I remember rolling around as a kid on shag carpet (hideous shades of orange) most likely made from some obscene synthetic polymer. Anji Mountain Rug Company  has luxuriantly soft deep pile bamboo and organic shag rugs that will smother you in a wave of nostalgia (natural nostalgia). Each renewable bamboo/cotton strand is about 1.5 inches long (I think that is sufficient for shag angels) and backed with organic cotton canvas. “Bamboo fiber is naturally antimicrobial, hypoallergenic and odor resistant.” Anji Mountain Company is the first to produce such a product and with great success as finalist in the 2008 Housewares Design Awards held in Times Square. The Bamboo Shag area rug at 5′x8′ would be perfect for back to college or the new apartment and is available in five solid colors (no putrid green!?!).

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Surfmonk is all about Bamboo and I don’t blame them… It’s highly renewable and soft as hell.  Their hoodies remind me of those old Baja pullovers, which were cool in their day, but I was never stoked to pull a burlap sack over my head after coming out to the waves.  These on the other hand look like something I’d never want to take off.  Surfmonk also make robes and wraps for men, women and children, and a cool beach blanket with a built in shoulder strap.  They range in price from about $39 for a wrap to $199 for a full length robe.  Check them out!  [via: Notcot]

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These pieces are from the “Laminated Bamboo Lumber Project” at TEORI Co. LTD.  The site is in Japanese and the Google translation is not so great so bear with me.  From what I can tell they commissioned 6 designers to make a range of sustainable products from Bamboo plywood and achieved some amazing results… 

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This eco-friendly umbrella is made to last and it’s made from recyclable materials, but the designers made it completely biodegradable just incase it still ends up in a landfill.  Made from bamboo, a plant that is naturally good at weathering a storm, it should hold up in some of the roughest conditions.  Instead of the traditional dark nylon canopy the Brelli boasts a patent pending clear canopy that is completely biodegradable.  Taking it a step further, they made sure to use materials that release only harmless gas when they do biodegrade.  The result is a durable and beautiful umbrella you wont want to throw out, but one that wont harm the planet if you do. 

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Designer Anthony Marschak elegantly combines function and form in this simple yet versatile piece.  Use the Becca Stool it as…lets start with… a stool, with or without a cushion.  Use it as an end table, or stack them to make a unique shelving unit.  Made from fast-growing, rapidly renewable bamboo and with resource efficient molded ply construction you can feel good any way you choose to use it.  

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Greenify your next desktop.  Instead of buying an all plastic computer get a monitor, mouse and keyboard made of bamboo.  Bamboo is a rapidly renewable material, easily recyclable, strong and flexible so it makes a great replacement for plastic. 

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This modern beauty designed by Anthony Marschak is called the Spring Chair, because of the gentle rocking motion it gets from the strong, flexible and rapidly renewable bamboo.   It is features a non-toxic finish, plus, the design minimizes weight and material waste.  Contoured and tapered to fit the body this breath taking chair is comfortable, ergonomically sound and Green. 

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The Arbor Sports Bamboo Pin is a classic tapered longboard for tree huggers that love to carve!  It is made from one of today’s most renewable resources, bamboo.  Bamboo is organically fast growing and self-propagating, and doesn’t need harmful cultivation techniques.  Plus it is light, durable, flexible and resistant to compression.  In other words, do your worst, the Bamboo Pin can handle it, probably better than you can.  I don’t suspect you’ll find any of these in a landfill. 

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