‘pile isle reloaded’ bamboo bench by elena goray and christoph tönges image © designboom

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.

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011 combining different types of bamboo create a vivid pattern image © designboom

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011 detail of various types of bamboo image © designboom

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011 image © designboom

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011 side view image © designboom

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011 image © designboom

bamboo bundle bench at DMY berlin design festival 2011 exhibition view at the DMY berlin central exhibition space, a former city airport berlin tempelhof image © designboom

video © elena goray