Architectural Materials
Truly the wonder kids in the plant world, bamboo and it's smaller cousin, cane, are strong, fast growing, renewable and beautiful. Every time we are in the Orient, Art and I are always in awe of the bamboo poles that are lashed together to form scaffolding that clambers up the sides of the soaring Hong Kong skyscrapers, As people become acquainted with the versatility of this material, more and more uses, from chopsticks to furniture and an endless parade of decorative accessories become available.
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