Practical Bamboo Skills Training
Come and be part of our Hands-On Bamboo Skills Training in Belega (15-20 min from Ubud), the village of world-famous Bamboo Craftsmen, Carpenters and Builders… Become an unbeatable hands-on bamboo builder and learn about how to use bamboo in construction: From the basics of carpentry techniques, functional design elements, modelling, furniture-making, art & interiors, traditional and modern design to getting hands-on experience in building techniques and the tricks of the trade – alongside local families and culture… Bamboo Creative Bali offers a hands-on experience for you to develop confidence and learn the basic concepts and techniques of working practically with bamboo.
This program is for those who would like to familiarise themselves through gaining practical experience in bamboo building, bamboo design, carpentry and joinery – along with gaining knowledge of the different qualities and styles of design and environmental requirements to build for. You will gain experience in bamboo joinery, carpentry and the design process through a group project and/or individual creative project (as you choose) with the guidance of expert bamboo carpenters and master-craftsmen learning the “tricks of the trade” and unique traditional skills of artesian bamboo workers. Internship programs are tailored according to the needs and interests of students.
3 Month Bamboo Building Program
Join us for an epic journey into Bamboo Building: https://canva.link/3monthprogram
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We can’t wait to share this experience with you and have you join our program learning directly from the Real Bamboo Masters… alongside local families and experiencing the local culture of Bali!
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Internship Training
We host regular Internship programs where you can learn bamboo skills for individual projects and small-scale construction, bamboo art, traditional techniques and methods for design and crafting and interior design and furniture along with earth-building programs and up-cycled earthship-style affordable construction techniques. We would love your support and contribution towards our ongoing study and documentation of practical processes for making affordable bamboo design accessible to local populations and contributing to a Regenerative culture of inclusion, transparency and fairness. Follow our journey to bring bamboo into the realm of sustainability for local people in “developing countries” by informing and facilitating wider knowledge of and examples of bamboo structures which are sustainable and affordable – Have input into the design processes for practical and affordable bamboo buildings – and access to all future online courses and programs. Get Access to our Free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5443799475664816/?ref=share
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Do YOU want to learn to BUILD from bamboo?
This versatile renewable fast-growing material that could help save our planet from resource depletion
What you’ll learn:
The 101 Bamboo Knowledge
- Selecting and Harvesting Bamboo; Maintaining Bamboo Clumps; Bamboo Treatment Methods
- Bamboo Tools and Safety – Knives and Tool maintenance
- Basic Bamboo Joinery and Carpentry Techniques – Cutting, Splitting, Carving/Shaping, Weaving and Joinery
- Bamboo Design Elements, Model-Making/ Miniatures; Concept of a Bamboo Structure; Costing a design.
- Onsite Construction, – Aspects of Bamboo Construction including Site Planning and Foundations.
- Carpentry Techniques – Bundling Bamboo (Bamboo Lidi), Bamboo Flooring; Bending Bamboo and Bamboo Roofing
- Long term Maintenance and protection of a Bamboo Structure; Protecting the bamboo/Finishing/Post Construction maintenance and longevity,
On top of that we’ll tell you the SECRET of our tiny house bamboo design…
Our vision
At Bamboo Creative, it isn’t just about construction, We are also looking at systems for the tropics that can help:
1. Reduce waste and Redirection of plastic throw-away
2. Lessen the need for Power consumption; Earth-friendly systems
3. Small Space/Urban Vertical Gardening for Food production
4. Grey-water systems and Energy from Human Waste
5. Education and Outreach to promote earth-friendly lifestyle practices and uptake of bamboo in developing countries
6. Affordable Practical Design and Construction Methods and Material Sources that could also be applied in “western countries”
Approaching a zero waste economy and community
Bamboo Creative wants YOU – to be the change!
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As the founder of Bamboo Creative, I am passionate about natural building and design, experimentation, raising awareness and sharing skills that can make building bamboo homes sustainable, affordable and accessible – especially for People LIVING IN “developing countries” who make up around 70% of the global population of our planet. I have been learning about bamboo for the last five years through this construction project in Bali where I am creating an Eco-activity Community Centre inclusive of special needs and facilitating carpentry, craft-making, eco-building and product design using recycled/reclaimed trash, bamboo and earth-building techniques.
We offer a sliding-scale contribution approach to make this learning accessible to the everyone. Please communicate whatever way you feel you can pay/contribute and also offer your skills and time. Whether you’d like to contribute more physically through Skills/Labour in construction and/or professional sense or are interested to assist in developing aspects of our inclusive program for disabilities. We are committed to finding ways to collaborate which are mutually beneficial for everyone. You can pre-pay your program fully or partially to assist us in financing and preparations, ready for your arrival and participation…
Join us in Bali to become an unbeatable bamboo builder!
Our Internship Programs run from April until August… The basic program is a 3 week training – you can attend for 1-3 months. You can add a VIP program to develop a design or learn/practice specific skills. Intermediate and Advanced skills are taught through our bamboo carpentry and building programs.
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