La notizia bella è che per la prima volta Nike iD introduce il sughero per le Air Force 1. Zarrissime. La notizia cattiva è che purtroppo credo siano disponibili solo per lo store americano. Aspetto smentite.
Gone are the days of using cork only for preserving wine! The mergence of the material in furniture-building has given designers the opportunity to craft eco-friendly pieces with unique (sometimes eccentric) looks. The Blackcork series demonstrates the flexibility, strength and versatility of the cork in a series of elegant stools, chairs, tables, shelving and even mirrors. Which is your fav?!
Designer: Toni Grilo
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Portuguese architect José Carlos Cruz claims to have built the world’s first cork-clad hotel, located amongst the olive and cork trees of Portugal’s Alentejo region (+ slideshow).
Situated outside the city of Évora, the Ecork Hotel comprises a cork-clad restaurant and leisure complex with 56 hotel suites contained in a series of adjacent bungalows.
José Carlos Cruz and his design team chose cork to clad the walls of the main building because it is both readily available and highly insulating.
“Portugal is the second biggest exporter of cork in the world, so we thought it would be a good starting point for the building,” project architect António Cruz told Dezeen.
There are only a few small openings in the outer walls of the building, creating large uninterrupted surfaces of the material.
“One of our intentions was to promote cork as a cladding material,” said Cruz. “It’s a good thermal insulator and is also recyclable.”
The two-storey leisure complex accommodates gym and spa facilities, conferences rooms and an indoor swimming pool, which all surround a central courtyard.
The first floor has walls but no roof, accommodating a bar, outdoor pool and sunbathing deck with views out over the rural landscape.
The hotel suites are set back from the main building in a layout based on the typical arrangement of a medieval Portuguese village.
“The general plan is inspired by the medieval villages of the Alentejo, where it was common to find a main complex or castle, and several white buildings around it,” said the architects.
With clean white-rendered walls, the suites form rows that line the edges of walkways. Each one comes with its own private courtyard, screened behind a perforated wall.
Photography is by Fernando Guerra.
Here’s a project description from Jose Carlos Cruz Arquitecto:
Ecork Hotel
Ecork is a Hotel in Évora, Portugal, with aspa, health club, gym, restaurant, bar, conference rooms, outdoor pool and 56 bungalows.
Built on a set of cork and olive trees, the general plan is inspired by the Medieval villages of the Alentejo, where it was common to find a main complex or castle, and several white buildings around it.
All services and hotel facilities are aggregated into a single building, freeing the land outside the bungalows.
Influenced by the vernacular architecture and Arabic, is created a monolithic volume with small openings to the outside, which together with cork coating which is fully recyclable and ensures thermal protection of the building.
Built around a large courtyard, the layout is designed so as to take advantage of crosswinds and air circulation, thus reducing power consumption to the minimum necessary.
In order to ensure the lowest possible occupation and overview of the Alentejo Landscape, outdoor pool and bar are located on the roof of the building.
All 56 bungalows are suites. Their deployment, scattered among the olive trees around the property is defined by the structure of internal thoroughfares.
These paths are read as a series of abstract volumes and surfaces, plastered and whitewashed.
Location: Évora, Portugal
Area: 6300 m2
Design time: November 2008
Completion time: May 2013
Architect: José Carlos Cruz
Interior Design and Decoration: José Carlos Cruz
Civil engineer: Newton, Consultores de Engenharia
Mechanics Engineer: ENES.COORD
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When we first stumbled across Carlos Ortega Design in 2012 at Feria Habitat Valencia, we were drawn to the creative designs and sheer quality of traditional woodworking techniques. Now more than a year later, the brand introduces the new …
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Someone once told me that wallets are best when designed in red; the color attracts money and keeps the coffers full. I am on the lookout for my perfect red; however interim I don’t mind replacing my tired old wallet with this beautifully cork crafted one. Simply called the Subrr, the minimal design supports durability and style. Available in two versions and in two types of cork; both can hold 1-10 cards and cash; however, the cards + cash version has 3 separate compartments.
Cork is as durable as leather but water resistant, and harmless. I love the earthy color and the design philosophy behind the creation. Know more about the project here.
Designer: Arash Malek & Team [ Pre-order Here ]
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David Okum et Javier Palomares s’associent en cette année 2013 pour créer le studio Okum Made ensemble. Les produits qu’ils proposent sont faits main comme cette série d’horloges disponibles en 4 matériaux différents : en sapin de Douglas, en noyer, en érable et en liège. De très beaux objets à découvrir.
Gli spagnoli di TWOTHIRDS hanno lanciato questa collezione composta da wallet, iPad e Macbook sleeves assemblate da tessuto canvas e sughero mediterraneo.
Through the large industrial windows of his studio in Brooklyn, designer Daniel Michalik looks out at a small harbor of the East River’s Maspeth Creek and the repurposed ferries that inhabit its quiet docks. It is…
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Cork isn’t just the stuff of wine bottles, it’s also a unique & healthy method of farming & material sourcing… not to mention- infinitely recyclable, naturally waterproof, buoyant, & fire resistant. The Rolha (Portuguese for the stopper used in wine bottles) table taps into the unique nature of the material, & consists of just 3 legs & a solid, turned cork top. Each leg is fitted with a screw similar to a wine key, so the user simply has to twist each one into place!
Designer: Gonçalo Campos
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Milan 2013: designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec present a courtyard installation of rotating cork platforms for car brand BMW i (+ slideshow).
Called Quiet Motion, the project for BMW’s electric car division comprises four carousel-like structures with strips of fabric hanging from the edges, linked by wide circular cork platforms that are also revolving.
Visitors can climb inside the curtains of textiles and relax as the world slowly passes round them: “You are invited to take part in it and be part of the movement,” explains Erwan Bouroullec.
The Bouroullec brothers believe that as electric engines make cars quieter, the driving experience and the interior design of vehicles should become simplified and more relaxing.
“We tried to interpret what it means to have an electric cars,” he continues. “What we propose with this installation is to say that motion, movement, energy in general should probably be quieter, softer and something which is less about speed and aggression.”
They combined materials common to car design – bodywork paint and leather – with materials more usually associated with furniture and interiors, like cork and fabrics.
“We are more and more surrounded by materials that look fake,” says Bouroullec. “In the furniture industry you use less materials and fewer components. I think car interiors have to come back to materials that are more clear, more simple, and more understood by the people and customers.”
The installation will be on show at Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia Settentrionale, Via dei Cavalieri del Santo Sepolcro 3, 20121 Milan from tomorrow.
The Bouroullecs will also present an aluminium sideboard for Italian brand Magis and an update to their Steelwood chair at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in the city this week. See all our stories about design by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
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