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The new wave

Surfwear, footwear, city shorts and relaxed shirts – summer holidays are all about breezy, effortless dressing. From Bali to Brazil, we’ve found the new generation of retailers selling the best summery brands.

  • Issue #155
  • 10 min read
Bright spacious interior of 1351 store with clothing racks, natural lighting and minimalist design
Travel and restaurants

Beach hub

Travel might be off the menu for most but some corners of southeast Asia are still open for business. In Bali, Indonesian firm PTT Family has created a village escape.

  • Issue #133
  • 6 min read
Beach hub
Business

Annual report

With their start-up thrills leavened by experience, four of our favourite new(ish) businesses tell us what they’ve learned in the past 12 months.

  • The Escapist #1
  • 6 min read
Annual report
Food & Drink

Thirsty work

Long a refuge for passing idle hours in the sun, Bali is now proving a lively launch-pad for a new crop of drinks businesses. We meet the entrepreneurs.

  • Issue #117
  • 7 min read
Wine bottles stored in diagonal metal rack showing various labels and bottle colors from white to red
Entrepreneurialism

Ronald Akili

The entrepreneur behind hospitality brand Potato Head remembers returning empty-handed from hunting wild boar and his grandmother cooking huge family dinners of spicy Manado food in his youth.

  • Issue #109
  • 5 min read
Spicy Babi Genyo pork cheek dish garnished with red chilies and lime on a white plate with brass cutlery.
Business

Get ahead of the game

On Bali, Ronald Akili and Jason Gunawan’s Potato Head brand is everywhere. Now they are taking on the international scene, growing from their beach-club roots with a global crop of hotels and restaurants.

  • Issue #76
  • 7 min read
Overhead view of Three Buns restaurant in Jakarta with counter seating, plants, and industrial ceiling design.

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