Adam Robinson’s PLEAT COLLECTION
for House of Bamboo
“The answer I was looking for”
“When selecting pots for various clients of ARD I’ve been frustrated at not being able to find modern shapes in a contemporary timber pot or planter. There have been many times when a pot in a natural, organic and earthy material such as timber would have really suited the space that I’ve been designing, yet I’ve searched in vain. The only designs I could find were beachy, Hamptons or Cottage Garden style which were not at all appropriate for the modern Australian style outdoor spaces we were creating.
“I have worked with House of Bamboo for about ten years and they are the go-to supplier for many landscape designers for great outdoor fencing, shading, screening and cladding products in natural materials. They’ve also launched some really smart bamboo fencing and screening made from engineered bamboo, laminated and pre-oiled in a high-quality Woca Oil to prepare it for external use.
“This material is the answer I was looking for. Not only is bamboo the perfect material for a contemporary pot design with the warmth and texture of timber, but it’s an eco-friendly, sustainable material too. Jennifer Snyders from House of Bamboo was very open to the idea of collaborating with me on a range of bamboo planters that would take their House of Bamboo product range to the next level.”
“I look toward using sustainable materials such as bamboo for products that I design and put my name to. We all need to be more aware and concerned about how we manufacture products and choose the materials wisely, to have the least detrimental impact on the environment of the planet. We’ve got no more time to waste, we’ve got to get it right now ”
The PLEAT COLLECTION range of planters are modern and simple with smart architectural detailing. They consist of a square and round planter in two sizes, and a rounded trough also in two sizes. The planters come in three finishes and are stained in a white-wash, grey-wash and dark charcoal-wash. We’ve also designed a decorative wall screen that comes in two different sizes and is available in the same three colours.
Bamboo. A sustainable wonder of the world
Bamboo is a very sustainable crop to grow; it’s fast growing and requires no fertiliser and self-regenerates from its own roots, so it doesn’t need to be replanted.
Doesn’t require huge amounts of water, pesticides and labour that some other crops need.
A renewable resource that needs little energy to grow and prevents soil erosion.
Bamboo is a strong material; twice the compression ratio of concrete and slightly stronger tensile strength than steel, yet much lighter in weight.
“A plantation of trees can take 60-70 years to be ready for harvesting, while bamboo takes 7 years to regrow and be ready to harvest. Bamboo also produces 35% more oxygen than trees and sequesters 4 times the amount of carbon dioxide. When nature gives us a plant that replenishes itself as quickly as bamboo with all these added benefits for sustainability, it makes sense to use it as a raw material. The challenge is to educate people on these benefits for building and design and it’s for this reason a collaboration with Adam was an easy decision. I saw it as an opportunity to bring the skills of great design together with our experience in bamboo manufacturing to produce an innovative collection of architectural sustainable solutions. I saw that both Adam and I could combine our passions to provide our clients with a product range that ticks all the boxes”
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Woolooware
We created these moody, minimalist exteriors with an effortless elegance for a client who developed a luxury duplex, with his son as the builder on the project.