Who is Made Wijaya?

 Made Wijaya used to be Michael White who was born in Sydney, Australia. He arrived in Bali in 1973, having jumped ship and swimming ashore in a rainstorm (that is what he says).

His fascination with Bali's rich culture and tradition led him to stay there, working as a tourist guide and photo-journalist before being asked to design the gardens of the legendary Bali Oberoi.

More than 600 gardens later, Wijaya is a well known tropical garden designer with a team of artisans and "garden commandos," as he calls them.

He has also published five books on tropical gardens and South East Asian architecture. And he designs outdoor lights:

His designs are strong on natural materials and organic shapes:

Below is a project he did in Mumbai India called Taj Wellington Mews....Vesica piscis anyone?

and here are some details:

This is a mounded water fountain...very cool.