Jia CURATED 2026 design festival in Bali emphasizes nature as a collaborator
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The fifth edition of Jia CURATED, a design festival founded by Budiman Ong, Rudi Winata, and Yang Yang Hartono, took place from August 13 to 17, 2026, at Pengembak Beach in Bali. The event attracted over 18,000 visitors and featured more than 250 brands, studios, and makers from Indonesia and beyond. This year, the festival relocated to a 15,000 square meter beachfront site, with the theme “Nature Weave” encouraging exhibitors to integrate their designs with the natural landscape. Projects included the Muara Stool by Sungai Design x ChopValue, made from recycled river plastic and discarded bamboo chopsticks; Suar by Studio Aliri, a vertical wooden lookout tower designed to address land scarcity; the Natura lighting collection by Bell Living Lab, which uses M-Tex, a leather-like material grown from coffee waste; the Main Main Pavilion by Blancostudio and Kalpa Taru Bali, which won the Best Exhibition Booth award for its interactive design; the V-Series by Sander Wassink x Method Inc., a furniture system using an aluminum joint with various found materials; the Janur collection by Ong Cen Kuang, an outdoor lighting line inspired by Balinese penjor; a modular system by Post + Beam designed for adaptability; and Tiltroom by Oaken Lab, an immersive salt chamber pavilion exploring fragrance and architecture. The festival focused on connection over spectacle and process over product.
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