More Escapism

Name: More Escapism
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500024683
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Hotels, Resorts and Gardens around the World by Bill Bensley

By Bill Bensley

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More Escapism is the second monograph showcasing the extraordinary work of Bill Bensley, a renowned interior designer, architect, and landscape designer. Known for his exuberant and theatrical style, Bensley’s projects across luxury hotels in Southeast Asia are explored in detail through 12 of his most extravagant and award-winning designs. The book captures his maxim, 'Lebih Gila Lebih Baik' – 'The Odder the Better' – celebrating bold creativity and imaginative spaces.
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Format: Hardback

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This book is ideal for enthusiasts of luxury interior design, contemporary architecture, and landscape design, as well as professionals seeking inspiration from innovative and theatrical style. It will especially appeal to readers fascinated by Southeast Asian luxury hotel design and bold, extravagant aesthetics.

Description

The second monograph on the work of interior designer, architect, and landscape designer Bill Bensley.

Bill Bensley's exuberant aesthetic is renowned around the world. Vanity Fair has described him as 'the craziest sane designer in the world', while Condé Nast Traveller hails him as a 'master of fabulation'.

Bensley's eponymous design studio, based in Bangkok and Bali, is most famous for its work on luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia. Featuring detailed presentations of 12 of his most exciting, extravagant, outlandish, and award-winning projects, this bold, large-format design monograph reflects Bensley's theatrical style and his maxim, 'Lebih Gila Lebih Baik': 'The Odder the Better'.

More Escapism captures the essence of Bensley's design philosophy, offering readers an insight into his imaginative process and ground-breaking creations.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500024683

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 350 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

Consultant editor Suzy Annetta

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 274.0mm

Height: 374.0mm

Weight: 4840g

Pages: 512

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Bill Bensley Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

Bill Bensley is a gardener, fisherman, architect, interior designer, wide-ranging explorer and lover of all things natural. He was born in Orange County, California in 1959, when orange trees grew there. The day after graduating from Harvard, Bensley moved to Asia, where he went on to establish his own studio, BENSLEY, in Bangkok (1989) and Bali (1990). Since then, with his team of over 150 talented individuals, Bensley has designed more than 200 resorts, hotels and palaces in 30-plus countries.Suzy Annetta is the founding editor-in-chief of Design Anthology magazine, a Hong Kong-based independent publication that celebrates the burgeoning creative and cultural scene in Asia. She is the author of Design in Asia, also published by Thames & Hudson.