The product is a battery powered, bamboo incased, LED Torch. The design arose from a project attempting to replace the excessive use of plastics in household consumer electronics, in an effort to demonstrate natural, unprocessed materials ability to fit to certain required design constraints. By using the existing properties of the material; durability, flexibility, form and scale, in place of the extensive processing of artificial materials.
Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world, and can be grown effectively in a diverse range of climates. Not only does it result in the largest component of the product being biodegradable, its natural strength and hollow form creates adequate casing in place of plastics. Through minimal, very basic production, the natural form incases the internal electrical components.
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Bamboo Torch - 2007
Bamboo Torch