Trend Report: Uses for Cork, Way Beyond Wine Bottles
Photograph via Melanie Abrantes Design
Cork is the kale of building materials: an old familiar that has far more to offer than most of us realize. The real thing is a renewable material; light but durable; resistant to mold, mildew, termites, and fire; insulating; waterproof; and recyclable. Here, a look at cork at work—way beyond wine bottles.
London designer Matilda Goad has just introduced a cork collection that includes this Ball Lamp, $360.
A Cork Bowl with Handles, $63, by Melanie Abrantes Design of Oakland, CA. “Cork is naturally antimicrobial and hypo-allergenic, making it an ideal material for food,” writes Abrantes.
The Isla Cork Planter and Desk Tidy is $36.25 from Mind The Cork on Etsy.
The Clover Side Table, shown here in natural, $3,075, is part of a new cork collection made by Grain.
Muratto Cork Natural Wallpaper is $350 for a 90-tile (20.4 square feet) set at West-Elm.