YSG adds 1970s-style elements to Sydney's Superfreak cafe
Australian studio YSG has added carpet-lined seating, cork flooring and high-gloss green paint to the Superfreak cafe in Sydney. More
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Núñez Ribot pairs cork with mass timber at Casa Pádel in Madrid
Spanish architects Teo Nuñez and Almudena Ribot have built the Casa Pádel apartment block in Madrid, combining a cross-laminated timber structure with cork cladding. More
Eduardo Souto de Moura and Diller Scofidio + Renfro create cork installations for Lisbon
Eduardo Souto de Moura and Yves Béhar are among six architecture and design studios that have created cork installations for the City Cortex program in Lisbon. More
Isomi "challenges norms" of sofa design with cork and latex Tejo
Designer Paul Crofts and furniture brand Isomi aimed to make sofas less wasteful with Tejo, a recyclable system created from natural cork and latex that is launching at Clerkenwell Design Week. More
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa clads rural Spanish house with cork blocks
Architecture studio Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa has completed The Cork and Wood House, a home in Spain that is finished with a raw palette of materials. More
LCA Architetti nestles angular cork-clad home into Italian valley
An angular black volume sits atop a cork-clad ground floor to form Casa 9, a home that Italian studio LCA Architetti has added to a valley on the border between Italy and Switzerland. More
Estudio Albar completes cork-clad Casa Eñe overlooking Spanish national park
Spanish practice Estudio Albar has used cork cladding to help this home near Madrid blend in with the scrub-like landscape of a neighbouring national park. More
Delve Architects transforms "cramped" London house with cork extension
London studio Delve Architects has transformed a Victorian house in Camberwell with a cork-clad extension that introduces a bright open-plan kitchen and dining space for entertaining. More
Buller and Rice salon is a showcase of plant-based materials
East London hair salon Buller and Rice has opened a new venue with an interior design palette that includes seaweed, algae, cork and mushroom leather. More
Lara Bohinc uses colour-coated cork for bulbous outdoor furniture in Miami
UK-based designer Lara Bohinc has unveiled a series of bulbous furniture and decorative objects for public use at the Miami Design District during the city's art week. More
EBBA Architects designs sculptural pop-up shop for Rotaro at Liberty
London-based studio EBBA Architects has channelled the environmental ethos of fashion rental platform Rotaro for its pop-up boutique at department store Liberty. More
Amorim Cork Composites spotlights the versatility of cork
Promotion: architects and designers are increasingly finding new ways to use cork to help reduce the carbon footprint of their projects, according to Portuguese company Amorim Cork Composites. More
Gin Design Group creates radial layout for Treadwell barbershop in Houston
A cave-like cork lounge is hidden at the back of this barbershop in southwest Houston, by Gin Design Group, which also offers IV drips to cure customers' hangovers. More
Andrés Jaque designs Reggio School "to become a multiverse"
Spanish architect Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation has completed a school near Madrid that aims to be as colourful and playful as a child's imagination. More
Polysmiths designs "beautifully sustainable" London house featuring cork-lined living spaces
Architecture studio Polysmiths used cork panels to clad internal and external surfaces at Cork House in east London, which was built using materials available during the Covid-19 lockdown. More
Vis-à-vis and Rendez-vous bathroom seating by Marco Carini for Agape
Dezeen Showroom: designer Marco Carini has created two seating designs made from recycled cork for Italian bathroom brand Agape, which are designed to provide a relaxing place to sit in the bathroom. More
Atelier SAD and Iveta Zachariášová create cork-clad house in Czech countryside
Architecture studio Atelier SAD and interior designer Iveta Zachariášová have created a cork-clad family home in the Czech Republic, which was embedded into a grassy ridge. More
Officeu Architects unites cork-clad housing blocks in Belgium with communal living areas
Two cork-clad apartment blocks flank a renovated 18th-century building at the De Sijs co-housing project in Leuven, Belgium, designed by local studio Officeu Architects. More
Ten interiors with textured cork-covered walls
From an artist's studio in Devon to a coffee bar in a Beijing hutong, this lookbook rounds up ten interiors with tactile walls that are clad or built with cork. More
Inês Brandão Arquitectura completes Cork House in Portugal
Cork cladding creates a "camouflaged" upper storey at this home near Lisbon, Portugal, designed by local studio Inês Brandão Arquitectura. More