Why Designers Are Suddenly Using Cork for Everything in 2026

As sustainability becomes a key focus in design, architecture, and product development, natural materials are gaining renewed attention. Among these materials, cork stands out as a versatile, renewable, and lightweight resource with remarkable environmental benefits. Harvested from the bark of cork oak trees without harming them, cork is biodegradable, recyclable, and highly durable. Designers and…

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Vizcom x Corkway Launch a ‘Cork Design Challenge’ With Winning Designs Getting Produced

Vizcom x Corkway Launch a ‘Cork Design Challenge’ With Winning Designs Getting Produced

Cork has spent decades being underestimated. Wine stoppers, bulletin boards, yoga mats, the occasional floor tile. Somewhere along the way, a material with genuinely remarkable engineering properties got slotted into the background of everyday objects. That changed when designers started paying attention to cork’s unique properties: it absorbs sound, repels moisture, insulates against heat, compresses…

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This 1970s House Gets a Sustainable Cork Makeover And It’s Disrupting London Architecture

This 1970s House Gets a Sustainable Cork Makeover And It’s Disrupting London Architecture

In the quiet streets of Tottenham, London, a modest 1970s clergy house has been reimagined as an environmentally conscious family home, cloaked in the textured warmth of cork. Known as Nina’s House, the transformation was led by design studio Nina+Co in partnership with ROAR Architects, demonstrating how regenerative materials and thoughtful design can be used…

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