The story of Totally Bamboo began in the land of stories… well, just north of it.
Tom and Joanne Sullivan owned Hollywood Chairs in North Hollywood, supplying director’s chairs to top movie and television productions. In a quest to improve upon their famously comfortable foldable chairs, the Sullivans began experimenting with other material options. They wanted something lighter than their existing oak chairs yet strong enough to last through the production of a blockbuster picture (and its inevitable sequels).
After exhaustive research, they found one material fit the bill better than any other— bamboo!
Bamboo has a higher tensile strength than steel yet is light enough for anyone to easily carry. Not only is bamboo a better material option, but it’s better for the planet too. Despite its tough exterior, bamboo is actually a grass. When harvested the roots remain and quickly regenerate. It’s a truly remarkable and renewable resource.
The success of bamboo in chairs led Tom and Joanne to consider other uses for this amazing material. They used their combined art and design backgrounds to invent the FIRST bamboo cutting board. This cutting board, crafted from “engineered bamboo,” was light and durable, harder than maple yet gentle on knives. With this brilliant innovation, Totally Bamboo was born!
Totally Bamboo has continued to innovate since the inception of the bamboo cutting board. After the initial Hawaiian Collection Cutting Boards, Totally Bamboo also created:
These innovations and more have led to Totally Bamboo’s current lineup of masterfully crafted cutting boards, beautifully designed bowls, clever utensils and smart storage solutions.
All Totally Bamboo products are designed and serviced from their 31,000 square foot headquarters in San Marcos, California.
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Totally Bamboo is a family-owned company in San Marcos, California. Learn more about how we developed the first bamboo cutting board and about what makes us different from the imitators.
