The cork question
Portugal grows half the world’s cork. We are still learning how to use it well inside a house.
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Arroios, Lisbon
Cork boards from the Alentejo, waiting on the bench.
Cork insulates, absorbs sound and smells faintly of the forest. It also dents, fades in the sun and does not like water left standing.
We now use it where it is strongest: behind plaster as insulation, on the walls of a bedroom, under a desk. Rarely on a kitchen floor.
The boards on our bench come from a cooperative two hours east of Lisbon. Every new job teaches us something more about them.
It starts with a visit
Shall we walk through your rooms together?
Tell us about the place, the people who live there and what is not working. We reply within three working days.