Category: Thoughts

Live on the Earth Day session

Suzy Annetta is on the line with Bangkok-based designer Bill Bensley, where they talk designing hotels, sustainability, his early influences and working through a pandemic.

TTG Conversations: Five Questions with Bill Bensley, BENSLEY

“Good art sends a different message to everyone. Good design sends the same message to everyone”

The architect behind some of the world’s most spectacular hotels on where he loves to travel.

Ahead of One’s Time

Bill Bensley’s designs for Baan Botanica, shared with husband, horticulturist Jirachai Rengthong, reflects his love of travel, and passion for landscape design and architecture

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.

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

(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

Wild at Heart: Interview with Architect & Designer Bill Bensley

INTRODUCING EXQUISITE ‘NATURE’S TREASURY’ COLLECTION BY AUSTRALIAN BESPOKE JEWELLER KATE MCCOY

The Bensley Collection – Shinta Mani Wild featured on Cambodian Singer’s Music Video

Peers in the interior design fraternity voted leading proponent of sustainable design, Bill Bensley, as Designer of the Year – Designers’ Choice. 

The Interior Design Confederation Singapore (IDCS) has announced the winners of the 7th Design Excellence Awards 2020, which celebrate the best interior design projects in Asia Pacific and recognise the best and brightest talents working in the interior design industry today.

In order to definitively understand sustainability in international hotel design, while also highlighting new, unconventional methodology in the process, Hotel Designs LIVE launched on October 13 with Bill Bensley as the event’s headline speaker.