Prashant Lingam

I work at the intersection of bamboo and waste-derived material systems, production design, and enterprise development in India.

My practice is grounded in long-term, hands-on execution using natural and discarded materials—bamboo, natural fibres, plastics, textiles, and industrial waste—within real market conditions. The focus is on developing practical material applications that function under constraints of labour, supply variability, capital limits, and time.

The work evolves through field-based production. I design training structures, establish fabrication workflows, and refine systems through continuous iteration. Emphasis remains on material behaviour, structural performance, cost discipline, and scalability.

In 2006, I founded Bamboo House India to institutionalise this practice across housing, furniture, and built-environment applications. The work spans material sourcing, structural development, production systems, and market integration.

Recyclique operates as a separate product-focused vertical dedicated to upcycled and recycled consumer goods.

My work engages with constrained labour ecosystems, including prisoners, women in sex work, juveniles in conflict with law, SHG women, and rural and tribal artisans, integrating skill development within production environments.

I engage with governments and institutions on advisory and consulting assignments related to entrepreneurship, production systems, circular materials, and enterprise building. I also contributed to UNDP India’s plastic waste management programme over a three-year period, supporting programme design and implementation.

This site documents selected projects, field-based writing, and long-term practice insights.

For a detailed explanation of the method and material systems framework, visit the Practice page.