Showing posts with label bamboo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bamboo. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sk8 Bamboo Gr8ness


With the collective experience of 25+ years Geoff Koboldt and Ron Stebenne, of BambooSk8, know what's up when it comes to skateboards and what individual skaters across the globe are looking for.


Established in 2007, BambooSK8 of Oceanside, California, specializes in 100% bamboo skateboards and veneers. They currently own provisional patent, in both the USA and other key countries, to protect the application and design of their 100% bamboo skateboards.


This eco-conscious company takes responsibility for how their operations affect the planet by performing such business practices as choosing the bamboo from their managed bamboo forests to recycling the decks after they have been worn down.


Bamboosk8 also makes it easier for consumers to contribute to green practices not only with their sustainable product, but also the transportation it provides--Talk about minimizing your carbon-footprint.


Seeking to revolutionize the way the action sports industry views and uses natural resources, BambooSk8 strives to create a better product for a better world built around sustainability.


We applaud BambooSk8 for their determination to make a positive difference in influencing the shift from maple-deforestation to sustainable-bamboo in deck creation! These generous gents also donated a deck in which will be up for auction during the event. You can see it up close and personal at Ecologique: FGF.


You can also find their decks at any of the Play It Again Sports in San Diego in addition to many other locations, internationally. Check them out at www.bamboosk8.com

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Peek-a-Bamboo!

When contacted to get involved with our green fashion movement, Jamie Lim, founder of KAYU Bamboo Sunglasses, was determined to help!

Jamie grew up in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong where she became intrigued by the unique environment. The aest
hetics of the region inspired her to create a line of ecological and ethical accessories-- sunglasses... but what for the material?

Jamie found the solution for her accessories in bamboo. Bamboo is the
fastest growing plant on earth and can restore itself in just five years. Unlike trees, bamboos grow to full height in a single growing season (3–4 mos). Bamboo also has the ability to grow naturally without pesticides or fertilizers thus making it a sustainable, eco-friendly material to work with.


KAYU has been featured in such publications as In STYLE Magazine and Cosmopolitan Magazine, among others. KAYU products are also currently on display at "Fabric for Thought", an exhibition of sustainable fashions held at the Koldinghus Museum in Denmark until September 6th 2009.
KAYU collaborates with Unite for Site, Inc., an organization promoting the elimination of preventable blindness, by donating $50 of each pair of sunglasses sold!
In addition to practicing eco-consciousness and donating to a great cause, KAYU is donating two pairs of their newest style of bamboo sunglasses to be a part of the charity auction held at Ecologique: Fashion for a Green Future event!

Please visit KAYUs website to see their range of sunglasses handcrafted from bamboo...

www.kayudesign.com


[Look out for new designs this fall '09!]


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