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Ai Weiwei: cork elected to create original work
Our raw material was used to create Brainless Figure in Cork, a sculptural self-portrait by the activist that is part of Ai Weiwei - Rapture exhibition.
Tensile Strength
The maximum stress applied in the plane of the material (not perpendicular to its surface) while stretching a specimen to rupture.
Tensile Strength
The maximum stress applied in the plane of the material (not perpendicular to its surface) while stretching a specimen to rupture.
Tensile Strength
The maximum stress applied in the plane of the material (not perpendicular to its surface) while stretching a specimen to rupture.
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Cork is increasingly being chosen by architects and designers, by virtue of its natural characteristics. In your opinion, should sustainabil…
As cities continue to grow, bio-diversity loss is increasing. As an architect and designer, I feel it is important to counter this trend by re-introducing living organisms, such as plants, into urban spaces. One way to do this is by embedding them into our architecture. Living organisms are able to capture carbon and p…
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On the theme of "trends and shifts in paradigm”, it should be noted that cork itself is today a fashionable material, widely recognised as such by media figures and influential people from around the world. Cork is, besides an unbeatable option in terms of sustainability (an increasingly valued requirement), a mouldab…