Put a Cork in It: 25 Creative Works of Cork Art and Design.

Pop Quiz! From where do corks come?

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Why, from the Cork Oak, of course. The Quercus suber is a native to southern Europe and northern Africa, and considered an environmently friendly industry as the bark is stripped off every nine-ten seasons for 175 years.

Sure, it's most common use is making stoppers for wine bottles, but peep this collection of art and design creations from cork, both stopper-shaped and otherwise.

Cork & Driver

Chaise Lounge with a Chaser

Cast Cork Kid’s Chairs

Soft as a Brick

300 Thousand

Chinese Carved Cork

Coat of Many Corkers

Pets Control

Das Korkart

Frame By Frame

One of a Cork

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