A giant panda's daily requirement of bamboo is up to 40 kilograms. This plant, which belongs to the grass family, not only serves as a food source for these fluffy bears, but also as an alternative to wood. Furniture, decorations and accessories, everyday products such as toothbrushes and hairbrushes, as well as parquet flooring and other products are now made from the woody stalks of this impressive plant.
Bamboo grows quickly
Bamboo's best feature? Its rapid growth! "Rapid" is almost an understatement: Moso bamboo grows up to one meter per day! This popular sweet grass is found in tropical regions around the equator and its plants vary in height, ranging from a few centimeters to 40 meters. Bamboo used in this country is mostly harvested from plantations in China.
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Diverse and sustainable: Bamboo as a material
It's not just its super-fast growth that makes bamboo sustainable. Consider the following factors that make this tropical plant a sustainable material and thus a suitable alternative to conventional wood.
- Resilience . Because bamboo is very robust, its cultivation largely requires no pesticides or artificial irrigation methods—unlike coffee or bananas, for example. This places less strain on workers and the environment.
- Flexibility . Bamboo wood is both hard and dense, yet light and flexible. This makes the plant ideal for durable furniture and building materials.
- Growth . Due to its rapid growth, bamboo stores a large amount of CO2 . Unlike deforestation, harvesting bamboo does not pose a risk to its survival.
New favorite pieces made of bamboo
Bamboo can be used to replace not only wood but also plastic. The sweet grass is considered an alternative to plastic—the raw material for plastic. If you're interested in bamboo products, check out the following suggestions from shops in Switzerland.
- allesbambus ( allesbambus.ch ). A studio shop in Thun where you can find everything from tea to parquet flooring.
- Manufactum ( manufactum.ch ). Here you'll find products such as toothbrushes, kitchen utensils like salad servers and bowls, and even lunch boxes.
- Bambuswelt ( bambuswelt.ch ). This shop in Emmen primarily offers bamboo furniture.
- For all you gardeners: most nurseries offer bamboo. You can find care tips here: bambuswald.de/bambuspflege-und-tipps
Bamboo at NIKIN
If you're not only the owner of a garden but also countless pairs of socks with holes, then it's time for some new ones! With TreeSocks , NIKIN has made sure your feet stay warm even in winter. They're made from 80% bamboo fiber and are manufactured in Riga, Latvia. Sustainable and warm. What more could you want?! So, grab them! ;-)
