In 2010, Elora Hardy left her successful career in the NYC fashion scene to design sustainable bamboo houses in Bali, and six years later, she’s succeeded. She founded Ibuku together with a team of artisans, designers and engineers to reinvent sustainable building using one of nature’s most versatile materials—bamboo. Bamboo is a wonderful material for building: it’s one of the fastest-growing plants in the world with a 4-year growth cycle. It has a strength-to-weight ratio and tensile strength comparable to conventional materials like steel, and if treated properly, it can last a lifetime.

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