Plyboo - An architectural bamboo plywood

Among the latest search by Surfaces Reporter magazine, we are glad to present  Plyboo, an architectural bamboo plywood and flooring manufactured by Smith & Fong Company, the first U.S. company to sell imported bamboo flooring in North America. Plyboo was launched as a brand in 1993.  In 2008 Smith & Fong obtained the WORLD'S FIRST NON-WOOD FSC (FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL) CERTIFICATION for its bamboo resource in China, providing third-party validation of a truly sustainable industry. 

Later that year PlybooPure FSC-certified bamboo flooring was selected as a Top-10 Green Building Product by a leading publication of Environment building news. A sustainable, versatile and aesthetically pleasing material, Plyboo can be used in a variety of applications, including interior wall cladding, countertops, flooring, retail displays, furniture construction and more. Plyboo is also formaldehyde free and offers LEED Credits.

 Availability of Plyboo

Plyboo is available in flat-grain and edge-grain style of bamboo plywood as well as the durable Plyboo Strand panels. Plyboo’s exclusive lines include The Reveal Collection, the Linear Line Collection and the PlybooSound Collection. Suitable for any interior feature, these exclusive product lines suggest the natural, tactile quality of textiles that are both curious and compelling.

 Reveal, Linear and PlybooSound panels are architecturally inspired to bring textures, colors, designs, and unique & stunning visual effects to any interior space. Plyboo’s flat-grain and edge-grain style of bamboo plywood captures the natural aesthetic of bamboo, with the bamboo node highly visible in its horizontal orientation. Ideal for both commercial and residential environments, Plyboo’s architectural-grade bamboo plywood offers excellent dimensional stability and can be glued or mechanically fastened using the same methods used on wood.

PlybooStrand uses strand technology to turn 100% rapidly renewable bamboo into a beautiful yet exceptionally durable green building material for both commercial and residential use. Strand differs from typical bamboo material in that the bamboo is not cut into strips and laminated, but instead thrashed and pressed into dense logs. The logs are sliced and fabricated into plywood, creating a harder, denser material with an entirely new bamboo aesthetic.