At Sensei Lanai, a Four Seasons Resort, Sculpture Enhances the Lush Landscape

At Sensei Lanai, a Four Seasons Resort, Sculpture Enhances the Lush Landscape

By Olivier Kervern | May 19, 2025

In the misty uplands of the Hawaiian island, nature and art are in quiet conversation. Site-specific works by world-class artists dot the resort’s grounds like a tropical sculpture park. Against this inspired backdrop, this season’s breeziest silhouettes find their perfect frame.

Styling by Tony Irvine

In the misty uplands of the Hawaiian island, nature and art are in quiet conversation. Site-specific works by world-class artists dot the resort’s grounds like a tropical sculpture park. Against this inspired backdrop, this season’s breeziest silhouettes find their perfect frame.

Styling by Tony Irvine

Model Samantha Davis wears Isabel Marant dress, shoes and bracelet. Marc Quinn’s “Burning Desire,” 2017, at the pond’s edge.
© Marc Quinn Studio. Courtesy of the artist.

WILD BOTANICA

Left: Fernando Botero’s“Eve,” from “Adam and Eve,” 2003.
Right: Ulla Johnson dress and Isabel Marant shoes.

WILD BOTANICA

Left: Fernando Botero’s“Eve,” from “Adam and Eve,” 2003.
Right: Ulla Johnson dress and Isabel Marant shoes.

ISLAND REVERIE

Left: Loewe dress, custom-made lei and Isabel Marant shoes.
Right: Chanel dress, Rainbow Unicorn Birthday Surprise bracelet, Isabel Marant bracelet and stylist’s own shoes.

ISLAND REVERIE

Left: Loewe dress, custom-made lei and Isabel Marant shoes.
Right: Chanel dress, Rainbow Unicorn Birthday Surprise bracelet, Isabel Marant bracelet and stylist’s own shoes.

Claude Lalanne’s “Pomme d’Hiver,” 2008. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris.

OCEAN EASE
Left: Miu Miu swimsuit and skirt and custom-made lei (worn as necklace).
Middle: Anish Kapoor’s “Tall Tree and the Eye,” 2016. © ANISH KAPOOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, 2025; © 2025 ARS, NEW YORK/VEGAP, MADRID.
Right: Baltasar Lobo’s “Pièce d’Eau,” 1972-73..

OCEAN EASE
Left: Miu Miu swimsuit and skirt and custom-made lei (worn as necklace).
Middle: Anish Kapoor’s “Tall Tree and the Eye,” 2016. © ANISH KAPOOR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, 2025; © 2025 ARS, NEW YORK/VEGAP, MADRID.
Right: Baltasar Lobo’s “Pièce d’Eau,” 1972-73..

BREEZE THROUGH
Left: Joel Shapiro’s “Untitled,” 2014-17. © 2025 Joel Shapiro/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Right: Prada sweater, blouse and shorts and Tod’s shoes.

BREEZE THROUGH
Left: Joel Shapiro’s “Untitled,” 2014-17. © 2025 Joel Shapiro/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Right: Prada sweater, blouse and shorts and Tod’s shoes.

NATURAL ORDER
Left: Fernando Botero’s sculpture “Reclining Woman,” 1993. © Fernando Botero.
Right: Rachel Comey top, Emporio Armani pants and stylist’s own shoes. Jaume Plensa’s “Talaia,” 2016.

NATURAL ORDER
Left: Fernando Botero’s sculpture “Reclining Woman,” 1993. © Fernando Botero.
Right: Rachel Comey top, Emporio Armani pants and stylist’s own shoes. Jaume Plensa’s “Talaia,” 2016.

Fernando Botero’s sculpture “Dancers,” 2012. © FERNANDO BOTERO.

LUSH LIFE
Gabriela Hearst dress.

Left: Emily Young’s “Cautha,” 2012. © Emily Young.
Right: Lafayette 148 dress.

Left: Emily Young’s “Cautha,” 2012. © Emily Young.
Right: Lafayette 148 dress.

TROPICAL DREAMS
Left: Polo Ralph Lauren dress, Rainbow Unicorn Birthday Surprise bracelet and Isabel Marant bracelet.
Right: Akris dress.

TROPICAL DREAMS
Left: Polo Ralph Lauren dress, Rainbow Unicorn Birthday Surprise bracelet and Isabel Marant bracelet.
Right: Akris dress.

PALM THEORY
Jaume Plensa’s “Talaia,” 2016. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VEGAP, Madrid.

Left: Moschino dress.
Right: Tod’s dress.
Model, Samantha Davis at Elite NY; casting, Rachel Chandler at Midland Agency; hair and makeup, Kaikala Tamanaha; production, Frank Reps; special thanks to Anna Peirano at the Four Seasons Sensei Lanai.

Left: Moschino dress.
Right: Tod’s dress.
Model, Samantha Davis at Elite NY; casting, Rachel Chandler at Midland Agency; hair and makeup, Kaikala Tamanaha; production, Frank Reps; special thanks to Anna Peirano at the Four Seasons Sensei Lanai.

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