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
Shinta Mani Wild – Bensley Collection and Rosewood Luang Prabang are on the coverage of Condé Nast Traveler China magazine October 2020 issue.
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
Bill Bensley is the creative force behind some of the world’s most celebrated hotels. BENSLEY is a small atelier of youthful energetic architects, interior designers, artists, and landscape architects that know no limits. Since 1989, BENSLEY has been designing some of the world’s most iconic hotels, resorts, spas, homes, and sometimes even palaces.
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
Bill Bensley’s commitment to holistic building is seen in his boundary-pushing and sustainable designs for hotels and resorts worldwide.
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Affectionately known as the “Willy Wonka of Design”, Bill is a dedicated eco-warrior and a highly qualified jack of all trades – gardener, fisherman, architect, interior designer, lover of all things natural, and most of all, a wide-ranging explorer of as many corners of the earth as he can.
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
