From Elle.com , By Anne Slowey all photos by Douglas Friedman Reviewing jewelry in the factory Angela Lindvall on Mount Batur Angela Lindvall and Guy Bedarida in Bedarida’s design studio Angela Lindvall in UNESCO-protected rice fields John Hardy's Eco Paradise On the remote island of Bali, John Hardy creative director Guy Bedarida has created an eco-paradise. Anne Slowey made the trek to find that you really can change the world one bracelet at a time By Anne Slowey Myths abound about the paradisial beauty of Bali, Indonesia. But truth be told, on the beaten tracks of Kuta, Legian, or Seminyak, it’s a bit of a treasure hunt trying to find a spot that’s not overrun with doughy tourists in skimpy bathing suits, whooping it up to beach-house club beats. Getting to the island’s heart, Mount Batur, or to Ubud, the soul of its artistic community, often requires navigating bumper-to-bumper traffic, with locals piled three to a scooter. As Noël Coward might’ve said after visiting the pl...
