Green materials have come into the mainstream and bamboo has led the charge as a pliable, aesthetically relevant alternative to wood. Here are some of our favorite bamboo furniture pieces, some of which are offered with bamboo as a wood alternative, while others are designed specifically with bamboo in mind.

1. Snug-it Shelving
DESIGNER: Ecosystems
MANUFACTURER: Ecosystems
PRICE: $1,960 – $5,600
54″W 54″H 11″D

An intricate bamboo shelving system with exposed aluminum connectors, a simultaneously green and industrial piece.

2. Stepping Wood Grain Chair
DESIGNER: Think Fabricate
MANUFACTURER: Think Fabricate
PRICE: $3,000
36H x 24W x 32D

Stepping Wood Grain Chair has tonal planks with curved corner pieces are milled in solid walnut joined by bamboo plywood and walnut boards of assorted widths with end-caps made from lacquered MDF.

3. Spring Chair
DESIGNER: Modern Bamboo
MANUFACTURER: Modern Bamboo
PRICE: $690 – $710
37″H x 21″D x 17″W

The Spring chair is a single ribbon of 100 percent laminated bamboo, gently contoured and tapered to fit the body and is flexible to the movement of the sitter.

4. Blow Up Table
DESIGNER: Fratelli Campana
MANUFACTURER: Alessi
PRICE: $220
17.7″ Dia X 17.3″ H

The Campana Brothers recognizable Blow Up table is a vision of poetic randomness. A tangle of bamboo sticks play with shapes and space.

5. Tokyo Chaise Lounge
DESIGNER: Charlotte Perriand
MANUFACTURER: Cassina
PRICE: $5,155

This chair by Charlotte Perriand with Le Corbusier Group is available in a stunning bamboo version and available for the first time in production in 2012.

6. Tetrad Bamboo
DESIGNER: Brave Space Design
PRICE: $1,730
45″ x 72″ x 9″

Inspired by the classic game Tetris, the Tetrad Bamboo bookcase uses two toned bamboo — natural and amber — to add visual interest and texture.

7. Wood Stripe Dresser
DESIGNER: Iannone Design
MANUFACTURER: Iannone Design
PRICE: $3,750
59.5L x 20.5D x 29.75H

Walnut lumber mixed with amber bamboo make up the face of the drawers on this simple bedside table for a textural and sleek take on bamboo casegoods.

8. Stepping Wood Bench
DESIGNER: Think Fabricate
MANUFACTURER: Think Fabricate
PRICE: Inquire for pricing
60L x 18W x 18H

This bench juxtaposes smooth and textured surfaces with an asymmetric cascade of bamboo plywood with colored accents.

9. Mod Rocker
DESIGNER: Igloo Play
MANUFACTURER: Igloo Play
PRICE: $385
16.25w” x 22.25″D x 18.75″H

A fun children’s rocker made from a bent plywood and available in amber bamboo veneer.

10. Elko Coffee Table
DESIGNER: Eastvold Furniture
MANUFACTURER: Eastvold Furniture
PRICE: $980
45″ W X 17″ D X 16″ H

A play on contrasting materials with wood or bamboo table top and a bright powder coated steel base, this table is a fun contemporary use of bamboo.

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