DestinAsian – August 01, 2019

force behind Seminyak’s La Favela

restaurant and the Vintage Century

fashion brand, curates a wealth of

locally created designs in shades of

black, grey, and white—with perhaps

a flash of silver. Don’t miss the

gorgeous snakeskin clutches with

silver leather linings by Indonesian

accessories star Johnny Ramli,

Vintage Century’s foxy biker jackets,

or the slick monochrome street style

of Dystopia (41 Jl. Pantai Berawa).

COVE ISLAND ESSENTIALS

Contemporary resort style dominates

this airy, considered space in a rapidly

gentrifying section of Canggu’s

Berawa area, offering everything

from lingerie to homewares, scents,

stationery, and soaps. Standouts

include sensuous ceramics from

Cisco and the Sun, hand-crafted by

Balinese artisans trained in Japan,

barely-there underwear from lingerie

model Souhela Ferrah, and Cove’s

own fashion line, with easy-to-wear

beach-casual pieces plus the de

rigeur Instagram sun hat (50 Jl. Pantai

Berawa; coveislandessentials.com).

JOHN HARDY Bali’s best-known

jewelry brand is still overseen by its

namesake owner, Canadian expat

John Hardy, who started crafting

pieces here back in 1975. Sleek,

handmade chains are the signature,

showing up in bracelets, necklaces,

rings, and more, while motifs such as

sacred naga dragons, eagles, cobras,

and bamboo add eye-catching tribal

touches. Set amid lush rice paddies

a 20-minute drive from Ubud, John

Hardy’s open-air workshop and

boutique is a destination in its own

right by virtue of its groundbreaking

bamboo architecture. Book a tour

to see artisans in action and enjoy a

Balinese lunch alongside the team

(1 Banjar Baturning, Mambal;

johnhardy.com).

GAYA CERAMIC Since

relocating to Bali nearly two

decades ago, Italian duo

Marcello Massoni and

Michela Foppiani’s earthy

yet glitzy ceramic pieces have made

waves across the island and beyond.

Their custom ranges have graced

five-star resorts by Ritz-Carlton,

Aman, COMO, Bulgari, and Four

Seasons, while they also design for

Armani Casa and American retailer

Anthropologie. Besides ever-inventive

tableware and contemporary vases

from the brand’s own line, the Gaya

showroom in Sayan, a village just

outside Ubud, highlights rare one-off

pieces created by artists in residence.

Phone ahead to watch potters at work

in the studio or book a class at the

in-house ceramic arts center (105 Jl.

Raya Sayan; gayaceramic.com).

—Text by Theodora Sutcliffe

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Clockwise from

left: Inside Cove

Island Essentials’

boutique; glazed

vases on display

at Gaya Ceramic;

jewelry shopping

at John Hardy’s

Ubud showroom.