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Publisher and designer Franco Maria
Ricci and his wife Laura
have been passionate about
bamboo since the Eighties
and when they decided
to build a maze on
their property in Fontanellato
near Parma,
this hardy, versatile
and fast-growing plant
was the natural choice.
Two hundred thousand
plants from over
20 species on 8 acres
brought Labirinto della
Masone to life.
As the Riccis discovered
the many properties
of bamboo, they sought
to share them.
In 2016,
Under the Bamboo Tree was born,
an event that includes
conferences
with international experts
and expositions of products.
The knowledge about the
vast potentials of the species
is spreading thanks to
this initiative,
which has become a
yearly appointment.
In 2018 the international
design competition
BambooRush, in collaboration
with AIB,
the Italian Bamboo Association,
and the academic institution
ISIA in Florence, has further
enriched the event.
Labirinto della Masone
is a world unto itself,
a world to discover.