Mmmm.... Bamboo

Bamboo has to be one of the most versatile materials. Not only can we use it for flooring, countertops and a decking material, we can learn from it as Garr Reynolds desribes in his TEDx talk. I've seen a good amount of bamboo suppliers lately but I would have to say that Moso-Bamboo has one of the best selections of well done bamboo materials. I especially like the grooved decking.

Credit for my discovery must go toMaterials and Sources, which  I found while searching for an image of the RockPanel Woods.

Materials (Rock Panel)

One thing I would like to use this journal for is to share different materials that we have experience with or materials we would like to experiment with.

In the last few years there has been a surge of cementitious wall panels. The most recent find is a UK company called Rock Panel. Specifically i have been looking at Rock Panel Woods. It seems (at least from photos I've seen) to have a nice variation in the panel colors. Most of the time when you find 'wood' finishes there is a definite repetition in the panel colors that would never happen with real wood. I think it might be worth some investigation time.

Check them out here: Rock Panel