Anna Perugini's reversible vases have jointed stems like bamboo
Bamboo Grove is a collection of mouth-blown glass vases that can be overturned and filled with flowers at both ends designed by Italian designer Anna Perugini for Ichendorf. More
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Morag Myerscough designs bamboo pavilion to bring "unexpected joy" to passersby
Colourful geometric panels and positive messages brighten the bamboo structure of the See Through pavilion, which designer and artist Morag Myerscough has installed in a park in London. More
Beach homes by Zozaya Arquitectos "mimic the fluidity of waves"
The sloping morphology of Mexican village Troncones is mirrored in Punta Majahua, a set of curvy beachfront apartments created by Zozaya Arquitectos. More
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Vo Trong Nghia Architects builds bamboo dome over lakeside restaurant
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has created a 16-metre-high bamboo dome for Vedana Restaurant, which is built over an artificial lake facing the mountains in Ninh Binh Province. More
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Daosheng Design creates monochromatic bar with looping bamboo sculpture
The Flow of Ecstatic is a bar in Dongguan, China, designed by Daosheng Design with an all-grey interior featuring a swooping ceiling sculpture of bamboo. More
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Imafuku Architects completes Dongshang bar in Beijing with bamboo surfaces
Canes of bamboo interlace across the ceiling to form a canopy above guests in this bar in Beijing, China designed by Imafuku Architects. More
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Bamboo and rammed-earth therapy centre in Bangladesh wins 2020 Obel Award
Dezeen promotion: a community centre in Bangladesh designed by German architect Anna Heringer has won the second edition of the prestigious Obel Award. More
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Architecture Brio raises artist's cabin on stilts in India
Mumbai Artist Retreat is a cabin built from steel and bamboo by Indian studio Architecture Brio in the coastal town of Alibag that's raised on stilts to withstand rising sea levels. More
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Vegahouse designs stool with removable seat made of woven bamboo
Japanese architecture firm Vegahouse has ventured into furniture design, using the traditional craft of bamboo weaving to make a minimal and modern stool. More
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Ruta 4 builds clothing factory from bamboo in rural Colombia
Bamboo doors let sunlight and fresh air into this clothing factory in rural Colombia, designed by architecture studio Ruta 4. More
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Eliza Hague designs inflatable origami-like greenhouses from bamboo and shellac
Design student Eliza Hague has created a concept for inflatable greenhouses made from shellac-coated bamboo paper to help residents of Jaipur, India, grow their own food. More
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David Trubridge redesigns Cloud lighting collection
Dezeen Showroom: Lighting designer David Trubridge has reissued his range of Cloud lights with a more sustainable design that replaces plastic with bamboo. More
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Centre for displaced Rohingya women built from bamboo in Bangladesh
Architect Rizvi Hassan used bamboo to build a community centre for Rohingya women and girls living in a refugee camp, where they can bathe and access counselling. More
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Rough concrete walls frame jungle views at The Tiing hotel in Bali
Concrete was cast against bamboo to create the rugged walls of this boutique hotel in Bali, by Australian architect Nic Brunsdon. More
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School for squatters in India can be dismantled to evade bulldozers
Social Design Collaborative has created ModSkool, a modular anti-eviction school for farming communities in Delhi that can be quickly dismantled if the settlement is demolished. More
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Ramboll uses bamboo to build earthquake-resistant housing in Indonesia
Civil engineering company Ramboll has worked with locals in Lombok, Indonesia, to build three quake-proof housing prototypes that are made almost entirely out of bamboo. More
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Atelier Tao+C lines walls of capsule hotel with bamboo bookshelves
Bamboo bookshelves line the triple-height atrium of a glass-walled capsule hotel and library in Zhejiang Province, China, by Atelier Tao+C. More
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Ditch concrete and steel with our Pinterest boards unearthing alternative building materials
Reflecting on last week's climate summit, we're showcasing alternatives to concrete in this week's new Pinterest boards. Branch out with our spruced-up boards featuring cross-laminated timber high rises, bamboo structures and enclosures with rammed-earth walls. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest › More
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Kengo Kuma combines bamboo with carbon fibre to create "material for the future"
Bamboo and carbon fibre can be used together to build earthquake-proof architecture, says Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, whose Bamboo Ring is installed at the V&A for London Design Festival. More
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Zuo Studio builds arching bamboo pavilion over water in Taiwan
A pavilion of woven bamboo and steel by Zuo Studio arches over a body of water to create a shady place to sit in Huludun Park in Taiwan. More
