Tom immediately turned to bamboo for his material of choice. Bamboo is strong. which is why people for centuries from across the world have been using bamboo to build their homes to protect their families. It has a peculiar flexibility as a material that it can serve as the key ingredient of a hard floor or a soft bed sheet, it really does sound like some industrial wonder stuff. Hardwood can take a hundred years to reach maturity, bamboo does not mess around, growing to its full height in one season, regenerating after harvesting for up to fifty years. As Tom affirms, "It's long established reputation as a sustainable design material is richly deserved."