Robert Steven
  • Name : Robert Steven ( 江职宏 )
  • Address :  Jl. Batu Tulis VIII No. 27-A, Jakarta 10120, Indonesia

                             Tel. +62-21-3510465, 34833358    Fax. +62-21-3459486, 6599033
                             Mobile :  + 62-816 808399
                             Email :  robertbonsai@hotmail.com 

  • Born in North Sumatra, 25th. June 1958.
  • Main business: Stamps & marking devices, 3-D Printing and Bonsai appliances (RYUGA Bonsai Tools)
  • Other hobbies beside Bonsai : collecting antiques and unique memorabilia.
  • Started doing and collecting Bonsai in 1979. Have permanent exhibit centre with over 500 Bonsai collection in wide variety of species.
  • Have won more than 200 competition awards nationally as well as international e.g.: 

                Entry Award of 2000 JAL World Bonsai Contest
                Entry Award of 2000 Ben Oki International Design Award
                Runner-up winner of 2001 Ben Oki International Design Award
                Grand Winner of 2001 Certre Award International
                Runner-up winner of 2002 Ben Oki International Design Award
                Runner-up winner of 2002 Certre Award Competition
                Entry Award of JAL World Bonsai Contest 2002
                Runner-up of World Bonsai Contest 2003
                Bronze Award of 2006 BCI Convention in China
                Grand Winner of 2007 Certre Award International
                The Most Original Design Award 2007 of KoB

  • Nick name : The Eagle Eyes, for his outstanding ability of finding the hidden potential design of bonsai materials. 
  • Well-known to his unique bonsai design concept through the aesthetic and horticultural approach.
  • Active in writing Bonsai and Penjing articles for newspapers & magazines and columnist for several bonsai magazine.
  • Intensively travelling around the world conducting Bonsai and Penjing teaching, lectures, demos, workshops and judging.
  • Ex-Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Bonsai Friendship Federation (ABFF); and Director of Education Dept.
  • Ambassador to Bonsai Clubs International (BCI).
  • Indonesia – China Penjing Communication Ambassador of China Penjing Artists Association.
  • Director of Public Relation and International Affair (2001 – 2004) to PPBI (Indonesia Bonsai Society).
  • BCI Board of Director’s member (2002-2010) & Public Relation Committee Head.
  • Expert Editor of Green Hobby magazine and editor staff of several bonsai forum; and the moderator of “Critique Forum” of www.bonsaibark.com
  • Initiator & Coordinator of “ABFF Award - Ismail Saleh Trophy”, an International Bonsai Photo Contest.
  • Initiators and key-speakers of Indonesian Bonsai Art Discussion Forum.
  • Initiator & Contributor of Forum Hobby Indonesia.
  • Initiator and one of the founders of “ International Bonsai Art & Culture Biennale”; the first ground breaking bonsai event with the new concept of Multimedia Bonsai Presentation, a collaboration between bonsai and other art forms.
  • Initiator of “Indonesian Bonsai Artists Community” - KOSBI.
  • First book “Vision of My Soul” was published in April 2005 in luxury limited edition as one of the best seller Bonsai books; has been reprinted and out of print now.
  • Second book “Mission of Transformation” was published in 2009 and out of print now.
  • Coming books: “The Five Schools of Chinese Penjing”, “FAQ of Bonsai – The Path to Beyond”, “An Idiot Guide to Bonsai” and “Panduan Estetika Seni Bonsai”.

More information on his profile and bonsai creations can be viewed at his bonsai blog:
WEBSITE:

http://robert-steven.ofbonsai.org or www.facebook.com/robertbonsai 

 

Robert Steven
INDONÉSIA