bambu Living

Black Plastic in the Kitchen? Why Bambu’s Natural Bamboo Utensils Are the Smarter Choice

December 17, 2024

Research published in Chemosphere revealed that 85% of black plastic household items, including cooking utensils, contain toxic chemicals such as flame retardants, which can leach into food during use. 
bambu earns Gold from Green America

December 31, 2011

bambu earns Gold from Green America

Green America, the leading non-profit organization that supports sustainable business awards bambu, the renewable ideas company, with the highest level, Gold Seal of Approval.

Bamboo Plates - the inside story of bambu's All Occasion Veneerware

October 31, 2011

Bamboo Plates - the inside story of bambu's All Occasion Veneerware

bambu Veneerware is the original 'natural disposable' range of dinnerware of choice for countless events, occasions and meals since first introducing bamboo plates to the the market over eight years...

A City Made of Bamboo

October 24, 2011

A City Made of Bamboo

At bambu, we are big fans of creative installations and works of art particular those that use found or renewable or reclaimed materials.....or common, everyday materials used in imaginative ways....

2 Days in 2 Minutes - bambu catalog 2012

October 9, 2011

2 Days in 2 Minutes - bambu catalog 2012

2 Days in 2 Minutes - bambu catalog 2012 - click here for the video We recently brought the team together to shoot the photography for our new catalog. This...

bambu Goes Back to School [again]

September 28, 2011

bambu Goes Back to School [again]

We were recently invited to CEIBS, [China European International Business School] to share our bambu story. CEIBS in one of the Top 10 business schools in the world and the...

Spotted in the pages of People magazine

August 21, 2011

Spotted in the pages of People magazine

Not that we're avid regular readers of the weekly pages of People magazine. But, with our recent travel and trade show schedule we did get a chance to pick up...

bambu Cork Fabric 'AdjustaBowls' - Stuff You Love!

August 8, 2011

bambu Cork Fabric 'AdjustaBowls' - Stuff You Love!

We were thrilled to learn that our newest renewable, our 'fab' Cork Fabric Bowls, made the 'Stuff We Love' list over at iVillage. Give us Your Vote for Green Products...

bambUofO - back to campus

July 31, 2011

bambUofO - back to campus

We have posted previously several occasions when bambu 'going back to school' sharing our products and our stories with grade school students, design students, college grads, and students in graduate...

Eco Design Fair - Shanghai

June 7, 2011

Eco Design Fair - Shanghai

Since its inception a few short years ago, the Eco Design Fair has been building a following among both local and foreign communities. The media too have been providing more...

Food Experiments hit the road. bambu joins the ride.

May 10, 2011

Food Experiments hit the road. bambu joins the ride.

The Food Experiments cooks up its next cook-off in Washington DC. This time, with bambu as a sponsor of this series of competitive culinary events. Brooklyn Brewery is the main...

bambu and Earth Day in Japan

May 1, 2011

bambu and Earth Day in Japan

We are recently back from a visit to Tokyo. We made our plans with mixed feelings. Had enough time passed since the earthquake? Was it a good time to go?...

Spork Submission from Tom, Princeton University

April 12, 2011

Spork Submission from Tom, Princeton University

a spork revolution at Princeton!

Booming!  bambu in the New York Times

April 3, 2011

Booming! bambu in the New York Times

We hit the pages of the The New York Times That's twice in the last three months! This time, via our tweet. (@bambuhome) bambu, is right there, right on top!...