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Jaya Ibrahim
Born
Jaya Pratomo Ibrahim

(1948-04-17)April 17, 1948
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
DiedMay 15, 2015(2015-05-15) (aged 67)
NationalityIndonesian
Alma materUniversity of York
OccupationInterior Designer

Jaya Pratomo Ibrahim (17 April 1948 – 5 May 2015) was an Indonesian interior designer best known for his works in hospitality design. A mentee of New Zealand actress-turned-designer Anouska Hempel, his works are characterised by a trademark colour-coded symmetrical design.[1] Often described calming and tranquil, amongst his most celebrated works are the interiors for The Legian in Bali and The Setai in Miami.[2][3]

Early life and education

Ibrahim was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 17 April 1948, to a Sumatran diplomat and a Javanese princess. He spent his childhood moving between his grandmother's Java home and travelling with his parents.[4] After moving between Indonesia and Singapore, he later enrolled at the University of York to study Sociology and Economics.[5] Following his graduation from York, he briefly took a job as an accountant for a year before leaving after being discouraged by the job's demands. He joined the back of house at Anouska Hempel's Blakes Hotel in London as a dishwasher.[6] There, he met Hempel, who later took notice of his attention to detail and made him her assistant. Having observed Ibrahim's consistently symmetrical and colour coded table settings for her lunches, Hempel ultimately decided to train Ibrahim as her apprentice.[1] In an interview with Prestige in 2014, Ibrahim said of Hempel,

"Anouska is self-taught — from experience and from having common sense. And that’s the same with me. I admired her lateral thinking, which back then I didn’t realise was the way I functioned as well. [Working on ideas] we’d go forward, then we’d look sideways, make a change on a tangent and take a different direction."

Career

His first work following his apprenticeship with Hempel was the design of his parent's home in the mid-1980s,[7] influenced by the Memphis movement and the works of architect Sir Edwin Luytens.[8] Citing a lack of projects due to the UK's then economic woes, Ibrahim returned to Indonesia in 1992 to establish his own design practice in Yogyakarta.[9][6] His first commercial project was completed in 1996, in what later became known as The Legian hotel in Seminyak, Bali; first conceived as an apartment complex, the building was converted into a hotel after sudden revocations of the site's residential permits.[10][11] His parent's house later became a home to Mark Edleson, a founder of Alila Hotels, then a business partner of Indonesian hotelier Adrian Zecha. During a visit to the house, Zecha took liking to Ibrahim's designs and later directed him to design several Aman hotels in China. He met his business partner, Bruce Goldstein in 2004 after the successful completion of The Setai Hotel in 2004.[12]

In 2009, he designed the interiors of the Capella hotel, which later served as the setting of the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit in Singapore. In 2014, he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award at Hotel Design Awards in Singapore.[13]

Death and legacy

Ibrahim died on 5 May 2015 after sustaining injuries from a fall in his house in eastern Jakarta. A funeral service in his name was conducted shortly after at Capella Singapore, the site of one of his projects.[14] The restaurant at Miami's Setai Hotel, Jaya, was posthumously named in homage of Ibrahim.[15]

Selected works

  • The Datai, Langkawi[16]
  • The Legian Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
  • Four Seasons Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam[17]
  • The Setai Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  • Capella Hotel, Singapore
  • The Capitol Kempinski, Singapore
  • Dharmawangsa Hotel, Jakarta[18]
  • Conrad Bora Bora Nui, French Polynesia
  • Conrad Centennial, Singapore
  • Amanfayun, Hangzhou, China
  • Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing, China
  • The Datai, Langkawi
    The Datai, Langkawi
  • The Setai, Miami Beach
    The Setai, Miami Beach
  • The Legian, Bali
    The Legian, Bali
  • Capitol Kempinski Hotel
    Capitol Kempinski Hotel

Further reading

Yee, Roger (2012) Jaya: Contemporary Design with a Pedigree. Visual Profile. ISBN 978-09834501-1-5

References

  1. ^ a b Madden, Helena (2021-10-09). "Meet 8 Legendary BIPOC Artists and Designers Who Inspire Today's Talents". Robb Report. Retrieved 2021-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Designer Q&A: Jaya Ibrahim". Design Anthology. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ "Aman at Summer Palace by Jaya Ibrahim". www.bestinteriordesigners.eu. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "Villa Similan – the late Jaya Ibrahim's last masterpiece - DesignCurial". www.designcurial.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ Margalay, Y. D (6 June 2018). "Ada Sentuhan Desainer Indonesia di Hotel KTT Donald Trump-Kim Jong un". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b Martin, Catherine (2015). Sleeper Magazine. Stockport: Mondiale Publishing. pp. 46–48.
  7. ^ Lufty, Carol (September 1995). "INDONESIAN INNOVATIONS". Architectural Digest | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2021-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "A Symmetrical Legacy". Indonesia Design. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  9. ^ "JID - Interna". www.interna.it. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  10. ^ "Jaya Ibrahim: Celebrating the Royal Modesty". Indonesia Design. 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  11. ^ Roberts, Joanne (2020). The Third Realm of Luxury : Connecting Real Places and Imaginary Spaces. John Armitage. London: Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 111. ISBN 1-350-06278-2. OCLC 1119628300.
  12. ^ "Gaga for Jaya". Prestige Online - Singapore. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  13. ^ "Jaya Ibrahim: Designing a Sense of Asian Design". Tempo. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ ZA, WONG LI. "Jaya Pratomo Ibrahim: Indonesian design guru dies at 67". The Star. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  15. ^ West, Candace. "Closer Look: Jaya at the Setai on Miami Beach". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  16. ^ "Mengenal Jaya Ibrahim, Arsitek Hotel Pertemuan AS-Korut". gaya hidup (in Indonesian). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "The Journey Behind Indonesia Design's 11th Anniversary". Indonesia Design. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  18. ^ Yosephin, Liza (4 December 2018). "Late designer Jaya Ibrahim honored in tribute". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2021-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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