Potato Head Finds a Balance in Sustainability in Bali

Photo Credit: Ronald Akili, founder of Potato Head speaking at Skift Global Forum on September 21, 2022 in New York City, with a chair from his Bali resort made from plastics pulled out of the ocean. Skift / Neil van Niekerk
Skift Take
Potato Head offers a deeper approach rooted in Bali traditions of "duality" when it comes to its sustainability efforts. Take notice, travel industry.
For Potato Head, you don’t have to comprise guest experience and sustainability. The hospitality brand’s choices for its designs, amenities, partners, practices and philosophy all showcase its focus on providing a unique experience while bringing in culture, community and environmental preservation.
Originally a restaurant, the Indonesia-based company expanded into a lifestyle brand with locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and other destinations.
A key tenet of Potato Head’s lifestyle brand is “du