The 'Venturi' Bamboo Dining Table.
One of many sustainable furniture designs by Zev Bianchi.
For him its an aspiration to become integral in the plantation, harvest, production and process of Bamboo as a beautiful, sustainable designer building material here in Australia.
Some day very soon!!!
Everybody should love Bamboo!!! Why???
A renewable resource - the fastest growing plant on this planet
Bamboo is actually a grass and not a tree. Therefore it grows rapidly and can produce fully mature bamboo plants in 3-5 years.
A critical element in the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Bamboo produces 30% more oxygen than trees. Bamboo does not need to be replanted, is self-generating and can be harvested every three to five years.
A great wood replacement
Bamboo is flexible and lightweight and stronger than steel and most hardwoods. Bamboo is also more affordable than wood as it is easy to grow and one of the cheapest construction materials around. It can be used as a construction substitute for any sort of wood. You’ll see bamboo turned into skateboards, bicycles and bike helmets because of its light weight and durability. The many uses of bamboo make it perfect for fencing, flooring, building posts and house walls.
Versatile & fast growth cycle
Bamboo is one of the most eco-friendly plants due to its versatile short growing cycle (it is harvested every three to five years as opposed to the 20 to 50 years of its wood counterparts), and its yield per year is about 20 times higher, sometimes more than timber
