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Bali Deco Style for St. Regis Bali resort landscape
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e approached the development of the art work package in a very different manner. We imagined if Isamu Naguchi had actually lived in Bali in the 1950’s and ’60s - when he was at the pinnacle of his career - and how living there would have influenced his work. Magnificent Balinese Gunungan artwork was made by green patina finished bronze. Surrounded by a tropical Indonesian green softscape at Remede Spa, St. Regis
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Isamu Naguchi is my favourite sculpture of all time. He was Japanese American and his talents spanned from landscape architecture, to furniture and lamp designer, to one of the greatest fine artists the world has ever known. The 100 plus results grace the grounds of St Regis Bali in the form of onyx marble, bronze and wood sculptures all designed by Bensley Design Studios specifically for these gardens. We set out hundreds of river stones all approximately the same size, in black sand and few metres. It was
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by Bill Bensley