These beautiful bathroom objects like washbasins and soap cookies are a creative and new use of cork, a traditional Portuguese material. Simple Forms Design, a Portuguese design company, reinvented this traditional material into curved, minimalist designs that contrast magnificently with cork's earthy tones.
Simple Forms Design's 'Cork' collection was awarded with the Red Dot design award in 2008. "The choice of this material is by itself a major innovation," its creators say. "These products have a finishing that provides them with the wear and tear protection they need for everyday use."
Cork Washbasins
Sustainable, Durable and Beautiful Bathroom Decor
Trend Themes
1. Cork-based Furniture - Making furniture pieces from cork, a sustainable material, is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the furniture industry.
2. Eco-friendly Bathroom Decor - Designing beautiful and sustainable bathroom objects using materials such as cork is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the home decor industry.
3. Rethinking Traditional Materials - Reinventing and repurposing traditional materials such as cork into new and innovative designs is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the design industry.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - Incorporating cork as a material in furniture pieces is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the furniture industry, offering a sustainable and unique design choice for consumers.
2. Home Decor - Using cork to create eco-friendly and beautiful bathroom objects is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the home decor industry, appealing to eco-conscious consumers.
3. Design - Rethinking traditional materials such as cork into new, minimalist designs is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the design industry, offering unique and sustainable products for consumers.