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.

The maximum stress applied in the plane of the material (not perpendicular to its surface) while stretching a specimen to rupture.

The maximum stress applied in the plane of the material (not perpendicular to its surface) while stretching a specimen to rupture.

The maximum stress applied in the plane of the material (not perpendicular to its surface) while stretching a specimen to rupture.

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…

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…