Bamboo, an element with Eastern cultural feature, can be easily used in our daily lives. But the international brands may re interpret it in different aspects.
Sport Brands
Due to the rich forms of bamboo, designers have ample design space, and printing bamboo patterns on shoes and clothing is something many brands have done. While just the interpretation of patterns can no longer satisfy the creative desires of some brand’s designers.
For example, Nike is increasingly using bamboo fiber as the material for its sports shoes and clothing. The breathability and antibacterial properties of sports shoes and clothing manufactured in this way have been improved, and the addition of bamboo patterns and colors has made their connection with bamboo elements even closer.
Perfume and skin care products
Although bamboo does not have a distinct aroma, it has a fresh and elegant scent that gives people a relaxing feeling. The green tea and bamboo perfume of L’Occitane, and Gucci Bamboo are typical applications of bamboo elements in perfume. It is worth mentioning that bottle cap of Gucci Bamboo is designed with bamboo signature, and the packaging box is also full of bamboo elements.
At the same time, the antibacterial properties of bamboo are manifested in skin care products as its excellent soothing and anti-inflammatory effects. For example, Estee Lauder once extracted effective ingredients from bamboo to make skin care products.
Accessories
The perfect clothing combination cannot do without bags and accessories, and bags and accessories cannot do without bamboo elements. The uses of bamboo leaves, bamboo stems, bamboo weaving and other bamboo elements in bags and accessories is countless, like Tiffany’s bamboo leaf earrings, Louis Vuitton’s bamboo knot necklace, Gucci’s bamboo handle bags, which are very distinctive.
Haute Couture
Bamboo, as one of the representatives of Eastern culture, is certainly not to be missed in Haute Couture of international brands. The most impressive is the Armani Prive Spring/Summer 2015 Haute Couture collection, with the theme of “The Rhythm of Bamboo”. The entire show’s setting, costumes, and accessories are all exquisite interpretations of bamboo elements.
This visual feast has been almost ten years, but bamboo elements are still popular among designers of various brands. The designers at Booboa are no exception, they are using more modern design concepts to further promote traditional Eastern bamboo elements to the world.
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