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Is The Slow a hotel with an attached
art gallery or vice versa? However
it’s described, this three-storey,
12-suite boutique hotel in Bali’s
lush Canggu district is among the
island’s hippest stays. Opened last
December by Australian George
Gorrow, the co-founder of clothing
labels Ksubi and Insight, and partner
Cisco Tschurtschenthaler, The Slow is
a study in contemporary cool and surf
culture, with what it calls a “tropical
brutalism” aesthetic. Artworks are
from Gorrow’s personal collection,
the sounds by Reverberation Radio,
and bartender Maja Jaworska of
London’s White Lyan consulted on
the extensive drinks list. theslow.id
THE SLOW, BALICHAIN REACTION Stride into any gin joint in any town in the world with the aplomb of Lady
Gaga, who has launched Tiffany & Co’s new HardWear collection. It’s inspired by a unisex bracelet
from 1971. Tiffany & Co. HardWear chain wrap bracelet in 18-carat yellow gold, $10,700. tiffany.com>TITILLATING
PROPOSAL
Four fat pig nipples sit on an
upturned ceramic pig. But this
is no mere Instagram bait; it’s
the resurrection of a dish popular
in ancient Rome. This fresh
incarnation is a hit at Dos Pebrots,
the new Barcelona restaurant from
former El Bulli chef de cuisine
Albert Raurich. His menu
references Mediterranean food
from across the ages; his tetas
de cerdo Ibérico are cut from the
bellies of Maldonado Ibérico sows,
confited in lard, fired up in the
wood-burning oven and then
brushed with jamón fat. They’re
sticky and gelatinous, offer
incredible length of flavour and
are extremely popular with
diners. dospebrots.comWILD IDEA
Bill Bensley is heading off the grid.
Later this year, the celebrated
architect-designer of Asia’s most
luxurious resorts will open a tented
camp in the Cambodian jungle,
about three hours’ drive south-
west of Phnom Penh. Called Shinta
Mani Wild, after the Shinta Mani
boutique hotel designed by
Bensley in Siem Reap, the camp will
generate its own solar power and
most of the food to support a wild
elephant research station, a natural
history museum, a community
outreach centre, and guests in
15 huge stilted tents furnished
with Khmer antiques. Guests can
work alongside university
graduates undertaking research,
who in turn act as camp guides.
Bensley also designed Rosewood
Luang Prabang in Laos and Capella
Ubud in Bali, both opening later
this year. bensley.comPIG NIPPLES AT DOS
PEBROTS, BARCELONATAKE IT SLOW