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Designed by IBUKU and built by the craftsmen of Bamboo Pure, Sharma Springs has drawn attention far beyond Bali. Here are the films and stories that tell it best.
TED · Elora Hardy, founder of IBUKU
Magical houses, made of bamboo
2015 · 10 min
In her TED talk, IBUKU founder Elora Hardy shows how her team designs and builds with bamboo in Bali, letting every curved pole shape homes, bridges and rooms that no straight-edged building could. This house, which IBUKU designed, is the talk's cover image.
Watch on YouTubeVideo tour · filmed by guest Mel W
A video tour of the house
2020 · 4 min
Shot with a drone and a handheld camera during a guest's two-night stay, this four-minute tour shows the house from above the jungle canopy and from the inside.
Watch on YouTubeCBS Sunday Morning · Seth Doane reports
The bamboo homes of Bali
2014 · 5 min
CBS correspondent Seth Doane visits the homes tucked into Bali's jungle that look like something out of a fairytale: soaring rooflines, few walls or windows, and nearly everything made from bamboo. A look at the world this house comes from.
Watch on YouTubeTEDxUbud · Elora Hardy
Houses made of grass
2014 · 13 min
Elora Hardy's talk in Ubud on what it takes to build an IBUKU house: thousands of handmade pegs, 18-metre bamboo poles, bare feet and hundreds of hands, and why bamboo changes what luxury can mean.
Watch on YouTubeAlso featured on
- CBS This Morning
- New York magazine, front page