Sildel - We Think Cork is a Portuguese brand dedicated to the creation and production of furniture, lighting and decoration pieces made with genuine cork. Sildel combines the best of innovation and manufacturing.

Eugene Stoltzfus Architects focuses on 21st Century architecture and furniture. In residential architecture we seek to integrate the context, site, views, light and the natural world into each project. We typically employ active and passive solar energy seamlessly into the architecture. In commercial architecture we see our buildings as literally building the public spaces of our cities and towns. Our furniture relies on simple geometries and reflects the natural beauty and strengths inherent in the materials we use. We seek sustainability in the materials we use, whether bamboo, cork, steel or timber.

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Milan-based Tania da Cruz cut her teeth in Marcel Wanders’s Amsterdam studio. “It was like living in a temporary fairy tale,” she says. Dutch whimsy factored into her early work—such as her Chia Pet-like Wig vase—but Cruz found acclaim with her modular Braque sound absorber made from cork. The practical and aesthetically adventurous piece earned a coveted first prize at the SaloneSatellite awards in 2013. Working with cork—like for the two-piece Bole stools—holds a special significance for Cruz, whose native Portugal produces about half the world’s supply. “I love that, as a designer, I am indirectly helping the economy to show the world its amazing potential,” she says.

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Melanie Abrantes founded her eponymous studio Melanie Abrantes Designs in 2013. The Bay Area company produces handmade goods that utilize a variety of distinctive materials, creating products that are both attractive and functional. The studio uses the traditional lathing technique to turn solid pieces of wood and cork into one-of-a-kind pieces.

Margaux Keller has come a long way since age 13, redecorating her room by arranging furniture and “pinning stuff on the walls.” She decided then, as a teenager growing up in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend design school in Paris. After she finished two design degrees, she found herself under the tutelage of Eugeni Quittlet during a “crazy” internship in Philippe Starck’s atelier. Since striking out on her own, she’s collaborated with high-design brands and everyday retailers alike, creating pieces like her Soupir tabletop mirror and Fanfan, a cork children’s toy. Now she’s making a line of home goods for SIA, under the direction of designer Jean-Marc Gady, as well as pieces for Roche Bobois.

Discipline is a Milan-based company that designs and produces furniture, housewares, lighting, and accessories. The brand is focused on producing items in a variety of natural materials, including wood, cork, textiles, leather, glass, and metal. Discipline seeks to design clean pieces that express an everyday simplicity, beauty, and harmony.

Founded in 2011 by Jean-Baptiste Souletie and Louise Breguet, La Chance is a French design company that is passionate about forward thinking and blending traditional materials and techniques with modern aesthetics. The brand manufactures furniture, lighting, rugs, and accessories from some of the best current designers in France as well as producing the work of esteemed French designer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann. La Chance seeks to offer a contemporary interpretation of France’s design tradition, paying special attention to its Art Deco history. In each of La Chance’s products, the brand uses noble, natural, and durable materials such as solid hardwood, metal, marble, cork, leather, blown glass, and wool. La Chance products are designed to endure and are made by artisans based in Europe.

Paulova Ceramics are all hand made by me, Paula Lopez-Otero, in beautiful San Francisco. My work is strongly influenced by the simplicity and clean lines of Scandinavian design. I prefer all of my pieces to have some sort of contrast in textures, from the exposed raw clay body, to the interior smooth glaze, to the cork, which tops my jars. These pieces are meant to be picked up, touched, and experienced. Enjoy!

THE MAKERS Who: Partners Xenia Taler and Steven Koblinsky. Xenia designs the tiles, Steven crafts the clay and glazes. Where: In their Toronto studio. When: Since 1996. How: Tiles are pressed in molds made of wood, or extruded. Glazes are mixed from scratch. All tiles are decorated by hand. Why: Because we hope that one day, a long, long time from now, not only will your children fight mercilessly over the wonderful tiles you had so wisely purchased, but even when humankind is forced to venture off this world and fend amongst the stars, those tiles will be the second or third item on a strict ten item list which your descendents feel they must take along with them on their arduous journey. THE TILES We make two kinds of tiles:Our wall hanging tiles come with a groove in the back for hanging as well as cork on the bottom and glazed sides. They are suited to withstand heat and can be used as coasters and trivets. Our installation tiles are thinner and have unglazed sides for grouting. Applications include kitchens, bathrooms, fireplaces and tabletops. Either thin or thick tile can be used for installation but it is better to order the thinner tiles with unglazed sides if you are definitely planning on installing them. To order our thinner tiles, please see our Installation Tile section. CARE Most soaps and detergents are fine to use. Avoid acidic or abrasive cleaners. Also avoid children with permanent markers. (Seriously, the marker die will seep into the crackle.)