John and Cynthia Hardy are the Canadian-born co-founders of Green School Bali, Bambu Indah, and a network of green businesses based in Bali, Indonesia.
What started as a home and a school became a way of living and building, guided by the idea of giving back more to the earth than we take.
Arrived in Bali
Founded John Hardy Jewelry
Founded Bambu Indah
Founded Green School Bali
John and Cynthia Hardy moved to Bali in 1975, drawn by a simpler way of living closer to the land.
Over time, their ideas grew into a way of life, the start of their very own green world.
In 1989, John founded John Hardy Jewelry, which grew into a global brand before he sold it in 2007.
The following year, he and Cynthia opened Green School Bali, a kindergarten-to-high-school campus built almost entirely from bamboo. The school now has over 700 students from more than 40 countries.
Since then they have opened Bambu Indah, a hotel in Sayan, Ubud, and supported a growing community of regenerative businesses across Bali.
This space brings together what they are exploring now, what they are reading, building, and discovering as they go.
Rajasthan, India
Kyoto, Japan
Amazonas, Brazil
Scottish Highlands
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Chiara Hardy
Carina Hardy
Elora Hardy
Orin Hardy
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Rajasthan, India
Bambu Indah opened its doors in 2010 as an experiment in living differently, a way to share the island’s beauty and abundance without separating from it. The property is made up of antique Javanese joglo homes, brought from Java and carefully restored on the banks of the Ayung River, holding onto their original craft and character. Here, spring-fed pools meet the rushing river, stone paths wind through bamboo bridges, and hidden spaces reveal themselves unexpectedly. Much of the food is grown on site, and bamboo runs through the property in its structure, its furniture, and its finer details.
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Fire-cooked, anti-inflammatory dining. Ingredients sourced from the farm and local growers. Open to guests and friends of the estate.
Handcrafted objects and artisan goods. Curated by the Hardy family and made by Balinese craftspeople.
John and Cynthia speak on regenerative design, bamboo construction, and the experience of building businesses in Indonesia, drawing from their work on Green School Bali. John has spoken at TED, the United Nations, and conferences across Asia, Europe, and North America.
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