This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to Top Resorts Asia. See all stories . If you’ve spent time in Bali, there’s a chance you have come across the creative legacy of long-term Canadian expat John Hardy and his family.
It might have been at one of the John Hardy jewellery stores that sell the brand’s handcrafted link chains and esoteric bamboo designs. Or perhaps on a tour of the lauded Green School, the inspirational, jungle-immersed school that John and his wife Cynthia founded in 2008 when they sold the jewellery business. Bambu Indah, the Hardys’ wondrous nature-immersed resort, south of Ubud.
Maybe you’ve experienced the beautiful work of John’s daughters. Carina Hardy’s female-inspired Elppin jewelry label has something of a cult following on the island. And Elora Hardy’s architectural firm, Ibuku, conjures exquisite structures from bamboo, including the globally acclaimed Sharma Springs house at Green Village in Sibang.
If these creative outlets have somehow passed you by, then let it be Bambu Indah, the Hardys’ wondrous nature-immersed resort, south of Ubud, that grabs your attention. There are few resorts in Bali that manage to be both luxurious and authentically sustainable. But at Bambu Indah the Hardys have woven their eco ethos into the resort’s DNA, employing sustainable building practices, adopting local culture, growing local produce and getting guests out on trash walks.
What’s more, they have done it with enviable creativ.
