Canggu…a southern Balinese town that has been transformed into one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. A town filled with a passion for healthy lifestyles, partying, and hang-out hubs. After visiting Canggu two years ago, I instantly fell in love with its vibrant atmosphere. A town unique to any other large and busy creative places.
So, what is it about Canggu that makes it such a thriving creative hotspot?
Let’s start with the food…
FOOD
Canggu is THE place for dishing up the BEST healthy brunches. Crate Café is one hidden gem that offers fresh and nutritious food, from acai bowls to smashed avocado toast. But be warned, the café is in high demand so queues can be long!
It is the perfect location for creatives who need motivation to get some work done. The internet is extremely quick and there is plenty of space. Individuals won’t struggle to find inspiration here, sitting in the sun with a smoothie and looking over the most idyllic scenery.
This is certainly the perfect place to fuel your body and mind!
The café’s large open space is also used as a gallery for artists to share their ideas and experiences through their art pieces. The gallery is open for exhibitions in the evening, with the space providing opportunities for different artists to sit and talk about their artwork. This is a chance for different creatives in the community to meet each other.
Everything music and partying…
BEACH CLUBS/PARTY LIFE
Canggu’s snazzy beach clubs are the perfect places to hang-out all day until sunset. Finn’s beach club, on the shore of Berawa Beach, is one of the most vibrant places I visited in Canggu, boasting four pools, nine bars, and five restaurants! The beach club’s architect, Penjor Bali Madiri, designed its bamboo structure in the perfect position for every guest to enjoy the sunset at the end of the day.
DJs and live singers perform all day and night, providing emerging artists the opportunity to perform amid one of the world’s most scenic beaches.
Need a quiet place to work?
COWORKING SPACES
The most recent of Canggu’s creative innovations is the ‘Genesis Creative Centre’.
This inter-disciplinary centre was built for individuals to work, collaborate, and invent. The unique infrastructure encourages creativity to thrive. The centre provides studios for photography, music, art and fashion for individuals, as well as large coworking areas for workers to share their thoughts and connect. For those looking to develop their skills, masterclasses are on offer – from videography to graphic design. This hip and snug centre encourages inspiration all around, attracting a new creative class to Canggu.
Genesis represents a unique approach to coworking spaces. A world away from metropolitan creative cities, the Genesis centre’s bright colours, natural light and poolside working spaces are sure to enhance an individual’s quality of creative work.
As an added bonus, the centre is also an affordable £8.82 for a day pass!
Can Canggu be classed as a creative place?
This peaceful paradise thrives off investment and tourism, giving it ‘place-competitiveness’. Considering Florida’s 3Ts approach, Canggu can be seen as a unique creative place.
- Canggu attracts and retains the top creative talent with its unique working lifestyle, hang out hubs, and thriving atmosphere.
- Key creative hubs, such as the Genesis Creative Centre and Crate Café, enable innovation to thrive and creative ideas to be economically successful. Canggu provides a new outlook of a creative place as it doesn’t have, or necessarily need, a university to be successful.
- Canggu welcomes people from all over the world, which is why it is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. The alternative lifestyle fosters the perfect environment for innovation and creativity!
The sun may set across the beautiful beaches of Canggu, but the creativity never stops! So, creatives… discover something new in Canggu!
CREATIVE CONVERSATION 