The impressive properties of cork have led to its widespread use. Although an unconventional material, it is impermeable, buoyant and resistant to mold and fire. This eco-conscious and sustainable tool has been used to create furniture, art and decor. Check out this cluster to be inspired by all the quirky cork creations
Implications - The rise in environmentalism has caused many consumers to think more carefully about the products they buy. In an effort to reduce their impact on the Earth, they're increasingly choosing items made of sustainable materials such as bamboo and cork. Cork furniture and fashion are two of the shining examples of design innovations that cater to this niche.
52 Innovative Cork Creations
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Cork Clothes
Designers Turn to Wood for New Fabrics
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Cork Camping Cabins
The Dideia Tree House Puts a Stopper in Traditional Tent Design
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DIY Projects With Wine Corks
Bottle Stoppers Assigned to New Duties as Interior Surfaces
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Quirky Eco Wallets
The Jack Spade Cork Wallet is Puncture-Friendly and Water-Resistant
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Polygonal 3D Offices
The Toolbox Interior by Caterina Tiazzoldi Gets Great Minds Thinking
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Eco Friendly Cork Furniture
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Artistic Cork Chairs
The Korkart Furniture Genius of Germany's Gabriel Wiese
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Eco Fendi Tote
B. Mix Metallic Cork Bag
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Corkscrew Mosaics
Saimir Strati's Wine-Bottle Cork Art is a Wondrous Wooden Wall Painting
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Recycled Bike Furniture
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Crowdsourced Furniture Designs
Champagne Cork Competition Yields Miniature Seating
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Environmentalist Artist or Crazy Person?
Can Man
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Cork iPad Cases
The 'JACOedge Lumberjack' Looks Like Real Wood
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Booze Bathroom Decor
The Wine Cork Bath Mat is the Perfect Do it Yourself Project
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Organic Cork Decor
Accessories by Corque, From Wine Containers to Place Mats
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Bottle-Stopper Laxatives
Italian Dulcolax Ad Proves They Can Uncork Anything
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Cork Computer Accessories
An Eco-Friendly Little Brown Mouse
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Cork Handbags
Style Combines Cork With Hemp and Organic Cotton
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Coconut Flip-Flops
Po-ZU Natural Footwear Uses Springy Coconut Fiber for Eco-Comfort
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Cork Shoe Comebacks
Sandals That Are Nice On The Feet And Good For The Earth
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Wine Stopper USB
Memory Storage for Oenophiles
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Sustainable Home Decor
Cork Accessories Hit the Home
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Chopstick Sandals
These Joseph Palmer Chop Flops Reinvent Old Eating Utensils
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Gamer Office Decor
DIY Pac-Man Cork Board Revamps Your Walls, Retro Arcade-Style
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Bottle Stopper Seating
Reza Feiz Offers ‘Life After Corkage'
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Cork Tablet Protectors
The Kork iPad Case is Naturally Eco-Friendly and Lightweight
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Corky Building Constructions
The Cork House by Arquitectos Anónimos Has a Co-uirky Exterior
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Cork Washbasins
Sustainable, Durable and Beautiful Bathroom Decor
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Wine Cork Architecture
Ryoko & Keisuke Masuda is Eco-Charming
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Quirky Corky Umbrellas
The Cute Sandra Correai Cork Umbrella is Eco- and Fashion-Friendly
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Clever Cork Cases
Sustainable Envelopes Reinforced With Recycled Billboard Liners
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Moving Cork Seating
Daniel Michalik's 'Sway Stool' Balances Motion With Function
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Corked Lighting
Natura from Hector Serrano Crams Cork into Lamps and Vases
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Eco-Chic on a Budget
6 Recycled Home Decor Ideas
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Personalized Jewelry from Recycled Corks
‘Prosekko' Rings by Diane Christine Dille
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Sketchable Savings Storage
Chalk-It-To-Me Piggy Bank Lets you Label your Funds
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Bottle Stopper Seating
Stack and Sit on the Playful 'Tupa' Cork Stools
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Wind-Powered Bowling
Brooklyn Bowl is World's First LEED Certified Sustainable Alley
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Jolly Jokester Jars
The Clown Nose Container is Cute and Playful
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Eco-Friendly Scent Containers
Formboten's 'Natural Self Flacon' Bottle is Perfect for Going Green
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Cubic Cork Birdhouses
The Nester's Nest by Frederic Ruyant is Simple and Serene
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Quirky Cork Chairs
The Tilter Chair by Daniel Michalik Leans Towards the Unusual
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Corked Eco Shakers
The Reclaimed Wood Salt & Pepper Shakers Are Made from Furniture Waste
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Pixelated Flooring Patterns
The ModuTile Cork Tiles are Funky and Eco-Friendly
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Corked Glass Hybrids
These Lenverre Glasses Saves You from Water-Marked Stains
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Dog Bowl Flower Pots
The Deneb Vase Looks Like it Attends to Both Plants and Pups
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Matryoshka-Inspired Furniture
The Space-Saving 3-in-1 Russian Doll Table
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Masterful Adhesive Arts
Benson J. Bercovitz Creates Amazing Duct Tape Art
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Natural Antiquated Satchels
The Sustainable and Eco-Conscious Cork Doctor Bag
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Corky Crayon Cases
The Artgraf Pencil Holder has a Sense of Heritage
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Static-Charged Bulletin Boards
Stix the Electrostatic Noticeboard Lets you Tack Things up Easily
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Corkxedo
$40,000 Tux From Corks
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Eco-Minded Micro Cabins
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Space-Saving Foldable Desks
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Collapsible Pocket Coffee Cups
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Accordion-Style Cabin Designs
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Sustainable Soundproofing Systems
Henry Swanzy Created HexBix Out of Wood and Chocolate Waste
Chic Recycled Material Furniture
The 'Vale' Furniture Collection is Made with Recycled PET Bottles
Stacking Hemp-Made Chairs
The 'PEEL' Chair From the PROWL Studio and M4 Factory is Sustainable
Multifunctional Sleek Furniture
Hoek Home Presents the Modular FLEX Furniture Designs
Seaweed-Based Shoe Packaging
Ales Grey & Sway Partnered on Sustainable Footwear Packaging
Inconspicuous Pet Furniture
Pilar Pirez Manfredi Designs the TAIPEI Pet Furniture Collection
3D-Printed Seaweed Chairs
Interesting Times Gang's Sugar Kelp Chair is Made from Brown Seaweed
Paper-Like Coffee Tables
The 'Cocoon' Coffee Table by Deniz Aktay Has a Folded Form
Reconfigurable Furniture Designs
Qbit Furniture Adapts to Changing Needs
Compostable Beauty Bottles
Sulapac Unveils the New Compostable Materials for Fragrance Bottle Caps
Furniture Waste-Made Toys
ÉCAL Students Redefine What a Sustainable Toy Is
3D-Printed Sustainable Chairs
Eva Dugintseva Designs the Som Chair Concept with No Screws
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Sleek Multipurpose Crib Furniture
Zhipeng Qiu and Yufeng Lin Present a Unique Chair-Crib Design
Biodegradable Furniture Collections
Mater and Patricia Urquiola Showcase the Alder Collection
Innovative Circular Acoustic Materials
Impact Acoustic Recently Announced ARCHISONIC® Cotton
Mud-Made Furniture Collections
New Volumes Collection 02— Terracotta Pays Homage to the Material
Consolidated Camping Shelters
The 'Space Acacia' System is Hyper-Durable and Waterproof
Ocean Waste-Made Office Chairs
Okamura Designs the Sphere Office Chair from Fishing Nets
Recycled Material Lamp Designs
The 'Cozy Cleo' Lamp from EveryOtherDay is Eco-Friendly
Functional Furniture Cat Houses
The DONARTURO 'Cuba' Cat House Doubles as a Table
3D-Printed Concrete Chairs
The 'Chair N°ONE' by Martin Oberhauser Has a Cushion-Like Form
Active Sitting Cork Stools
The Ylin Stool from the OWN Design Shop Has a Natural Aesthetic
Corn Cob-Made Wall Cladding
StoneCycling and Studio Nina van Bart Design the CornWall
Collaborative Corduroy Furniture Designs
Solebox and Birkenstock Presents the Corduroy Project
Curated Home Decor Platforms
Cribsi Offers Warm and Modern Home Decor
Wooden Offcut Facades
Kolman Boye Architects Practice Sustainability with This New Project
Stone-Like Styrofoam Stools
The Kinold Styrofoam Stools by Jiwon Jung are Inherently Lightweight
Cardboard Box Furniture
The 'Karton' Furniture Collection by Illya Goldman Gubin is Sturdy
Chic Recycled Waste Chairs
The 'XOX' Chair by Xingcheng Zhu is Made with Plastic Bottles and More
TV Packaging Seating Solutions
The 'Cuna' Furniture by Valeria Coello is Made Out of Cardboard
Compostable Fragrance Caps
EAUSO VERT Created Industry-First Sustainable Fragrance Packaging
Bendable Bio-Inspired Materials
The HygroShell is a Self-Constructing Timber Building System
Innovative Ceramic Tableware
Claire Ellis Pushes the Boundaries of Tableware Design
Knotted Wooden Furniture Capsules
Claudio Larcher Designs the New Paco Y Paco Set of Furniture
Rope-Like Dynamic Chair Designs
Miray Ozlem ER Designs the Caterpillar Lounge Chair
Comfy Printed Component Chairs
These 3D-Printed Chair Designs are Sustainable and Modern
Nature Material-Made Luxe Accessories
Kengo Kuma Presents New Sustainable Designs for Fendi
Haute Cohesive Plywood Chairs
The Peel Chair by Blond is Figuratively and Literally Flexible
Seashell-Inspired Chair Designs
Ernesto Pastore Fuses Traditional and Digital Techniques
Eco-Conscious Sporty Tote bags
Brent Radewald Designs the Nike Forward Cargo Tote Bag
Coffee Grounds-Made Home Accessories
Sarah Christensen Uses Coffee Grounds as Material
Discarded Wood Construction Materials
Woodoo Uses Wood in Place of Glass, Leather and More
Sustainable Waterproof Footwear
CCILU Unveils the Fish Water Shoes with an Eco Design
Bio-Based 3D-Printed Furniture
Ekbacken Studios Unveils a New Collaboration with Sulapac
Recycled Mini Golf Courses
Lab La Bla Made a Miniature Golf Course with Denim & Wine Corks
Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions
The Conscious Chair by Mater Design Has Recycled Materials
Sustainable Causal Wear
MUJI's Spring/Summer 2023 Collection Boasts the Revolutionary Kapok Fiber
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Transforming Imaginative Furniture Designs
The Kiddie Couch Encourages a Sense of Play
Sustainable Recycled Paper Cabinets
Joost van Bleiswijk Showcases the No Screw No Glue Collection
Coffee Pulp Cabins
CALLUM Unveiled a Concept Vehicle Cabin that Uses Coffee Pulp and Eggshells
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Eco-Friendly Hardwood Accessories
Grovemade Creates a New Series of Affordable Desk Organizers
Repurposed Coconut Shell Candles
Backyard Candles Upcycles Coconuts as Candle Casings
Sustainable Modern Bathroom Seating
Marco Carini's Capsule is Made from Recycled Cork Materials
Modular Biodesign Furniture Series
The VANK-CUBE Series are Made from Flax and Hemp Materials
Cork Furniture Collections
Guillaume Delvigne Crafts Cork Furniture Collection for Maison Matisse
Innovative Seaweed Fabrics
PhycoLabs Harnesses the Potential of Seaweed in Textile Production
Modular Camping Furniture
'Owomo' Created a Line of Build-Your-Own Camping Panels
Lightweight Fiber Sustainable Fashion
MUJI Unveils its New Collection Made from Kapok Materials
Sustainable 3D-Printed Chairs
The WOOD-LOOP Lounge Chair is Made with Only Scraps and Excess Parts
Human Form-Inspired Furniture Series
Bend Goods Introduces the Tube Collection of Furniture
Sustainable Bamboo Home Goods
Ettitude Uses Bamboo Lyocell to Create Sustainable Home Products
Interlocking Living Room Furniture
Mirlay Özlem ER's The Cube is Elegant and Space-Saving
Cocoon-Like Knitted Chairs
Miray Özlem ER's Cocoon Chair is Inspired by Metamorphosis
Cork-Based Lifestyle Sneakers
CLOT Details the Nike Dunk Low Sneakers with Cork Details
Recycled Ocean Plastic Lighting
LightArt Presents the Ocean Coil Collection of Lamps
Pod-Inspired Bulbous Furniture
One Week Presents Its New Pod Collection of Furniture
Rollable Bell-Shaped Dog Kennels
The 'Poochchair' by RSHP is Made from Recycled Cork Oak Bark
Cork Foam Footwears
SOLE Jasper Chukka Redefines What’s Possible Using Natural Materials
Sustainable Packaging Brands
Flourish® Utilizes Recycled Content and Safe Forestry Practices
Pulp-Based Wine Wraps
Perrier- Jouët's Champagne Bottle Wrap Uses Paper Pulp and Vine Shoots
Tree-Inspired Modular Outdoor Furniture
Savia by Finsa and Stone Designs Designs the ORIXE Capsule
Sustainable Office Pods
Impact Acoustic Designs the New Assembled Chatpod 700 Office
Eco Insulated Boxes
The Cruz Cool Cooler Made from Chitin Insulates Frozen Goods for 48 Hours
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Sleek Black Furniture Varnishes
Ethnicraft Adds the black teak Finish to Its Collections
Travel Trunk-Inspired Shelves
The Louis Vuitton Cabinet of Curiosities by Marc Newson is Artistic
Eco-Friendly Wine Bottles
Aegg Introduces Two New Wine Bottle Designs at Imbibe Live
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Fungi-Based Building Materials
Mycocrete is an Eco Material Developed by Newcastle University
Pulp Foam Packaging
Stora Enso Launches the Eco-Friendly 'Papira' Pulp Foam Packaging
Non-Soggy Biodegradable Straws
Scientists Create a New Eco-Friendly Straw Using Lignin Materials
Upcycled Stool Designs
Space Copenhagen Designs a Stool with Coffee Shells and E-Waste for Mater
Wooden Cork Outdoor Furniture
Patrick Norguet and Ethimo Design the Cross Collection
Asia-Honoring Artisanal Handmade Designs
IKEA Presents its MÄVINN Collection Celebrates Asia
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Sustainable Dish Sponge Alternatives
This 3-Pack of Pop Up Dish Sponges is Plastic-Free
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Ocean-Friendly Upholstery Textiles
The 'Sport' Textiles Are Crafted From Shoreline-Sourced Plastic
Carbon-Negative Fibre Materials
'Lingrove' Uses 'Ekoa' Materials in its Product Development
On-the-Go Wine Accessories
Out of the Woods Presents the Ultimate Wine Bundle
Tomato Stem-Based Boxes
The ICP Created Corrugated Cardboard out of Tomato Stems
Origami-Inspired Seating Capsule
Ames Living's New Seating Line Relies on Origami-Inspired Design
Slick Eco-Conscious Chair Designs
TAKT Introduces the Soft Lounge Chair Leather
Eco-Friendly Styrofoam Furniture
we+ Designs the New Range of Recyclable Sleek Furniture
One-of-a-Kind Experimental Design Objects
Origin Made is Launching Experimental Editions
Living Plant DIY Chairs
Front/ Highlights Themes of Nature with the Green Hideaway Chair
Sustainable Paneling Designs
Luigi Iacucci Introduces Inspiring Lines at Milan Design Week 2024
Playful Sustainable Lounge Furniture
The Beam Collection by Neinkamper is Soft and Curvaceous
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Upcycled Cigarette Butt Sunglasses
Karün Eyewear Uses Celion Material for a Sustainable Design
APPI Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sabai Design is a Sustainable Furniture Disruptor Led by Woman Founder
Bauhaus-Themed Contrasting Sofas
Jens Juul Eilersen Designs the Cocoon Sofa for Eilersen
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Ceramic Olive Oil Jars
Marco Arroyo-Vázquez's Conceptual Packaging for Cugu is Durable
Water Ripples-Inspired Chairs
The a Design Awards Recognizes Kuo-Hsiang Kuo's Water Ripples Chair
Wooden Sustainable Table Lamps
Mahmoud Mahroos Designs the Nature-Inspired Woodo Lamp
Sustainable Vivid Installations
Durat Unveils the PORTA DEI COLORI Installation
Easy-to-Assemble Colorful Furniture
Anne-Sophie Rosseel Presents the New Interlockables Capsule
Sustainable Flat-Packable Hotel Furniture
Fritz Hansen Recently Debuted Its First Outdoor
Stackable Cork-Like Stools
Teixeira Design Studio Creates the Textural Drum Stool
Grow-at-Home Sponge Furniture
ÉCAL's Sponge Furniture Expands 10 Times in Size After Soaking
Biomaterial Color-Changing Installations
Crafting Plastics Studio Presents the Sensibiom 2 Exhibit
Modernized Phone-Friendly Furniture
The Cambridge Casual Auburn Adirondack Chair is Feature-Rich
Organically Made Acoustical Material
Jonas Edvard Creates the Sustainable Myx Sail / Floor
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Eco-Friendly Plastic Shell Chairs
Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen Designs the Sustainable Mat Chair
Collapsible Outdoor Furniture Pieces
The Oru Camp Origami Outdoor Furniture is Efficient
Cork-Base Spinning Lamps
Pelin Özbalcı Designs the Multifunctional Cork sPINmemo Lamp
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Hand Carved Cork Furniture
( ae ) offices Designs the DOL Furniture Collection with Tactile Detail
Plastic Waste Textural Benches
The New Raw's Knotty Project Stems from Sustainable Values
Rural Cork Block Residences
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa Designs the Cork and Wood House
Circular Collaborative Seating Designs
Aquafil Joins noho and ECONYL on a New Project
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Sustainable Wooden Cutlery
Eco-Products Unveils Its New Compostable Wooden Cutlery
Collectivity-Inspired Furniture Series
Conor Hacon Designs a New Capsule for Common Design
Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Cork-Clad Madrid Residences
Estudio Albar Designs the Casa Eñe by a Spanish National Park
Climate-Sensitive Pavilion Structures
Querkraft Designs the Pavilion Inspired by Wind Towers
Organically Shaped Furniture Capsules
Kelly Wearstler Deisgns the Echo Collection of Furniture