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INSIDER EYE FEBRUARY 2016

SENSATIA

INgKA Restaurant This latest hidden gem is located around Kerobokan area bordering north of the main Seminyak hub. This sister company of NOOK restaurant is offering a bar scene that adjoins a number of cosy nooks under an open beam ceiling, this is a must visit for food lovers, where you can dine, gather and chill out well away from the common crowds or having your own working space. For a more airysetting, further back is the restaurant’s alfresco area, with seating spread over a wooden deck looking over a mini rice field.  Ingka means the round traditional dining plate made of woven rattan and combining their urbane neighbourhood off Seminyak that highlights a good mix of local Balinese, Asian and western dishes, Ingka has become a huge sensation among the

BLCKHRT BLCKHRT was founded by Indonesian designer Maria Agnes. A former movie star & model in her hometown Jakarta, Maria Agnes studied the art & business of fashion at the Royal Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Australia and École Supérieure Des Arts et Techniques De La Mode (ESMOD). BLCKHRT launched in 2011 with a debut that was 80% black – a clear manifesto for the brand. Bold and sensuous, the monochrome collection showcased Maria Agnes’ sure instinct for shape, silhouette and texture. Since then, the palette has shifted between monochrome & colour, but black remains a founding principle, according to the designer. “Black is endlessly versatile, but it’s also complete, unalloyed. It’s subtle, striking, mysterious, modest. I love working with it creatively.” Contrast & polarity are the design baseline for BLCKHRT. Between feminine and masculine, dark and light, mature and playful, raw and refined. “The challenge is in finding the place where they interface and holding them in balance,” says Maria Agnes. BLCKHRT pieces are characterised by flowing lines, subtle draping, bold offbeat prints and sensuous figure hugging elements. Maria Agnes spends six months of the year on the island of Bali, where she creates her samples & collections using

locals. The restaurant welcomes families and social gatherings, and is a good stopover for coffees, breakfasts (and ‘all-day brekkies’), refreshing smoothies and after-hour drinks.

Sensatia Botanicals was founded in 1999 in the small, wild fishing village of Jasri, karangasem, on the island of Bali. From their humble beginnings they started this company as a profit-sharing co-operative & are proud to continue in this manner, promoting equality amongst workers & administrators. In 1999 they started only with just 2 employees. After just 4 months they were honored to employ 6 more Balinese people. After just 18 months they were ecstatic to involve & empower 23 Balinese people developing & producing Sensatia products.

Botanicals. This makes them happy! They have succeeded in developing & supporting a local economic structure in a paradise that is in need of aid. From the very beginning they have been dedicated to producing 100% natural products; incorporating a very holistic, organic approach, with a strong love & connection with the land; “Old Bali” style.

Their product development goal has been to always use fresh, 100% natural, basic ingredients you know and understand, ingredients that you might find in your mothers kitchen. With Additionally, a plethora of others whom this in mind, you will find all of their are continually supported by Sensatia raw materials to be fresh, wholesome, Botanicals. Coconut harvesters, loofah gentle, and good for you. Sensatia is sponge growers, seaweed & sea salt the real deal and find their very first harvesters, herbal lulur makers, fruit retail in Seminyak Village. & vegetable farmers, etc., probably 100 or more people have direct 2nd floor of Seminyak Village association & make a healthy living Jalan Kayu Jati Seminyak working together with Sensatia

The restaurant supplants the former short-lived Red Drum African Bar & Restaurant, now offering a totally revamped design, lighter colour schemes, and the wholly new concept. One of the highlights at Ingka Restaurant are the seamless spaces that enable you to amble effortlessly from the ample parking and entrance, ANGEL JACKSON past the bar at front, through the main Angel Jackson handbags, clutches and indoor dining hall and towards the rear wallets are sold in the most prestigious garden terrace.  stores around the world. Adored by celebrities, the fashion elite and rock Jalan Mertanadi 80, Kerobokan and roll daughter’s worldwide, this is a label that is determined to create Phone: (0361) 735219 unique and modern statements for the effortlessly stylish and intelligent woman. With a cult following of contemporary and independent women in the major fashion capitals of the world, an Angel Jackson handbag can be both directional and classic. Loved equally by those with a sense of rebellious glamour, and those with an understated elegance. The innovative collections echo the high level of craftsmanship and love behind the designs, emphasising that ethical production and fashion with a conscience needn’t sacrifice cutting edge style. Angel Jackson was launched at London Fashion Week in 2006 and quickly became known for it’s dynamic and achingly cool handbags. A serious fashion player, premium fabrics assembled by the the brand won the Topshop New the leading Italian-owned production Designer Award in it’s first season and studio on the island. The other six was shortlisted by the British Fashion months she spends on the road. Council and British Vogue for the highly BLCKHRT designs draw their inspiration esteemed Designer Fashion Fund, from a wealth of experiences, encounters and places – from vibrant www.angeljackson.com coral reefs in Borneo to art exhibits in Brooklyn. “Journeys are a big part of my life – I’m that little bit more awake and aware when I travel.” Each BLCKHRT collection riffs off a theme that changes from season to season. But at its heart, it’s about embracing darkness as well as light. BLCKHRT makes clothes your alter ego will love too.

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alongside catwalk designers Erdem and Christopher Kane. Production takes place exclusively at the Angel Jackson Atelier in Bali, Indonesia where a loyal team of over 20 highly skilled artisans are employed and who have been nurtured since the label was launched in 2006. This allows the brand to control every element of the design, sampling and production process.

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