A cross-sector, multi-regional group of Lab participants are currently co-developing a prototype to bring electric bamboo bikes to Bhutan. Below is an overview of how this idea came about, and its progress to date. During the sensing journey to Vietnam, Lab participants visited a gifted young craftsman Mr. Tan in Hoi An who comes from a family of bamboo artisans. His father builds traditional bamboo goods such as furniture and houses and Tan has learned the traditional art and craft but designs innovative products, such as a wonderful bamboo bicycle frame. Amongst the participants who joined this sensing journey was Tashi Wangchuk from Bhutan, who has designed a new electric car suitable for Bhutanese terrain, and Vietnamese participants Trinh, Giang and Hang, who are engaged in organic agriculture, sustainable communities, social entrepreneurship, new economics and more in Vietnam. As the group saw the bamboo bike, an idea emerged to bring all these interest together and to create a new product that would bring together all these elements in an integrated way, this is how the idea of “Bambootan, Bike to Happiness” came about. When Giang came to Bhutan for the learning journey in May, she brought with her a bamboo bicycle frame made by Tan. Tashi will use this frame to build the first prototype of Electric Bamboo Bike in Bhutan, and will test the prototype and hope to move it into production by the end of the […]
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