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IBUKU Wonderlands

November 14, 2024

Vogue Japan Feature & New Developments at IBUKU

August 2, 2024

Extraordinary Celebrations by Assouline

March 6, 2023

Interview with Elora Hardy, Design and Founder of IBUKU about Balinese a Day of Silence

Cove Pavilion

January 6, 2023

In 2022 we were commissioned to design a very special project located at Kura Kura Island called The Cove Pavilion.

In the palm of your hand — Behind the details

October 12, 2019

When we began building with bamboo the focus was on dynamic structural shells. As we started building homes we realized that the interior details needed to live up to the majesty of that conversation we had started. Those mundane things that usually disappear or camouflage in a conventional mixed-media house really stand out against bamboo, and can pull you out of the journey. We strive to make sure the details feel like part of our world.

The smallest cuts — Behind the simplicity

April 19, 2018

One of the special things about this clock is that we used the intact slices of tiny bamboo to form the circular elements of the numbers. For example, the six has a circle in it, so we find the smallest piece of bamboo and slice it across. The little curving arm is made of another cross section cut in half. Instead of chopping the bamboo up completely to bend it to our imaginations, we give it the chance to lead us along it’s path of least resistance, somewhere we wouldn’t have thought up on our own.

Architectural Digest Embraces Bamboo

May 25, 2017

It is an honor to have our beloved Ananda House make its debut in the esteemed Architectural Digest USA (May 2017) as a 10-page feature story. To share the story of our journey with David and then to hear how the home makes him and his family feel has been a dream for us.

Headed to the west coast of Africa — Spreading the magic dust of Bali

February 8, 2017

In February, we gathered at IBUKU’s temple to pray and ask for a blessing for a long journey ahead.