Ubud, Bali in the 1930, has won the “Benny Award” in the Best Category for Art Books at the 2012 Premier Print Awards—the world's most prestigious, oldest and largest worldwide graphic arts competition.
Now in its 63rd year, the annual contest recognizes published creations and productions of superior print communications. First-place winners in each category of the competition receive the Benny Award, named after Benjamin Franklin. This year, more than 2,800 entries were received from printing and
graphic arts firms from around the world.
The Walter Spies Collectors Suite—the first of its kind art book in Indonesia, was conceptualized and designed in Jakarta, Indonesia, and printed by Artron Enterprise in Shenzhen, China to commemorate the iconic artist who made Bali his home and various celebrities of the 1930s and helped sparked the creative economy of Bali before his premature death in 1942. Spies was one of the founders of the famous Balinese Kecak dance.
The limited edition showcases the best in design, printing and packaging.
The “Benny Award” is the first time an Indonesian book has been so honored.