Star Bamboo Singapore

We always say that bamboo is one of the world’s most versatile building materials.

Now someone has gone and proven it by coming up with a list of 1,000 things made of bamboo.

On the BambusCentraum Deustchland web site, you can view all sorts of wonderful and fascinating bamboo creations. The text is in German, but don’t worry, you can just admire the photos.

Bamboo spectacles 

Other than the hugely popular bamboo flooring and mats, there’re also unique products like bamboo hammocks and even beer brewed from bamboo!

Just keep hitting the refresh button to see the next item.

It’s like what Forrest Gump said – you never know what you’re gonna get.

Bamboo is the truly most versatile material. You can:

• wear it (bamboo fibres and cloths)
• walk on it (bamboo flooring)
• cook with it (bamboo kitchenware)
• chop on it (bamboo chopping boards)

It’s so versatile, we almost forget you can eat it too. Usually we just eat the shoots.

But trust the Japanese to come up with something wacky. They have turned bamboo charcoal into a fine powder, and used the ashes with anything from bread to tea!

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