WINNER OF THE SHANGHAI WORLD EXPO 2010 - INTERNATIONAL BAMBOO PRODUCT IDEAS COMPETITION - 1st prize in the Clothing Category Ganador y creador original de Eco-sandals, producto ganador del Primer Puesto en la Competencia de Ideas, organizada por el INBAR ‘International Bamboo and Rattan'. Product Ideas Competition - Categoría Clothing. International Bamboo and Rattan Product Ideas Competition Awards Recognise Innovative Ideas for Better Cities Better Lives 2010.

1. ECO SANDALS
by Ricardo Garcia Garayar &
Lorena Nolte

2. About our team
 Peruvian cultivation & interest in bamboo have increased
substantially in recent years
 Ricardo and Lorena got together to present the eco sandals
product to Inbar
 We both have a great affinity for bamboo and its many
products
 Ricardo is an artisan who has worked with bamboo in it’s
diverse aspects, from low-cost housing to eco sandals
 Lorena is an architect with the vision of incorporating
bamboo in building design

3. Inspired by
 Bamboo, traditional Shipibo fabric and huayruro seeds from
the Amazon jungle inspired the creation of the eco sandals
 Bamboo is a noble material that enables us to remain in
contact with nature as we take each and every step in life
 It is believed that the Shipibo tribe’s inspiration comes from
their dreams or visions and that they incorporate them in
fabrics and crockery to preserve their origins for future
generations
 The huayruro seed is a very strong good-luck symbol and
has an everlasting bright-red color

4. Building the sole

5. Finishing the sole

6. Working on fabric to cover thongs

7. More details at www.eco-sandals.blogspot.com