According to Bensley, building sustainable hotels is not only better for the environment, but can also increase a hotel’s profits over time. Unfortunately, there’s a common misconception that building green is inherently more expensive and a lack of knowledge about the effects of construction on climate change. “Most project owners don’t realize that the construction … Continued
Has the time spent at home (while the world was on pause) left you tired of looking at the same four walls and have you searching for interior design inspiration to revamp your home? Get inspired by some amazing accommodations from around the world. We’ve rounded up seven beautiful hotels that will create some serious … Continued
How do you make a travel show when you can not travel? How do you make a TV show when you have no money? Well the answer is here. Its a travel show with a difference. A travel show about what’s on your Post Pandemic Bucket list. I asked world renowned Architect Bill Bensley what … Continued
Live session with Bill Bensley – Willy Wonka of Design by JS Institute of Design, India
If your appetite for adventure is as big as your pockets are deep, after months cooped up because of Covid-19, we have just the experiences for you. How about eight days on camels through Oman’s Empty Quarter, two days abseiling down Venezuela’s Angel Falls, skiing down some volcanoes or to the South Pole?
AN ODE TO THE GRAND ARCHITECTURE OF EUROPE’S COLONIAL ERA COMBINED WITH A GLAMOROUS ART DECO-INSPIRED AESTHETIC, THE SIAM IS A BUCKET LIST-WORTHY EXPERIENCE FOR WHEN THE TIME COMES AGAIN TO TRAVEL ABROAD.
Bill Bensley’s latest collaboration with talented Australian jewellery designer and gemologist Kate McCoy. Her exquisite heirloom “Nature Treasury” collections reflect her stay at Shinta Mani Wild and our chance meeting, which will be sold to raise much needed funds for Wildlife Alliance patrols in the South Cardamom National Park.
Hotel De La Coupole – MGallery has been listed in this week selection “Top 5 swimming pool designs” by TopHotelDesign
Bill Bensley is a jack of all trades…gardener, architect, interior designer, lover of all things natural, sustainability expert, and, most of all, a wide-ranging explorer of as many corners of the earth as he can. In this GWS Wellness Master Class, Bill will take us on a first look at a new project and inspire … Continued
Register now to attend the Design Excellence Awards 2020 Virtual Awards Evening on Fri 2 October 2020, where we will be announcing the winners of the Design Excellence Awards 2020. There will be special guest interviews with the ID of the Year 2020 Nominees such as Andre Fu, Anouska Hempel, Bill Bensley, Jean Michel Gathy, Joyce Wang, … Continued
GWS Podcast Host and S’Well Public Relations Co-Founder Kim Marshall asks five compelling questions in ten minutes. The goal? Sharing positive action steps to help now and in the future.
Let’s face it, it’s going to be a while before the industry reflects the same buzz and energy as it did before the Covid-19 outbreak. Protocols around cleaning and social distancing are inevitably changing the way in which hotels are used and perceived. With this month’s Spotlight On feature being on Hotel Concepts, we have … Continued
Last week Bill Bensley, arguably the world’s most eccentric and heart-throbbing designer, saw his Capella Ubud concept win the best hotel in the world, says Travel + Leisure. This week Mary Gostelow tries exclusively to control Bill Bensley on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST – do not miss it!
Bangkok based, Bill Bensley sets a new bar for what sustainable design means. His architecture firm redefines luxury travel with the creation of hotels that protect national parks while giving back to the local community and intimately connecting guests to nature. He tells us about his holistic approach to conservation, why watercolor is so effective … Continued
Sleeper magazine’s Editor-at-Large Guy Dittrich in conversation with Bill Bensley, Founder of Bensley Design Studios.
BENSLEY’s Capella Ubud recently won Best Hotel in the World from Travel + Leisure, as well as sitting at the top of their Top 15 hotels in Asia. Also on the list sat the Leela Palace Udaipur (#4), the Oberoi Rajvilas (#7), the Oberoi Amarvilas (#10), and the Oberoi Udaivilas (#14) which are all BENSLEY … Continued
Inside hotel designer Bill Bensley’s exotic Bangkok home, where whimsy reigns supreme. Overflowing with antiques, artefacts and plants, the ever-changing home of the American architect and his partner, horticulturist Jirachai Rengthong, is a design masterclass.
Michael Yeung invited Bill Bensley for an aerial interview. If you have been paying attention to luxury resorts or hotels in Southeast Asia, you should not be unfamiliar with the name Bill Bensley. Bill Bensley is a master-level designer, known as the “king of the world’s luxury resorts.
Created by famous resort designer Bill Bensley, Shinta Mani Wild is a radical new ‘glamping’ hotel concept in Cambodia, combining world class hospitality and conservation. The property is located in an unprotected wildlife corridor connecting the Bokor National Park with Kirirom National Park, and aims to protect this 350 hectares river valley from poaching, mining … Continued
