Big Island, Hawai'i
BobbyGrimes
The Bamboo Man · Builder · Designer · Project Manager
"My Work is a Reflection of Myself."
— Grandmaster Sang Kyu Shim
The Man
Born in Detroit on the same day — the same year — that his future master Grandmaster Sang Kyu Shim arrived in America from Korea. Shaped by nineteen years of bamboo, stone, soil, and study on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Project manager trusted by Dom Pérignon. Cultural ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Zen garden architect. Builder of a 36-foot galaxy table in a farm shop with a Honda generator. Steward of living things.
The Chronicles
Zen garden design and build. Oceanfront estates. Living landscapes. The art of bamboo and stone.
IIHigh-end home project management, architectural design, and master craftsmanship. Big Island's most trusted builder.
IIIDom Pérignon · Kukio · 2019. A 36-foot galaxy table built in four days on a gravel floor. The impossible made real.
IVDamyang, South Korea · October 2015. The Governor. The Head Monk. A lunch moved thirty minutes early. Nine photographs.
VAn oceanfront estate on the Big Island. A private beach gate. A blank canvas. A singular investment opportunity.
VI1.9 million cubic yards. The last great sugar mill. A decade of work to bring a coast back to life.