Tag: Bamboo
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Swooping Bamboo Structure Is a Children's Paradise
Using local materials, this impressive bamboo structure features a microcosm of imaginative spaces designed for a range of playful activities.
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Biodegradable Toothbrush Gives a Smile to the Needy
Bogobrush is socially-minded, biodegradable toothbrush that gives back to the community.
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Artiphon Musical Device Lets You Play Five Stringed Instruments with Your iPhone
The accessory, made from sustainable hardwood, lets musicians compose, perform, record and share music with their iPhone.
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Bamboo Smartphone Coming to Kickstarter
The Android device will use Samsung hardware inside its bamboo casing.
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12 Sets of Sumptuous Sustainable Sheets
Conventional cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop out there, so slip into these sustainable options instead.
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Stools are the Compact, Perfect Furniture at London Design Festival
There was so much great stuff at Tent London, it's hard to know where to start. So let's go for stools.
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Bamboo Bicycles from the Ozon Cyclery in Berlin (Photos)
Made from TigerBamboo and hand sculpted flax fiber composite joints, the bikes weigh around 1.75 kg, and, according to the designers, “have a ride quality similar to high end steel, but with better vibration absorption”. And they look funky!
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Clever Bamboo Table is Also a Cupboard
When you push here, it pulls there.
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iZen's Bamboo Keyboard for iPad Takes the Plastic Out of Electronics
Colorado startup iZen's bamboo keyboard works for the iPad and other Bluetooth enabled devices.
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Powerful DIY Solar Power Pack Is Made from Bamboo
The Chi-qoo Solar Power Pack from Bootstrap Solar can charge just about anything, and comes as a kit, great for DIY-ers.
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Spiraling Bamboo Science Tower To Observe Amazon Rainforest
A British charity and conservation group hopes to build a science center and tower out of locally-grown bamboo in the remote Amazon jungle.
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Could Cities Benefit from Small-Scale, Local "Urban Acupuncture" Projects Like This? (Photos)
Woven from bamboo, this inviting structure transforms an empty lot in busy Taipei into a haven where neighborhood residents can relax and gather over a fire.
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Tetris-Like Bamboo Shelving Stacks Up, Just Like The Game
Eco-friendly materials and methods meet the eighties gaming sensation of Tetris in this sustainable and stackable set of modular shelving units.
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CES 2012: Yep, There Are Still Gadgets Made of Bamboo Sneaking In to CES
We thought the trend was over, but turns out bamboo-covered gadgets is not quite out of style.
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Is Bamboo Flooring Really Green? We Still Don't Know.
Six years ago we wondered about bamboo, and it seems that not much has changed in the meantime
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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More (Slideshow)
We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.
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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More
This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.
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Sleek Bamboo Concept Car Is Woven, Not Factory-Made
This bamboo concept car "attempts to unveil the future of green vehicles using woven skins from organic fibers mated to composite materials and powered by green technology"
