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The Bamboo U Podcast

Hosted by Orin Hardy

A podcast bringing you conversations about architecture, sustainability, design, creative
thinking and bamboo.

A series of interviews with bamboo experts and pioneers who are exploring innovative ways to inspire the world to work with bamboo as a sustainable timber for the future.

Episode 1: Meet your Host

Meet Orin Hardy, director of Bamboo U, ecological designer and entrepreneur. Hear his vision of creating a more beautiful world with bamboo.

Episode 2: Building The Future with Bamboo

Tune in to learn about how John Hardy gathered a team of designers, educators and builders to create the iconic Green School Bali campus.

Episode 3: 1000 Bamboo Villages

Learn about Arief Rabik's approach towards growing regenerative bamboo forests in Indonesia.

Episode 4: Training The Eye with Bamboo

Listen in to learn more about how bamboo can expand your creativity and develop beautiful objects out of bamboo.

Episode 5: Reimagining Homes with Bamboo

In this episode, Elora Hardy shares insights on reconnecting human spaces with nature, and reminding us that a hopeful future is possible.

Episode 6: Building Bikes with Bamboo

Hear from James Wolf about his mission to design bikes using bamboo not only because it is sustainable, but because it performs better.

Episode 7: Bamboo Carpentry in Bal

This episode explores the role of craftsmanship in bamboo construction. Moko shares his lifelong insight in traditional carpentry and bamboo processing in Bali.

Episode 8: Becoming a Bamboo Architect

Follow Jules De Laage's journey in becoming a bamboo architect and understanding the full capacity of bamboo as a building material.

Episode 9: Bamboo Farms in Europe

Dr. Friederich is planting Europe's first bamboo farm in southern Portugal. He says it could be the beginning of the bamboo industry in the region.

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  • Your story is inspiring, unique and creates a sense of hope for the future of the planet

  • You're ready to take your work further and make a bigger impact.

  • You're excited to become part of a worldwide bamboo movement.

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