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Robert Steven, an international acclaimed bonsai master from Indonesia. 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. Ex-Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Bonsai Friendship Federation (ABFF), Education Department Head of ABFF, Ambassador to Bonsai Clubs International (BCI), BCI Board of Director’s member (2002-now) & Public Relation Committee Head. International Bonsai judge doing domestic and international Bonsai judging. Coordinator of “ABFF Award – Ismail Saleh Trophy”, an international Bonsai Photo Contest. Keen promoter of Chinese Penjing, Expressionistic & Surrealistic Bonsai styles. One of the initiators and key-speakers of Indonesian Bonsai Art Discussion Forum. Active in writing Bonsai and Penjing articles for newspapers & magazines and columnist for the Readers Forum in BCI’s Bonsai & Stone Appreciation magazine. Expert Editor of Green Hobby magazine. Editor of Knowledge of Bonsai Forums (http://knowledgeofbonsai.org). Editor of The Art of Bonsai Project (http://artofbonsai.org). Intensively travelling around the world conducting Bonsai and Penjing teaching, lectures, demos, workshops and judging including on national TV program. First book “Vision of My Soul” was published in April 2005 in luxury limited edition had been one of the best seller Bonsai books sold out within 6 months. The second edition was reprinted. Second book “Mission of Transformation” has published and available at www.stonelantern.com
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