07Jul2010 |
Bamboo iPad Case |
The DODOcase is a bamboo iPad case. (Dodo - protecting your iPad from extinction... Get it?) It folds over like a book and is fastened with elastic, looking like a large Moleskine folio. It can be used as a stand for picture and TV viewing too. |
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27May2010 |
More Bamboo Bikes |
Panda Bicycles from Fort Collins, Colorado, make lovely bikes from bamboo. The Natural (pictured above) will set you back USD 3,000 from their online store. See also: Bamboo Bikes |
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21May2010 |
Bamboo Solar Office Supplies |
Lexon have a range of office supplies made out of bamboo and using eco-friendly power sources. Such as the solar powered calculator and light above. They also have a hand cranked radio and solar powered clock. They look great too. |
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13May2010 |
Engraved Bamboo iPhone Case |
These laser engraved bamboo iPhone cases from Grove are cool. You can send them your own art and they will make a custom case for USD 99. It also comes in cool packaging. All very eco-friendly. Marv. |
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11May2010 |
Bamboo Kitchenware |
bambu make kitchen and house wares out of bamboo. They have some really cool designs. The principals of the company live and work in China. |
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10May2010 |
Bamboo German-Chinese House At Shanghai Expo |
For the Shanghai Expo Markus Heinsdorff designed a bamboo structure that is used as an exhibition and event space. It is the only two-storey building at the Expo whose load-bearing structures are made of bamboo. The structure marks the end of the German-Chinese project 'Germany and China, moving ahead together' which was initiated by the Goethe Institute in Beijing. The building is an artistic encounter with the theme of sustainable urbanisation, which was the focus of the German-Chinese project. The German-Chinese architecture practice MUDI in Shanghai was responsible for the planning and approval process. More pics at arch daily. |
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07May2010 |
Mobius Love Seat |
This armchair is inspired by the Möbius strip. It's called Moebius and is made by Onyx in Thailand from eco friendly rattan and water hyacinth. (They also make furniture out of bamboo.) It's a classic love seat - in which the occupants face each other. The Moebius is part of their Sphere collection - which includes many pieces based on mathematical shapes. |
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22Apr2010 |
Bamboo And Silk Furniture |
Yii Design in Taiwan have a new collection which includes the amazing Cocoon Plan: Sofa. The structure is constructed by intertwining bamboo strips to make the underlying form. Silk worms are then introduced to the base and start spinning. After five days the bamboo form is cocooned in their natural silk. See also Bamboo Spectacles. |
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16Apr2010 |
Bamboo Wind Powered Lights |
Flow is a public lighting system by igenworks made from a bamboo wind turbine. The turbine powers LED lights at the ends of the blades which turn in the wind producing an every changing pattern. The turbine itself has a backbone like structure which enables it to be powered by wind from any direction. |
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