manufacture: several weeks

Each product is hand made by Vietnamese craftsmen. With these ancient crafts, bibol combines paints and varnishes clean and foodsafe, without solvent neither volatile organic component, environmentally friendly and compliant with REACH.

Bamboo harvested dry outside

During the rainy season, bamboo is stored within

Dry bamboo is cut into thin strips

Cutting strips of bamboo is done by hand

The strips of bamboo are carefully sorted

Carpenters assemble the strips of bamboo

Templates facilitate the formation of the bamboo objects

Whatever their size, the objects are handmade

Artisan smooths the rough edges of bamboo objects

When the climate permits, artisans work outdoors

The bamboo bowls dries out

Bamboo is perfectly sanded

Crafts people check the perfectly smooth surface

All surfaces of the bamboo is sanded by hand

Bamboo is sanded once more

Ready for painting

The raw bamboo bowls are delivered for finishing

A layer of soil is applied to surfaces that will be lacquered

Lacquer is applied on each piece

Products dry protected from dust

Between each layer of lacquer, objects are sanded with water

Great care and attention is given to each object

Until the last layer of lacquer bamboo is sanded with water

After sanding, bamboo bowls dry in

bibol products are REACH compliant

bibol products are free solvent and free volatil organic component