ATKA Arquitectos uses cork cladding to minimise noise inside Casa Bonjardim
A bedroom at this remodelled and extended house in Porto, Portugal, has been wrapped in cork to shield it from the noise of a nearby school playground (+ slideshow). More
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Hella Jongerius combines cork and felt for striped rug collection
NeoCon 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius used unconventional materials and assembly methods to create these vividly striped Cork & Felt rugs for Danskina. More
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Curved walls confuse perception of space inside yoga studio by Clouds Architecture Office
White curved walls merge into a tapered ceiling inside this yoga and meditation studio in New York, designed by Clouds Architecture Office to look like a fog has descended (+ slideshow). More
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Cork Helmet covers the head to muffle noise pollution
Milan 2015: Brussels designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a cork helmet that lowers over the wearer's head when they need a respite from ambient noise. More
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Cork corner stops Ilias Ernst's minimal clock from rolling away
Dutch designer Ilias Ernst has created a simple clock that rests on a corner extended from its cork frame. More
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IKEA launches "deliberately low key" collection by Ilse Crawford
Stockholm 2015: furniture giant IKEA has collaborated with London designer Ilse Crawford to launch a range of cork and natural-fibre homeware products. More
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Gundry & Ducker's bubble tea cafe features cork seats and stripy paintwork
Bubble tea drinkers perch on tiers of cork seating around brightly coloured tables at this London cafe by architects Gundry & Ducker (+ slideshow). More
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Lucie Koldova designs cork sofa for Per/Use
Czech designer Lucie Koldova has designed a sofa for Belgian design brand Per/Use using cork as the primary material (+ slideshow). More
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Cork-clad house by Contaminar Arquitectos features a shadow-filled swimming pool
Daylight filters sparingly across the concrete walls of this indoor swimming pool, which protrudes from the cork-clad facade of a family house in Leiria, Portugal, by local studio Contaminar Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More
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José Carlos Cruz completes "world's first cork-clad hotel"
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). More
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Quiet Motion by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for BMW i
Milan 2013: designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec present a courtyard installation of rotating cork platforms for car brand BMW i (+ slideshow). More
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Sidekick Stool by Timothy John for Thanks
Product news: New Zealand design studio Timothy John has created a cork and steel stool inspired by the glass beakers used in science experiments. More
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Luno by Martin Jakobsen
Product news: a ball of cork provides the stopper for this glass container by Czech designer Martin Jakobsen. More
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei
Here are some photographs of the completed 2012 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, which opens to the public in London tomorrow. More
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei
The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled plans by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei for this summer's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion: they'll conduct an archaeological dig to find traces of past pavilions on the site then line the resulting trenches with cork. More
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Flashlight by Joseph Guerra
Rhode Island School of Design student Joseph Guerra has designed a flashlight made from CNC-cut cork. More
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Dezeen archive: cork
Dezeen archive: this week sets of pins that let you transform your wine corks into animal characters (bottom right) were very popular on Pinterest, so we thought we'd group together all our stories about things made of cork. See all the stories »
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Corkers by Monkey Business and Reddish
Slideshow: Israeli studios Monkey Business and Reddish have designed these pins for making little animal characters from wine corks at the dinner table. More
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Gates by Romain Lagrange
ECAL graduate Romain Lagrange has designed an indoor croquet set that's crafted from timber, cork and leather. More
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Natura Jars by Héctor Serrano for La Mediterránea
London designer Héctor Serrano presents this series of jars with cork lids at Maison&Objet, which opens today in Paris. More
