Nov 19, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
Versatile, attractive, and even decorative, bamboo is certainly a treasure. Perfect for clothing and as a building material, the grass is also a beautiful and sustainable choice for adornment. Why wear precious stones or valuable metals that need to be extracted from...
Oct 20, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
Here at Bambu Batu, we figure we know bamboo pretty well. Yet, even we were surprised to see the incredible gadgets out there that are incorporating bamboo into their design. Able to be as versatile as the minds behind these beautiful and objects, bamboo...
Aug 21, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
Artist Jeff Dah-Yue Shi of the Dragonfly Design Center has a bright idea for bamboo. Literally. His modular LED and bamboo veneer lights can be used as a building material that can transform flat walls into geometric mosaics. Both energy-efficient and sustainable,...
Jul 5, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, Green Living
NOTE: Morgana Matus originally shared this article in July 2012, most recently edited in June 2024, at which time most of the toys she described were no longer available. It used to be that the biggest danger to your children from their toys was not being able to find...
Jun 25, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
NOTE: This article from Morgana Matus first appeared in June 2012, most recently updated in June 2024. iPhone, you hear, bamboo, too Have you heard? Bamboo can be used to make inexpensive, electricity-free speakers for your iPhone. The iBamboo, currently being...
May 6, 2012 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
As an introvert with his Sun in Cancer and a penchant for writing poetry, I am normally very uncomfortable with the word “mob”. I immediately picture villagers with pitchforks, trashcans on fire, and bloated, greasy-haired wiseguys in pinstripe suits. But...
