Our story
Bcompact was founded by Zev Bianchi, an industrial designer from Sydney, Australia. Zev first conceptualised and designed the now iconic folding staircase in the early 2000's and finally brought it to life as a prototype in 2013.
After being awarded design patents and winning numerous international awards, the folding staircase shot to fame in a viral video that was seen over 130 million times.
Bcompact now ships both the folding staircase and the folding ladder globally.
All of this may have not been possible without Zev's discovery of Bamboo. A strong, beautiful and highly sustainable material, Bamboo allowed for the creation of the folding staircase and ladder and also awakened Zev to the potential bamboo had to tackle many environmental challenges, especially climate change.
Along with his wife, Sandra, Zev now runs Bcompact, splitting his time between designing new space creating products and advocating for the use and growth of bamboo globally.
Building a better world, one panel at a time.
Sustainability is at the forefront of every clever design we bring to life. Our goal is to alter the current dependency on wood forestry in today's world by creating enduring products and solutions the world has never seen before.
We have turned to bamboo over the past 11 years and aspire to shine a global spotlight on this amazing product as it is the most environmentally sound, inexpensive and versatile building material in the world today.
