bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011


'pile isle reloaded' bamboo bench by elena goray and christoph tönges
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comprised of a bundle of bamboo poles strapped together with metal bands, the 'pile isle reloaded' bench requires neither screws, nor glue.
the various colors and diameters of the 10 different types of bamboo coming from colombia, china and indonesia create
a vivid pattern. the bamboo bench 'pile isle reloaded' by german-based designer elena goray and engineer christoph tönges
has been presented at the central exhibition space of DMY berlin 2011, located in the former city airport berlin tempelhof.



combining different types of bamboo create a vivid pattern
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detail of various types of bamboo
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side view
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exhibition view at the DMY berlin central exhibition space, a former city airport berlin tempelhof
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video © elena goray

anita db
06.14.11  
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bamboo from china, colombia, and indonesia to create this single design? what a nice carbon footprints
fitorio   06.15.11
¿MORE for less or less for MORE. ?
¿ Smart and lazy is good design ?
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