{"product_id":"bali-sustainable-visions-9780789215031","title":"Bali: Sustainable Visions","description":"With its tropical beauty, rich spirituality, and traditional arts, the island of Bali has drawn to its shores an international tribe of artists, designers, and creative entrepreneurs. Now, as Bali faces the ecological challenges arising from mass tourism and rapid economic development, this visionary tribe has led the way in creating a new kind of environmentally sustainable tropical style, based in natural materials--bamboo, thatch, wood, stone, even mud--and inspired by vernacular forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eBali: Sustainable Visions\u003c\/em\u003e, Isabella Ginanneschi's gorgeous, light-filled photographs take us inside more than two dozen homes, resorts, and businesses on Bali as well as other islands of the Indonesian archipelago that have begun to attract Bali's design pioneers. In wide-ranging interviews, the creators of these unique spaces reveal how they have harmonized their visions with nature, even while maintaining the highest degree of elegance, luxury, and individuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This new edition of \u003cem\u003eBali: Sustainable Visions\u003c\/em\u003e is updated to include the latest creations of the island's design community. It will be an essential sourcebook and an inspiration for anyone with an interest in environmentally conscious design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabella Ginanneschi\u003c\/b\u003e, a photographer and art director, lives between New York and Bali. She has contributed her photography to such magazines as \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eAt Home in Bali\u003c\/i\u003e (Abbeville). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDuncan Murray Kirk\u003c\/b\u003e, a longtime resident of Bali, is an eco-conscious materials designer who aims to reconcile nature and technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078173061394,"sku":"9780789215031","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c610a7b1-e1fa-44ff-a6da-5bef408a24cf.jpg?v=1772533126","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bali-sustainable-visions-9780789215031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}