This paper aims to explore effective ways and thinking methods for the activation and inheritance of traditional bamboo weaving in contemporary lamp design. It alsoanalyzes the basic reasons for the decline of traditional bamboo weaving, and provides a reference for its new life. On the basis of exploring the material properties, material quality and craft aesthetics of traditional bamboo weaving, this paper pursues the ways to extricate traditional bamboo weaving from the perspective of craft innovation and product innovation, and analyzes the coordination between the material characteristics of bamboo weaving and the functional characteristics of lamps. From three aspects of design method and production technology, traditional gene and fashion trend, and the combination of multiple materials, this paper explores the design idea of bamboo weaving in contemporary lamp design. The new life of traditional bamboo weaving must be combined with the development of the times in the aspects of product types, production craft and design ideas. Lamps are the ideal carriers for bamboo weaving to realize its new life, and the material advantages, craft aesthetics and cultural origin of bamboo weaving are the important breakthroughs in the design of contemporary bamboo weaving lamps.