Bamboo furniture “Where western design meets indian tradition”

designing boo furniture “Where western design meets indian tradition” designing boo furniture “Where western design meets indian tradition” Photograph on cover: Elke van Gelder © Before publishing any content of this report first contact CIBART, DDiD or Thies Timmermans Foreword This project is a result of an exchange program of DDiD (Dutch Design in De-velopment) and CIBART (Centre for Indian Bamboo Resource and Technol-ogy). DDiD sends professional designers who are keen to expand their hori-zon and are willing to exchange their knowledge for a good cause, wherein eventually both the parties benefit from a mutual exchange of knowledge & experience. This report was initially written as to show the two month during process to all interested. Eventually its content can be used as a guideline for those who will participate in the DDiD program or for others who are (going to be) in-volved in a sustainability, bamboo or development country project. Contents Foreword 3 Contents 4 Abbrevitions 7 Assignment 8 Initial design proposal 8 Background 8 Adjusted assignment 10 Workplan 12 Bamboo 15 Bamboo in general 15 Public’s view 15 Region specie 16 Environmental issues 19 Konbac 21 Organisation & location 21 Mission & objectives 22 Set-up 24 Bamboo processing 26 Introduction 26 Preservation 28 Peeling skin & knot removal 31 Sawing 31 Splitting 31 Straightening & bending 32 Construction 32 Sanding 32 Coating 32 Export 34 Market 36 Introduction 36 Survey 36 Lounge 38 Design 42 Bamboo experience 42 Sketching 42 Concepts 42 Prototyping 46 Evaluation 52 Prototype improvements 52 Project evaluation 56 References 58 Appendix 60 I Contacts 60 II Planning 62 III Market research 64 IV Tactics 65 V Product catalogue 66 Credits 73 ... - tailieumienphi.vn