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Traditions in Bamboo !Traditions in Bamboo !

Innovation in Bamboo !Innovation in Bamboo !The National Institute of

Design (NID) - Ahmedabad

I.I.T Powai

‘Bambu Studio’ - Mumbai

Rizhome - Ahmedabad

Sandeep Sangaru - Bangalore

6mm Designs and Furniture

Bangalore.

Studio Alaya, Dehradun

Native Konbac - Sindhudurg

Traditions in Bamboo !Traditions in Bamboo !

�The Renaissance of the Bamboo Matt

�Organic Treatment – Food grade preservatives

�Natural Dyes

�Standardisation

�New Designs & Patterns

�Contemporary Applications

�Urban Market

�Rural manufacturing for Urban lifestyle

CHIVA CHIVA –– Handcrafted Bamboo VeneerHandcrafted Bamboo Veneer

2010

15 Designs

2014

80 Designs

Wardrobes

Doors

Beds

Cabinets

Lighting Panels

Innovations in Bamboo !Innovations in Bamboo !

ArchitectureArchitecture

Concrete shell with Bamboo fibers and reinforcement.

Bamboo Symphony by

Ar. Neelam Manjunath –

Mansaram Architects - Bangalore

INSPIRATION - Kerala

Inspiration, an architecture and

construction firm has been shaping

bamboo buildings for the past 20

plus years, Inspiration’s own office

being the first major attempt in this

field went on to win several

National and International Awards

including ‘Urban Building’ Category

Award in the International Bamboo

Designs Competition 2007 based in

Hawaii, USA.

Bamboo, is limited by the perception that it is used onlyBamboo, is limited by the perception that it is used only

to make decorative handicrafts. to make decorative handicrafts.

7 meter bridge - Goa Bamboo Cathedral - Colombia

Zeri Pavilion - HannoverBarajas Airport - Madrid

komal.sharma@livemint.com

In 2008, Bangalore-based designer Sandeep Sangaru created a set

of light but strong chairs, tables and bookshelves using split

bamboo poles laminated together.

It took six years and several drawings/prototypes for Truss-Me—a

collection of bamboo furniture—to achieve the finesse it has today.

Truss-Me won the Red Dot Design Award (Best of the Best) in 2009

and the Design for Asia Award (Gold) at the Hong Kong Design

Centre 2011.

Sangaru struggles to sell his award-winning Truss-Me in the domestic

market.

“People expect it to be inexpensive because it’s made of bamboo.

Bamboo needs an Industry Push to be accepted as a sustainable raw material by Architects, Interior & Product Designers, Markets & end customers

Setup a permanent exhibit of all bamboo products & services with modern application & functional value by Indian designers and firms

Display information on bamboo, its qualities, potential & availability in India & across the world

For which CII/IGBC can play a pivotal roleShanghai Expo had 9 pavilions in bamboo

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !