An illustrated guide to the cork production process
2016-03-15
An illustrated guide to the cork production process
It all starts in the forest. Cork oaks are harvested every nine years, once they reach maturity. It doesn't harm the tree, and the cork bark regrows. Most cork forests are in Portugal and Spain.
Decorative typography with wine cork
2016-03-08
Decorative typography with wine cork
Don’t be shy about the size of the letter, go big! Smaller letters end up being overwhelmed by the corks, plus bigger letters leave more room to fit the corks naturally. And please, whatever you do, don’t cut the corks to make them fit. It just looks tacky. Either leave some of the wood exposed or go over the edge a little. I experienced both of those scenarios in this project and still love the end results.The spring is coming, so the colourfull flowers and trees, get inspired by this craft.
2016-03-01
The spring is coming, so the colourfull flowers and trees, get inspired by this craft.
After searching the Internet for the most incredible items you can buy to color block everything from your wardrobe to your decor, we thought we’d turn our attention to showing you how to add a pop of color to your everyday items with some awesome projects that you can DIY. We couldn’t resist starting with deliciousdip-dyed sweets and an insanely cool wine rack made from coffee cans. Now we’re tackling time with these geometric color block clocks.
The coolest thing about these color block clocks is the color combos. We chose two paint colors for each clock that when mixed together make a totally new and beautiful color! It’s a basic painting concept that not only allows for a totally customizable palate, but also makes the most of your materials. We decided to try out three combinations to see what striking hues we could create.
Very handy mat, Cork can do a lot more than just keep wine safely in its bottle!
2016-02-23
Very handy mat, Cork can do a lot more than just keep wine safely in its bottle!
In fact, there is an unbelievable number of creative and practical uses for this great, eco-friendly material. This is one of our favorite: a mud room mat. Be- sides being a rapidly renewable resource, cork is super durable and water resis- tant, so a cork mat is the perfect place to dump wet and muddy boots whenever you come in from the rain.
If you already have a wine cork collection in the works, then you’re one step ahead. If not, then this is a good excuse to start one – and also to pick up an extra bottle of wine tonight. In addition to anywhere from 200 to 400 corks (de- pending on what size mat you want) you’re going to need some sort of durable but floor-friendly material on which to mount them. An old yoga mat is perfect since it’s also designed to stay in place.
Japanese pocket box used in the ancient times
2016-02-16
INROU is a traditional Japanese pocket box used in the ancient times
to carry medicines and small objects. Inspired by this tradition of carrying valuable items in a pocket box we developed this backpack by mixing this Japanese tradition with the Portuguese ‘tarro’( a cork container used in the south of Portugal to preserve food). We created a monocoque of cork which protects nowadays most precious object, the laptop.This project was developed for ‘The future of cork applications competition’ promoted by Corticeira AMORIM and Domaine the Boisbuchet. The 20 best proposals had the possibility to produce the prototype in a specialized workshop at Domaine de Boisbuchet, supported by the designer duo Pedrita and a team of Amorim experts. It was a privilege to make part of this initiative and bring the INROU backpack to life.
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