DOST-FPRDI, private firm make furniture from heat-treated bamboo
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Furniture makers and designers may soon be able to take advantage of promising color patterns created from thermally modified (TM) and hot oil-treated (HOT) bamboo.
The DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) and the Rizal-based Focolare Carpentry recently developed several furniture models made from TM and HOT kauayan-tinik and giant bamboo. The prototypes included a dining set, TV stand with drawers, console table, construction items (stair tread and riser), and small handicrafts like tablet & cell phone stand with sound amplifier.
DOST-FPRDI, DOST-NCR team up to improve BJMP parol
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The Christmas season promises to become a brighter time in the coming years for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) in San Juan City. This, as the city’s Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) participated in a Virtual Consultative Dialogue with DOST-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) last 20 August 2021.