5 Can’t-Miss Shopping Points in Bali 

What to buy during vacations on this island, which is rightly known for its creativity, beautiful decor, and stylish design? Any of the Bali shops we suggest here can be the starting point to hunt for designer gifts to your friends, relatives and, of course, to yourself: from handmade ceramics to exquisite home decor. The styles also vary from bright Hippie Chic to refined vintage. Here are 5 hot spots for inspiration and decoration of your home.

1.Kevala Ceramics Showrooms

Tableware, bathroom paraphernalia
Chain stores in south Bali

The first Kevala Ceramics Boutique is located near Batu Belig Beach. But you can also search in Google and select the showroom closest to you. One can buy small home decor items in the showroom at a nice price, starting from $20. However, something larger and more complicated will cost from $200.

Kevala Ceramics is a well-known brand with a portfolio of regular orders performed for 5-star resorts and fine restaurants. The collection of handmade items ranges from tableware, ceramics and bathroom  paraphernalia to exquisite decor items such as vases and candleholders.

Most of Kevala Ceramics’ tableware is made in natural style and hues, but the brand sometimes collaborates with artists who display their vision of the world in a more vivid and extraordinary way. For example, Gilly Beal from Singapore designed unusual cutlery patterns, Dimity Kidston from Sydney painted dishes with sgraffito-style herbs, and his fellow countryman, Fleece Doddom, came up with miniature cat totems. In addition to a splash of color for your kitchen or dining room, these goods will add style and energy to your dining table. 

2.Kamala Home Boutique

Designer furniture and decor
Ubud 

Imagine two spacious townhouses with exhibition halls presenting home decor, original furniture, and other interior items. One can wander around and enjoy this beauty at Kamala Home Boutique all day long.

You will admire the finished interiors, which you can purchase “as is” if you wish. If you do not want to buy a whole set, you can choose certain parts of it: a lamp or a cute accessory for a Balinese vibe in your house.

You can buy truly unique things in a single copy here: soft sofas upholstered in silk with comfortable pillows, Javanese antiques, nice lamps, natural quilted bed linen that will warm you when it’s cold and cool when it’s hot. Vintage rattan chairs with curly legs nailed with brass nails and decorated with a graphic print are noteworthy. You will find a mix of Asian and European styles, motifs, and colors in the boutique. While you think to buy or not to buy anything, stroll around the showroom territory with a Zen-style lake. Perhaps, the walk will hit you upon a brilliant idea of how to decorate your apartment. 

3.Jenggala Keramik Boutique

Decor, tableware, and master-classes
Jimbaran, Kuta

The name Jenggala Keramik comes from the Sanskrit word “janggala”, which means “desert”. The boutique’s logo is a stylized figure of Devi Sri, the Hindu goddess of rice and fertility. When the desert meets fertility, an oasis, such as Jenggala Keramik, appears.

The main collection theme is tableware: both fired-ceramic and glass, including big and small teapots, bowls, cups and saucers, vases, plates, and even oil burners. . The motif range includes delicate frangipani flowers, bamboo, lotus, banana leaves, and other island flora. Not to mention how nice are the thematic collections such as “The Spirit of Winter” for Christmas and “Valentine” for Valentine’s Day.

There is a special workshop where young and older guests can learn pottery listening to Indonesian music as well as relax and have a snack at Warung Keramik Café. You can create your own gift for special occasions under the guidance of a designer. By the way, the Jenggala Factory Outlet factory itself is located in Kuta, where they often provide discounts and where there is a Jenggala pastry shop. 

4.Mercredi Store

Designer decor
Seminyak, Ubud. Petitenget

It is an ideal shopping spot for those who love Balinese-style designer decor. The store offers an impressive selection of bed linens, cushions, tableware, lamps, and home decor items, which were inspired by the beautiful tropical colors of the island with dominating shades of green and blue. Floral prints are also well-represented and command admiration. This harmony of color and shape hypnotizes: the longer you look, the more difficult it is to shift the glaze.

They offer not just cute trinkets bust also real colonial furniture with skillfully “woven” rattan items. What is the secret of such shape magic? The boutique’s design, although with a Balinese dominance, has a slight French accent. Such a unique combination gives rise to unique harmony and beauty. This sometimes happens in mixed marriages where children of extraordinary exotic beauty are born. Due to its popularity, Mercredi Bali Boutique has expanded and opened new stores, so now you can visit its branches in Petitenget (near the Metis restaurant) and in Ubud. 

5.Jean-Francois Fichot Gallery

Antique jewelry, works of art
Ubud 

No wonder the designer and collector Jean-Francois Fichot’s store is called a gallery as you will find here not just trivial things to buy but a collection of the works of art from all over the world. Jean-Francois went on a big trip in the 1960s: he wandered around India looking for antiques, bought up old French perfumes bottles in Cuba, searched for emeralds in Bangkok, visited Goa and Thailand, and settled in Bali in the late 70s. Having falled in love with Ubud artistic atmosphere, he built a house and gallery here.

Now his business is continued by his niece, Chloe. First of all, you will get to the main hall with carved furniture inlaid with silver and gold and where antiques are placed in old high-polished cabinets. One cannot but notice an antique Roman glass bowl delicately twined with a pure gold vine, a statue of the Hindu god Ganesha decorated with diamonds, Chinese jade, silver, and gold.

A small secret room with a Victorian chandelier and a pompous sofa contains an exquisite collection of antique jewellery of gold, silver, and precious stones. The hostess, Chloe, will be glad to show you around.

The gallery exhibits an impressive collection of things from various ancient cultures: India, China, Mesopotamia, Rome, and Egypt… You can become the owner of a snake-shaped bracelet worn by Balinese priests in ancient times or of a golden ring with a flamy ruby dating back to the Great Mogul. At the same time, a team of jewelers can create modern jewelry you order.