Solar Powered Bamboo Studio
The Lamboo Studio was built by Lamboo - a company specialising is bamboo based materials for the construction industry - to show off their products. The S shaped roof is a large solar panel - designed to keep the inside…
Solar Powered Bamboo House
Tongji Uni have entered a solar powered bamboo house in the Solar Decathalon Europe held in Madrid.
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Bamboo Windmill Sails
Dutch designer Gijsbert Koren replaced the steel sails of a classic Bosman Windwatermill with sails made from hand woven bamboo. The bamboo sails are lighter and cheaper than the steel ones - so the windmill is more efficient and more…
Reusable Bamboo Bottle
The Bamboo Bottle Company makes a re-usable glass bottle encased in bamboo which looks cool and is also safe and free from various plastic coatings. Available for pre-order for USD 25. The World wasn't always carpeted with discarded plastic bottles.…
Bamboo Flower Lights
Designer Toshiyuki Tani has designed some beautiful pieces including these bamboo lights. Inspired by flowers, the Hokore is available as either a standing lamp or a ceiling light shade. The piece is made by bending hundreds of flexible bamboo…
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…
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
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.…
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.
