Industrial Designer Brian Chang's Brilliant Use of Bamboo in Furniture

Here's a great example of adapting furniture design to local manufacturing techniques. Let's say you've got no access to foam and upholstery materials, but live in a bamboo-rich region populated by artisans who know how to work with it. Taiwan-based industrial designer Brian Chang designed this Mua-Lau Chair to suit: Chang figured out how to beef up the capabilities of the light, springy material: "The traditional bamboo weaving technique used in MUA-LAU CHAIR provides new...