Buildings, Design and Materials
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Cocoplum Wellness Design
Cocoplum Wellness Design delivers bespoke hospitality interiors backed by 40 years of global expertise, offering in-house custom furniture, fit-outs, neuroarchitecture, and biophilic design for leading hotel brands, including Sheraton, Swissôtel, Hilton, Accor, Ritz-Carlton, and Marriott.
Cocoplum collaborated with AST on the webinar Biophilic Design in Hospitality: A Secret to Happier Guests and Healthier Profits. Its founder, Ozge Fettahlioglu, authored the toolkit “Biophilic Design in Hospitality: Connecting Guests with Nature for Wellness and Business Success” available exclusively to webinar attendees and AST Trailblazer members.
DMG
Headquartered in Thailand, Development Management Group (DMG) is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. DMG assists with the certification process for LEED, EDGE, TREES, and other sustainable building certification systems. The company also offers project management with a sustainable focus.
Where: based in Phuket with partnerships and operations across Southeast Asia.
Eco Mantra
Eco-Mantra is a Bali-based environmental engineering consultancy that empowers hospitality developers to create eco-friendly destinations through sustainable design, slashing energy, water, and waste use by up to 60% and 99% respectively.
It delivers audits, masterplanning, and systems for energy efficiency, renewables, carbon neutrality, and biodiversity protection. Founded in 2015 by Sean Nino, Maitri Fischer, and Wayan Lam, Eco-Mantra integrates local knowledge with science to balance financial performance, guest experience, and ecological restoration.
Where: headquartered in Bali with partnerships and operations across Southeast Asia.
Escape Nomade
Escape Nomade is a tent supplier that supports the entire project management journey, including design, consultation, manufacture, delivery, installation, and maintenance.
Where: based in Bali with partnerships and operations across Southeast Asia.
Fenn Designers
Fenn Designers creates projects rooted in hospitality, wellness, and sustainability. From full design services to sustainability consulting, the design firm guides clients in creating impactful projects that reflect their vision while minimizing environmental impacts.
Where: Bangkok, Thailand
Ibuku
Led by Elora Hardy, IBUKU is a sustainable design and architecture firm based in Bali.