Whether as flooring, furnishings, or textiles, I love the look of cork! There’s something about the warmth and texture that feels welcoming. The acoustical properties, eco-friendliness, and light weight properties are all bonuses.
Like a pin, Pushpin Cork has two (2) uniquely sized surfaces, making it adaptable to both your space and needs.
Inspired by the combination of a pushpin and a corkboard, Kenyon Yeh designed Pushpin Cork for COOIMA as a multifunctional stool / side table.
Cork fabric, in my experience, is buttery soft, similar to the highest grade leathers, but warmer to the touch.
Chairs, from top left, by: Pure Green Design; Reza Feiz; JS Cork; APC Cork.
According to Jelinek Cork Group, cork exhibits the following properties:
Elasticity
The cellular membranes are flexible so that the cork can be fitted against the wall of a bottle under pressure (the air in the cork cells is compressed, reducing volume) and when released bounces back to its original form. Perfect as a stopper, perfect for floor tiles and wall tiles.
Impermeability
Cork does not rot due to the suberin which makes it impermeable to gases and liquids.
This sofa by Trevor O’Neil is a piece of art! All of Trevor’s furniture is made to order using recycled or discarded materials.
Low Conductivity
Gaseous elements in cork are sealed in tiny cell like compartments insulated and separated from each other. This provides for low conductivity to heat, sound, and vibrations. One of the best insulating and acoustical capacities of all substances.
Resistance to Wear
The honeycomb structure of suberose surface gives cork a high friction coefficient and makes it very durable. It does not absorb dust and is fire resistant in its natural state. Ideal material for all building products, including floor and wall tiles, cork wallpaper, rolls, and sheets.
Cork fabric samples from JS Cork.
Cork floors naturally insulate against heat and cold. They are both environmentally and health friendly and also reduce noise transference. Oh…and they look great!
Torlys cork flooring resists scuffs and stains, and its textured pattern disguises dust. .
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Very interesting, not seen cork flooring like that before, is it toughened? and can it be sanded?
Hello! My best recommendation would be to check with individual manufacturers when you are sourcing the floor. Like most wood floor variations, they are coated with a protective top layer, though I have never heard of anyone sanding them. Sanding would likely void warranty.
Per the Torlys site: TORLYS Cork floors are covered by a 25-Year Residential Wear and a Lifetime Structural and Joint Integrity Warranty*.