Bill Bensley is changing the landscape of hospitality design in Southeast Asia. The trailblazing architect has his signature style splashed across more than 200 iconic hotels and resorts in 30 countries – ranging from The Four Seasons to Hilton. Bill is a pioneer of the luxury eco-tourism industry, and a passionate philanthropist.
Hotel designer Bill Bensley is delving into the world of fine art with the launch of a gallery that aims to support Asian wildlife conservation.
Bill Bensley and his projects (Bensley.com) in the realm of interior designing, landscaping and architecture are known across the world. He and his team have worked in the hospitality industry bringing in sustainability with every design they work on. Of late, the creative has found a new interest in the genre of fine arts.
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DEA 2020 Interior Designer of the Year: Bill Bensley
Bill Bensley, above, is a jack of all trades, which now includes painting. He creates wherever – on planes, site visits and even on the backs of menus! Home base for this output is a stunning glass studio, with chandelier, Baan Botanica, his home in Bangkok. At weekends, and some early mornings before heading to the … Continued
Bill Bensley is a jack of all trades – with a new notch on his belt! Having delved into the worlds of architecture, landscaping, interior design, fishing and even writing, Bensley is now adding the fine arts to his already impressive skill set. Unbeknown to many, painting did not quite come naturally to Bill, having … Continued
In order to ensure they were providing the very best quality produce available for their guests, Shinta Mani Hotels created their first experimental sustainable organic model farm in the early 2000s. The two-hectare (4.942 acre) farm in Takos Village was located 21km (30 minutes) from the Shinta Mani Hotels in Siem Reap.
(Bangkok, January 19, 2021) Bill Bensley is a jack of all trades – with a new notch on his belt! Having delved into the worlds of architecture, landscaping, interior design, fishing and even writing, Bensley is now adding the fine arts to his already impressive skill set. Unbeknown to many, painting did not quite come … Continued
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The future of tourism is responsible tourism, there is no other option. Keeping this in mind Shinta Mani Hotels and Resorts, a boutique property business in Siem Reap, Cambodia, inaugurated its sustainable organic farm in early 2000’s. The farm tested with Khmer crops, performed mindful seed selection and crop rotation in its 2-hectare land in … Continued
To say 2020 didn’t turn out as expected is the understatement of the year, and yet, drawing on our resiliency, we found a way through. As the world changed, travel changed. We dreamt, reminisced and explored close to home. Our longing for wilder, remoter destinations grew. While plans shifted, there was no less wonder in … Continued
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Episode 104: Bill Bensley
Through his stellar work with Capella Ubud, Bill Bensley shows us that there need not be any compromise in the marriage of design and conservation
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