OUR BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY

At Bali Arts & Accessories & Bali Becik, we try to make business as simple as possible. While we are very much aware that we are offering handcrafted products from a tropical, developing country that's been in a financial and political crisis over the last years, we've found that the crisis has not really affected Indonesia's ability to produce good-quality products for Export by ordering from experienced manufacturers, we are able to ship products in a timely manner. 
Our main export market is the US, but we had a significant increase of orders from Europe, Australia, South Africa and some major Asian markets like Japan, Singapore, Korea and lately Taiwan. In particular our Furniture program becomes more and more popular as our quality and design here in Indonesia are simply unmatched.
With your orders you support also Bali's crafts men and women, who are very much depend on Export their products to make a living. We are committed to support the local handicraft industry by ordering direct from Manufacturers in remote areas of the island.
Furthermore we hope, that with Handcrafts and Furniture from Bali and other parts of Indonesia our clients help to promote this very interesting Culture, Indonesia, and in particular Bali, has to offer the world.

We have set our minimums relatively low so that new customers may start out slowly. For more details, please see our Terms & Conditions. We produce and buy directly (no intermediary). We offer you competitive prices and you can mark-up our price significantly to the end buyer. Last but not least, we have helped quite a few people to enter the import business from the ground floor and now they are long-term customers. Of course, we wish the same for you (and for us). Please feel free to ask us about any matter and we will help you as much as we can.

The Internet has given all of us a practical, efficient way to display products for sale and a superbly economical system for communication about everything at lightening speed.

Taking care of you is one of our main concern. We have been doing this for a long time and we are proud of it. Thank you for your interest in our products and for visiting our Web site. We look forward to welcome you as Bali Arts & Accessories/Bali Becik customers.

BALINESE CRAFTS IN AN OVERVIEW

In the early 80's most of the handicrafts available, were religious wood carvings. Images of Flora and Fauna were depicted in these traditional carvings. These religious effigies are what the popular handicrafts of today originate from.The emergence of the Balinese Handicraft on the global market are governed by two factors. Traditional carving skills of the Balinese and a ready supply of replenish able soft tropical wood. With the influx of tourism the Balinese carvers began adapting there skills to European and American design and finishing technique. The ability to take local raw materials and put these to incredible effect is evident. At the end of the day it is the Balinese skills and talents that shine, while we are merely the agent in the marketplace for their skills.

The local currency plummeted dramatically after the collapse of the former regime. Prospective buyers from outside Indonesia exploited the situation fully. Pressure on suppliers caused them to over produce and the quality inevitably suffered, which resulted in further undermining handicrafts as a product. How ever over the past few years, we have seen a steady improvement in the quality of products. While buying has become more specialized, buyers now tend to focus on there “own brand” designs and diverse ”niche” markets. Global marketing for handicraft is now as sophisticated as any other form of merchandising .The beauty of Balinese handicrafts is that it can cater for not only different tastes, but for different markets.