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Why Bamboo Has a Place at Every Table - from Home to Hospitality
September 24, 2025
Discover why bamboo is the #1 choice for sustainable disposable plates. Now with the FDA ban on palm leaf plates, the choice become clearer. Compare the differences of bamboo and palm for your sustainable dinnerware. The trend towards safe, sustainable plates and dinnerware starts here.
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September 8, 2008
The Players - People to Watch in 2009
Well, I must admit my surprise to be included among the selected group people who are expected to impact the industry in 2009. Me and 19 other notable professionals are...
August 29, 2008
New York, New York - the highlight reel
Well, we're back from New York and getting resettled in Shanghai. It was a trip with numerous highlights. The New York International Gift Fair was the main purpose for visiting...
August 9, 2008
Our Newest Partner - 3M Alliance in Ecuador
When we first learned about the work of Jerry Toth and his team at 3rd Millennium Alliance we were moved by their genuine commitment to tackle a serious problem, and...
August 8, 2008
bambu on DesignerTalk Panel at NEST
bambu along with two other creators from Nest presented at the Last Wednesday event at the shop in Taikang Road in Shanghai. We played to a full house and incited...
July 31, 2008
Bamboo Houses Stand Up To Earthquakes
Bamboo Houses Stand Up To Earthquakes: It is called the 'poor people's timber' and even in China it is not accepted as a modern building material. But bamboo, like lumber,...
July 31, 2008
A Boat Made From Disposable Chopsticks
<a href="http://www.china-crossroads.com/index.php/2008/04/09/how-cool-is-this-a-boat-made-from-disposable-chopsticks/" A Boat Made From Disposable Chopsticks Friend Rich Brubaker from China Crossroads spotted this news flash awhile back. A Boat Made From Disposable Chopsticks. According to the source...
July 16, 2008
Nest Shanghai hosts Danish Design Graduates
At NEST in Shanghai, we had the opportunity to host a group graduates from TEKO, Scandinavia's largest design and business academy in the fashion and lifestyle industry. The school conducts...
July 16, 2008
Green Business Forum July 12th Shanghai
The folks from Next Step hosted Green Business Forum on July 12th. This is the first of what we expect and hope will be more such exchanges of likeminded companies...
July 12, 2008
Beijing cracks down on recyclers. Moves them out of the city during the Olympics
Beijing's Latest Olympic Crackdown: Recyclers The chinese are the world's great recyclers. They are wonderfully resourceful and provide a real value to the urban centers. Why move them out of...
July 4, 2008
When a bambu Bar Tray becomes something else……
Sometimes customers come up with their own creative uses for our products. Not necessarily in ways the product was intended. We think that's great. Our bar tray becomes a handsome...
June 27, 2008
100% Design Shanghai - a little less than…
While 100% Design is a well established event in London, and a good fit for Tokyo, it misses in Shanghai. Or at least at its inaugural event here in Shanghai...
June 26, 2008
DesignerTalk at Nest Shanghai - insight into conscientious design in China
We launched our first DesignerTalk series at Nest Wednesday night to kick off our Last Wednesday forums held on the last Wednesday of each month. We were delighted with the...
June 26, 2008
100% Design kicks off in Shanghai
This Global Design event launched today in Shanghai.The 100% Design event debuted in London in 1995, launched in Tokyo in 2005 and has now expanded to Shanghai serving as a...