Crafting impressive items using just bamboo 🎍

Bamboo is a great material for building trellises in your garden. Untreated bamboo can last up to two years before getting brittle in the sun. There are different ways to treat bamboo to make it last longer. Bamboo is very invasive, and most people would be happy to let you onto their property to cut it back and take what you want. I got these stalks from a friend. At the end you can see I made a simple, teepee string trellis. You can also make ladder type trellises or anything you can imagine!

The bamboo industry is still in its infancy, and in many parts of the world an entire value chain needs to be developed in order for bamboo construction to be a possibility. Although this might seem like a daunting task to many architects, some firms are taking it in their stride to be part of building an entire industry to grow the possibilities of bamboo. . Today on The Bamboo U Podcast Orin interviews Sanne Eekel @sanneeekel a Bamboo U Alumni and an architect working with BKVV Architecten in