Have YOU ever counted how many pairs of shoes, bags, beads
& belts you have purchased in 2007? I bet if you did this
little exercise with every bit of shopping over the year,
it would fill a large sized market stall! And then ask yourself
- what pieces do you get the wear from? bet you, half of it
just ‘sits’ in your cupboard! So when you fall
passionately in love with ‘that next piece’ just
think hard about how much you have? Still, you only live once,
and if it’s shopping that keeps you going, then spend
as though there is no tomorrow! at least it keeps the shopkeeper’s
happy including yourself!
Deefusion – this chic showroom (Jl Oberoi, Seminyak,
almost opp Paul Ropp) houses a range of classy ‘in and
outdoor furniture’ I love every piece! Even if your
taste is more antique/older style you can’t help but
marvel at these modern masterpieces that will vie to rub shoulders
with your own home furniture. If you are after someone talented
with fresh new ideas to style your home/office/villa/hotel
complex (with either furniture from Deefusion or other furniture
& furnishings) then do make contact with Isabelle, a well
informed Bali based interior decorator that must know more
stores than I do! iraison@deefusion.com
Oh, spied another retail development going up on the corner
of Jl Oberoi / and the road going up to Grocer & Grind.
More shops to excite and entice?! I have to comment that G
& G make the best toasted panini’s ever, try the
roasted vegetables with chili jam and a café, Yum!
It will certainly add pep to your step to move on up the road
to check out on more shopping haunts. And if I heard right
today, believe that a BIG shopping complex is going up on
Batu Buleg, Seminyak down near the beach?
Rama for yr Jungle Beads: Jl Seminyak, next to the original
Heliconia (for fab flowers) & just up from Kerry Grima’s
(for fab fashion) Now here we go again, another load of beads,
but having reviewed this store a year or so ago, my recent
visit had me shaking my head in amazement. This showroom is
positively stuffed full of beads in any combo that one can
think of, you can also buy beads in bulk & make up your
own collection. Rama has a definite vibe & a fossicker’s
dream!
Liana
Fashion stores open and then they close, Liana is one store
that just keeps trading on! Liana fills a very nice niche
in fashion merchandise which is mostly made up of natural
fibres comprising of organic hand woven cotton, naturally
dyed silk & silk cotton. All fabrics have been dyed by
traditional methods using organic dyes from mahogany, bark,
mangrove leaves & mango roots. There are plenty of earthy
tones of tobacco, terracotta, coffee, apricot & moss along
with white & cream in unstructured & interchangeable
co-ordinates, comprising of pants, tops & jackets. Sizes
from petite to plus. If they don’t have stock or your
size then they will try to make it up & deliver in 48
hrs, now that’s what you call service! You will find
Liana on one of the most popular and sought after ‘happening’
streets - Jl Kunti, No 3 Seminyak (just along from Bali Deli)
And another store that continues with regular patronage over
the years is, G & V AMAZING CRAFTS, Jl Laksmana, 99x Basangkasa,
Seminyak. Pepe the owner is one of Bali’s original character’s,
an architect & interior designer who produces high quality
furniture, accessories & a collector of antique pieces
& unusual items which are displayed all around the showroom.
Like any good Italian guy, Pepe can also bake! producing melt
in your mouth tasty savoury & sweet bread treats found
in the petite bakery at the front of the showroom. Design
though is Pepe’s passion which can encompass many aspects,
from an original idea to the quality materials used, to the
clever craftspeople that actually handcraft the product. Pepe
is most concerned about holding onto the glorious traditions
of Balinese handcrafted works, particularly in these changing
times of business commercialization. G & V Amazing Crafts
should be on everyone’s shopping trek.
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