Welcome to Brilliant Bamboo
A people and planet-friendly project for Stoke and Staffordshire.
Hello! We’re an organisation creating projects for people and planet using bamboo and other materials to create and imagine greener futures in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire and the planet.
We are a Community Interest Company with a mission to marry the arts, communities and professionals from across the sectors in exploration and collaboration around growing, building, and creating from bamboo.
We’re here to develop environmentally positive projects that explore sustainable materials for people and the planet. We’re developing our organisation and projects all the time and we’ll be looking for you to be involved by coming along, taking part, volunteering, becoming a partner or collaborator, or as a funder.
You’re invited to have a look around to find out more about us and why bamboo, join our mailing list, follow us on socials, or contact us to be involved.
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Recent projects
In October 2024, Brilliant Bamboo was awarded funding to develop two projects as part of the Stoke High Street Accelerator Greenspace Project through Stoke-on-Trent City Council and funds from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, has a range of things it offers: The funding will support the project’s development, […]
Brilliant Botanicals is inspired by our passion for bamboo, our research that brings the connection to our local story of the pottery industry through their caneware and surface pattern designs from the late 1700’s onwards. For our first phase of this strand of our work, that has taken place in Stoke town between October 2024 […]
From February to March 2025, Brilliant Bamboo are working with Middleport Matters and those in the Middleport area as part of the #DiscoverMiddleport project to co-create a new piece of bamboo sculpture and furniture with artist, Spencer Jenkins. Middleport residents were some of the first to work with Bamboo as part of Imagine Bamboo for […]
Booming Brilliant is Brilliant Bamboo’s emergent and DIY podcast. Created by our Director, Gemma, the podcast captures short conversations during conference-style events and longer chats with colleagues to learn more about what and how they have worked with bamboo and why. The podcast will continue to develop as a place for conversations, learning and championing […]
In late 2023, we were pleased to be able to work with LadyBird Su or artist Su Hurrell who supported us to investigate a site in a village, Fulford, at the edge of the city towards Stone. Although the project did not come to be, we have the lovely image by Su, and the commission […]
Recent posts / news
Sandra’s Story: #DiscoverMiddleport
During the work Brilliant did in February and March with Middleport Matters, as part of #DiscoverMiddleport and our project Discover Bamboo, we commissioned Spencer Jenkins
New murals celebrate Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic heritage and bamboo’s creative potential
Two new murals celebrating Stoke-on-Trent’s ceramic history and the creative potential of bamboo have been created in the city. The Brilliant Botanicals murals – a
Bamboo dome to be constructed in Stoke-on-Trent
A bamboo dome is set to be built in a Stoke-on-Trent town centre, offering a hands-on look at natural construction and collaboration. Members of the
Booming Brilliant live with Neil Thomas MBE & Jörg Stamm on Monday 31 March 2025, Stoke-on-Trent
Brilliant Bamboo has the privilege to host Neil Thomas MBE, Atelier One and Jörg Stamm, the international bamboo master-craftsman for a talk about their work.
Introducing our Masterclass artists and makers
During February and March 2025, we invited a range of artists and makers to apply to be a part of our collective to develop their
Brilliant Botanicals: introducing the artists
Introducing the fantastic artists and collaborators we have the honour of working with for our 2025 Brilliant Botanicals project, we’re hoping to develop more. Rob
