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From Field to Form: How is cork shaping the future of healthy materials? April 28, 6:30-8 pm, New York, NY
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How is cork shaping the future of healthy materials? Cork is a remarkable material—lightweight, durable, regenerative and recyclable. Harvested from the bark of the Quercus suber oak tree without harming the tree itself, cork is naturally fire-resistant, water-resistant, and has anti-fungal qualities, eliminating the need for harmful additives. It is also thermally and acoustically insulating and offers unique sensorial qualities.
A cork tree can live 250 years offering its bark for harvest every decade. Cork forests act as carbon sinks, sequestering millions of tons of carbon. Cork has been used as a building material in architecture and design for centuries, finding applications in flooring, wall coverings, furniture, and insulation.
As the design and construction industries work to reduce environmental harm and eliminate toxic materials, cork offers a renewable and non-toxic alternative. This event convenes experts from across the cork supply chain—a farmer/harvester, manufacturer, architect, and recycler—to discuss how cork is cultivated, processed, and repurposed to create healthier buildings and products. Join Parsons Healthy Materials Lab and The Architectural League of New York for this in-person conversation exploring the present and future of cork in design and construction.
Daniel Marino is a senior associate at Rockwell Group and director of LAB, a studio within the firm focused on experiential design. Marino also leads Rockwell’s work with the Cork Collective, a collaboration between the firm, Amorim, BlueWell, and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. Working with partners in the hospitality industry, the Cork Collective collects, recycles, and repurposes natural cork stoppers to create new forms such as surfacing for playgrounds and parks. Rockwell Group and the LAB are currently developing Casa Cork by David Rockwell for Milan Design Week, a traveling installation that will showcase the many interior uses of the material, from tiles to furniture. V
Daniel Michalik is a designer and design educator based in Brooklyn, New York. He is an associate professor of product and industrial design and associate dean of the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons School of Design and principal of Daniel Michalik Product / Design. Across his studio, research, and academic work, Michalik has explored new applications for cork and the material’s implications for healthier design, agriculture, and processing practices, built upon years of collaboration with Portuguese cork growers and manufacturers.
Oliver Wilton is an architect, environmental design consultant, and associate professor of environmental design and director of design technology at Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL. In collaboration with Matthew Barnett Howland and Dido Milne, Wilton designed Cork House in 2019, a first of its kind dwelling made almost entirely from solid load-bearing cork.
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Jonsara Ruth is co-founder and design director of Healthy Materials Lab (HML) at Parsons School of Design, working with a dedicated research team to understand how human and planetary health is affected by materials that surround us and advocate for a healthier future. She is an associate professor and founding director of the MFA Interior Design program at Parsons. Ruth founded Salty Labs, a design collective, to experiment and implement designs that embody circularity with healthy, regenerative materials and strategies.
Paul Lewis is a principal at LTL Architects based in New York City and professor at Princeton University School of Architecture. Currently focused on the architectural potentials of plant and earth-based materials, LTL Architects published the Manual of Biogenic House Sections in 2022.
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