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, […]

In late 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 Botanical Murals is inspired by our passion for bamboo, our research and our search for a […]

From February to March 2025, Brilliant Bamboo is 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 […]