Boost for bamboo
the patio at the India Habitat Centre resembled a snazzy, comfortable living space with reclining chairs, low side tables, foot stools, screens, snug utility seats, compact closets, sleek standing lamps and a myriad other furniture. Brightly coloured toys lay on rugs that were overturned by the incessant wind blowing across, the pastel coloured cushions for the chairs lay scattered on the floor. A visitor walking in could easily mistake it for a cosy lobby laid out for the tired visitor. Only it wasn't. On view was an exhibition display of "design concepts' made with a new material bamboo boards by faculty members and students of the National Institute of Design (nid), Ahmedabad called
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