Suzuki
sumio@indo.net.id
Roberto Tenace
trend777 @indosat. net. id
Seiki Torige
gundul@eksadata.com
Martina Urbas
martina@archipelonline.com
Giuseppe Verdacchi
verdachi@indosat.net.id
Marilena Vlataki
www.bali-marilena.com
Selini, Jalan Dyana Pura 5, Seminyak
Carola Vooges
carolavogue@aol.com
Anneke van Waesberghe
esp2000@indo. net.id
www.espritnomade.net
Warisan
warisan@indosat.net.id
Note from the Author
I would like to extend my gratitude to all the people who allowed us into their houses for the photography and to all artists featured in the book.
Thanks to Maggy Greenhorn for her important contributions to the literary aspects of the book.
Thanks to Kim Inglis for her highly professional and precious support.
A special thank you to editor jocelyn Lau for her continuous and patient support in every stage of the layout and compilation of the book.
And as usual it was a pleasure to work with my good friend Luca.
"Spike", a natural hardwood sculpture by Carola Vooges.
the new tropical internationalism
At the cusp of the new millennium, thousands of foreigners, many of whom are engaged in some kind of artistic activity, have made Bali their home. From Sayan to Sanur, Kintamani to Kuta, a new cosmopolitanism flourishes. This influx, from both the West and East, arrives on Bali's shores literally by the day. No longer in search of the utopian idyll as were earlier travellers, such people create a craft studio, oil an import-export business, open an artisanal workshop, and join the dream-home building boom. Feeding off the innate creativity of the Balinese and bringing new technologies and ideas from outside, they design, reinterpret and rework the much-touted concept of 'Bali style'.
Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the fields of architecture and interior design. As with their predecessors, who started coming to the island in the 1930s, these newcomers have a lifestyle that revolves around a heady combination of tropical indoor-outdoor living, island charm and artistic endeavour. But there are some significant differences in the application of their creativity- it's a case of 'Bali style' growing up, leaving home (literally as well as metaphorically) and transforming into what can be termed 'new tropical internationalism'.
The corridor linking the dining room and the sleeping quarters in Joost van Grieken's house.
The guest living room in a Japanese art lover's home looks out to a sun-dappled garden.