tree to home · from our bamboo grove to your home
bringing nature into the home
With sophistication, safety and durability. For over 40 years, two families have turned the bamboo from our own grove into architecture, surfaces and light.
40+ years
of pioneering work with bamboo, across the Borges and Ripper families
20+ years
of scientific research on bamboo in architecture
guadua
the species we grow in our own grove, in Paraty
simón vélez
long-time partner and a world reference in bamboo architecture
where to start
which way in?
Whether it's an architecture project or a piece for your home, each path takes you straight to what matters to you.
bamboo specialists for architects
for architects
You design. BĀMS makes the bamboo work.
From specification to execution, we support architects at every stage of a bamboo project: material selection, detailing, construction solutions, supply, treatment, processing and execution.
Tree to Home: mastery of bamboo from planting to the building site.
- surfaces
- expertise
- special solutions
- completed projects
for your home
for you
BĀMS Lighting Design
Light sculptures made with bamboo and natural materials.
Bringing people closer to nature is what our lamps do. Every piece carries the natural variations of the material. Same model. No two pieces alike.
- decorative
- technical
collab Fabiana Porto
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who we are
bâms
At bâms, we don't outsource the work: we roll up our sleeves and do it. Two families, over 40 years of bamboo and a story that keeps growing.
- history
- manifesto
- tree to home
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tree to home
from our bamboo grove to your home
We own the whole chain, from planting to installation. That's why you can trust that the bamboo reaching you is the same one that left our grove.
- groveour own crop in Paraty
- selectionculm by culm, by maturity
- harvestat the right time for the plant
- treatmentour own durability process
- dryingcontrolled, so it doesn't crack
- processingcores, slats and culms
- installationon site or in the piece
completed projects
projects that tell our story
let's talk
shall we talk about your project?
Tell us what you have in mind. The conversation starts here, with people who have lived bamboo for over four decades.