Bamboo is nothing short of extraordinary - growing fast, bending without breaking, and carrying the strength of steel. In Bali, it’s more than a material; it’s a philosophy of design grounded in flexibility, resilience, and imagination.

This is the second episode in our three part series Material Cultures, in which we meet designers who don’t just shape their materials, they listen to them.

Today we’re in Bali, where bamboo becomes architecture: light, strong, fluid, and where craft and engineering meet in astonishing ways.

Guest: Elora Hardy, Founder & Director, Ibuku Indonesia

With special thanks to the team at Culture By Design (ABC International).