All Things Cork
How Portugal’s Cork Forests Became A Billion-Dollar Eco Marvel
For Melanie Abrantes, a California-based designer with Portuguese roots, cork is personal. Her designs, which span furniture, interiors, and custom pieces, reinterpret cork for a modern audience while paying homage to its Portuguese heritage.
On the banks of the Thames, the first house entirely made of cork, built without cement or glue.
A truly magical home, certainly the first to be designed entirely of cork, a heat-insulating, durable, sustainable, and completely eco-friendly material.
Repurposing Corks: How to Make a Wine Cork Heart Craft for Valentine’s Day Home Decor
A fun way to repurpose wine corks while adding charm to your home decor.
Cork won a rare Trump tariff exemption thanks to lobbying on both sides of the Atlantic
Cork joined a handful of other items, including airplanes and generic pharmaceuticals, that are exempt from a 15% U.S. tariff on most EU products.
The cork carve-out was vital for Portugal. The European country is the world’s largest cork producer, accounting for about half of global production.
Cork Oak Forests in Morocco Show Age Drives Carbon Storage and Sequestration
Morocco’s cork oak forests are climate powerhouses, locking away massive amounts of carbon in both trees and soil. A recent study of the Maâmora cork oak forest, published in “Spring Nature” magazine, shows that older trees store far more carbon than younger ones, but young stands grow fast and capture carbon at higher rates.
A collaboration worth toasting: explore the history, magic and emotions behind Portuguese wine, the ritual of drinking, and the cork industry.
There’s another recent addition to Gaia worth visiting. A brisk walk from Tivoli Kopke will take you to WOW – World of Wine. This innovative cultural quarter features seven museums dedicated to winemaking, cork, chocolate, art and Porto’s history.
“The midsole is ReCork Recycled Cork, a breakthrough material made from recycled natural wine corks collected through ReCork’s North American wine cork recycling program”…
“Sole Launches the Ultimate Après-Anything Shoe”
“Recycle Cork to Replace Petroleum Based Polymers and Foams”
Cal Poly hosts rare cork harvesting event.
“In climate change fight, power of cork seen by scientists as the star”
“Fairway Touts Sustainability Efforts with New Wine Cork Campaign”
“Eduardo Souto de Moura and Diller Scofidio + Renfro create
cork installations for Lisbon”
The pilot program, which is part of a collaboration between Endeavour Group, Amorim Cork and Save Our Soles, aims to repurpose customers’ used corks with a view to create cork-composite anti-fatigue mats.
“Endeavour Group trials cork recycling program”
“Isomi "challenges norms" of sofa design with cork and latex Tejo”