http://www.bambooultimatum.org
By Youjeong Paik and Eugene Ahn
Why Bamboo?
Bamboo is an excellent renewable resource that can be harvested every 5 years.
As a result, no forests are destroyed to make bamboo products.
We think it’s great alternative and sustainable material because,
It’s reusable / renewable
It’s biodegradable
It’s anti-microbial
It has varieties from low quality to high qualities.
It’s anti-odor
It’s adaptable / Globalization
It’s flexible but strong
It’s fast-growing
It’s beautiful and healty
It’s eco-friendly
It’s word-wide / Historic
It’s efficient
What is the BambooUltimatum
Bamboo is the ultimate alternative to the de-forestation of hardwood trees
It is also a sustainable resource that can be harvested every 5-6 years
Bamboo also has many characteristics that make it a versatile resource
More Bamboo use
= less trees cut down
= more CO2 cleaned from the air
= better environment + more alternative products that are renewable and CO2 friendly.
Concept and Purpose
Bamboo, Sustainable, Eco friendly alternative material
Our goal and purpose
is to inform people and make them aware of bamboo as an ultimate sustainable material.
Our project goals
We want to do this by introducing bamboo’s characteristics to audiences who practice product design,
fashion design, artists, and people who are interested in this type of sustainable material
We want to do this so that we can encourage everyone to use bamboo by making our information
and artwork with instruction available on the our ‘Bamboo Ultimatum’ website
Ultimately,
We hope we can encourage many people to use bamboo as their choice material for all or many of their product needs.
We also expect user’s participation on our Website(Blog) by sharing their thoughts and resources
Bamboo Research (types)
Bamboo Research
Our discussion blog
http://www.bambooultimatum.blogspot.com
Online Research
http://www.bamboost.com/us/html/pourquoi.htm
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/11/bamboo_fiber_sh.php
http://www.bambooclothes.com/
http://www.bamboo-plant.info/food.php
http://www.deboerarchitects.com/BambooThoughts.html
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/bamboo.htm
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/08/wip_ekobo_new_c.php
http://www.jmbamboo.com/paper.htm
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/first-look-asus-ecobook-bamboo-laptop-242759.php
http://www.bamboocraft.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=532&page=5
http://www.ecodesignz.com/
http://www.sundytrading.com/bamboo_arts.htm
http://www.americanbamboo.org/GeneralInfoPages/BambooAsMaterial.html
http://www.123bamboo.com/
Our website benchmarking
http://www.bambooultimatum.blogspot.com
http://www.bamboocraft.net/workshop/showgallery.php?cat=516
http://www.springwise.com
http://www.digitalwellbeinglabs.com/
http://www.sustainablestyle.org/
Electronic usage with Bamboo
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://regmedia.co.uk/2007/05/15/wacom_bamboo
Competition / 2006 Bamboo housing competition
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/02/bamboo_housing.php
Institution / Dieu Donne Papermill
http://www.dieudonne.org/
Bamboo Supplier / Bettencourt Green Building Supplies
http://www.bettencourtwood.com
http://carriagehousepaper.com
Bamboo Distributor
http://www.inbar.int/Ecolo_secu/resourcemap.htm
Bamboo and Panda (Endangered animal)
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/giant_panda/\\gpanda_population_distribution/index.cfm
CO2 Emission
Comparison between bamboo and tree
About web and blog
We made a website http://www.bambooultimatum.org to share our artwork making process
and it also has a collection of resources available for people that are interested in such process.
Users can also participate on our website by sharing their thoughts and resources.
It will be our platform to continue sharing our practices with the community.
Contents
Get inspired: ShowRoom / Bamboo Story / Bamboo characteristic
Why Bamboo:
Where to Get:
About Us:
Where to Go:
We have created two kinds of artwork so far, bamboo paper with a recycled bamboo fence and bamboo "Wellbeing" skirt
with breathable fabrics made of 100% bamboo fibers.
We hope to continue this practice to inspire ourselves and many people to use bamboo
as their choice material for their production needs.
Difficulties
Getting a varieties of bamboo material in United States
Lack of the distibutors where provide bamboo easily to public
Conclusion
Bamboo is not a very popular material in the USA, so it is difficult to get many varieties of bamboo in the United States,
but we have found some good bamboo suppliers and artists who are working with green material
such as bamboo during our research. We have found that Bamboo is an up and coming material for the near future
Special Thanks
Lots of feedbacks from Tom Igoe and classmates in Sustainable Practice
Website participation from Tonio Jung and Research help from Nam Cho
Bamboo Samples from Bamboo Supplier / Bettencourt Green Building Supplies
http://www.bettencourtwood.com
Good people from Carriage house paper
http://carriagehousepaper.com
Bamboo material from Bamboo artist, Jong-Il Ma
Information about how to make the paper from Kate and Yean Ah Choi
