What uses are there for bamboo?
Bamboo is one of the most versatile plants in the world, with well over a thousand applications for the grass. The documented traditional uses for bamboo run from bikes and clothing to scaffolding, flooring and furniture. Fashion: Bamboo’s popularity is surging among designers for use in making shoes, jewelry and handbags. Retailers like Bamboo 54 have built entire lines around bamboo’s stylish versatility, while Gucci recently incorporated bamboo in such diverse ways as a clutch bag and as a stiletto for a sandal. Manufacturing: Scandinavia imports bamboo for ski poles and to mark the borders of roads buried under snow. Larger culms are used by makers of fishing rods and furniture. Two-thirds of the bamboo China produces is used to make furniture and building supplies, and as reinforcement rods in concrete and heavy construction. Natural, elegant and beautiful, bamboo flooring is becoming all the rage. Bamboo’s intrinsic strength and stability make it ideal for flooring, and its prici
