This stunning sculpture kicks off the October bamboo on the Internet list. It’s made from bamboo and string. More photos at the artists Facebook page.

Personal

Bamboo gets very personal with these products:

• Washable handmade bamboo tampons on Etsy
  
• Underwear for space
• Bamboo toilet paper – same price as the regular stuff, and softer

Furniture (or art?)

This beautiful bamboo chair is named flow. It was created at Scope design studio in Taiwan. I’m glad I don’t have to clean it though. Follow the link to see the more practical set of nesting stools, (not made from bamboo) and more.

Mac accessories

I’m almost tempted to ditch Android for Mac just to make use of the range of bamboo accessories available. Two came to my attention this month: a roll-top iPad cover and a wonderfully minimalist docking station for an iPhone. These would go well with Bamboola’s bamboo iPhone cover (or any bamboo iPhone cover).

Art installation

If you’re lucky enough to get to the Woodford Folk Festival this year, you’ll be able to enter the amphitheatre through a 300 metre woven bamboo tunnel. The tunnel is this years special project. In collaboration with Cave Urban, it will be created by Taiwanese sculptor Wang Wen–Chih and team of volunteers. See more of Wang Wen-Chih’s work here. His installation, The Light of Shodoshima, pictured, is one of the many outdoor installations for this years Setouchi Triennale.

Sustainable outdoor cooking fuel

Bamboo charcoal for your barbecue? A start-up in the US is nearly ready to tap into the more than 80 percent of US households that own a barbecue grill. Hot Bambu is one of many Kickstarter projects. Have a look at the table below to see why you should be using bamboo charcoal.

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	HOT Bambú Lump Charcoal		Wood Lump Charcoal		Briquette Charcoal
	∞ Contains 100% natural bamboo charcoal ∞ Sustainable grilling from a rapidly renewable resource ∞ Does not contribute to deforestation ∞ Processed in a respectful and environmentally friendly way ∞ Burns clean with little smoke		• Contains trees cut from primary forest, plywood, pine (soft wood), and treated flooring scraps • Contributes to illegal logging and green house gas emissions • Creates mass soil erosion and devastation of natural habitat		x Contains ignite coal and sulfur, sodium nitrate (gun powder), limestone, starch, borax (fertilizer), charred sawdust, and toxic solvents that are confirmed to cause kidney and brain damage x Gives food the taste of fossil fuel