Bamboestoel by Remy & Veenhuizen
Bamboo, as a plant, has a notable economic and cultural significance in South and East Asia, going as far as being considered a behavioral model. Its intrinsic characteristics of uprightness and tenacity, along with its hollow heartedness, allow it to gently bend to the wind without cracking, make of it the emblem of a powerful combo of rooted stability and resilient flexibility. The limited edition Bamboestoel, by , transfers the charming qualities of this material to its design.
What the Dutch design duo Tejo Remy and Rene Veenhuizen present us with is an outstanding example of sustainable design, as they get to grips with the exciting emerging trend of employing eco-friendly materials unconventional to Western culture to produce quality contemporary designs. A versatile raw product, bamboo plants are some of the fastest-growing plants in the world, bringing the "cook with what is in your fridge" mantra to a whole new level. With both shorter growth cycles and stronger reproduction abilities with respect to other types of wood, it is the ideal ecological choice.
Bamboestoel, which translates into English as "bamboo chair", is entirely designed in bamboo fiber plywood and is thus a perfect example of this eco-conscious effort. Applying modern woodworking techniques and leveraging the potential for easy splitting, high elasticity and extreme toughness of bamboo, Bamboestoel is a curious ensemble of semi-circled stripes of wood intertwined and combined in a nest-like chair reminiscent of a swing, enveloping and supporting the lower back without creating rigidity.
The light brown, quasi golden shades of the wood, along with the simplicity of the design make of this an elegant and versatile addition to virtually any kind of furniture set.
Forward-looking and innovative inasmuch as it envelops a simple design with an aura of classiness, Bamboestoel is a concept which may very well prompt us to re-wire our aesthetics so as to redefine our meaning of luxury and reach out to nature, embracing what it most abundantly provides us with.
