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Can the way we wear jeans make them sustainable?

Frederique Lessard, founder of .basics, which just celebrated 10 years as a brand, has spent a decade arguing yes. Built in Bali, worn everywhere, her demon is designed for the long game. No excess, no compromise, no shortcuts. Just the kind of fashion worth believing in.

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Christina, co-founder of .sg, spent years foraging wild landscapes for Noma in Copenhagen before moving to Singapore and building something entirely her own.

A restaurant and bar exploring how our diet may need to adapt as climate change shifts what grows, thrives, or becomes scarce. Here, mealworms become margaritas, jellyfish becomes a dry martini, and imperfect produce gets a second life.

We talk origins, future proteins, fermentation, and why hospitality always comes first.

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The Punch Awards 2026 are open.

Every year, we look at what Bali is building. The business operating with integrity. The people creating change last lasts. The projects that quietly raise the standard around them.

This year, 18 categories. One goal. To make excellence visible.

Nominations and self-nominations are now open. If you know a place, a brand, a project or a person that deserves to be recognised, this is the moment.

Link in bio to nominate.

What does a regenerative hotel look like in 2026?

· Built from the land it stands on
· Every loop closed, nothing wasted
· Water purified, not polluted
· Wildlife protected, not managed
· Heritage reclaimed, not replicated
· Food grown steps from your plate
· Designed to nourish, not just feed
· Within its community, not apart from it
· Success measured by what it gives back
· Built for the next generation, not the next season

Tap the link in bio to explore ’s regenerative story.

Once a colonial hill station, now a world-class luxury hotel. didn’t erase its past, it refined it.

Full story via the link in bio.

There is something magical about Uluwatu.
And while much has shifted, some places never lost their soul. holds onto it.

West Bali doesn’t chase attention, and neither does .balian. That restraint, it turns out, is exactly what makes both of them so worth finding.