IT STARTS WITH THE TREES
For centuries Montado, the cork forests of south eastern Portugal, has underpinned the socioeconomic health of the region,supporting the rich, biodiverse ecosystems across the landscape of the greater Mediterranean basin.
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collaborating with Amorim, put together a research journey to broaden our understanding and rediscovered cork through a new lens
With Daniel michalik, Dinneth Espinoza, and Molly Martin, we created a spectacular exhibition of the work created through the course of six months with our ideas and projects evolving in every stage.
to honor our experience, the research and discoveries we made about cork. The week we spent in Portugal with Amorim in their design lab exploring the materiality and pushing our ideas we had to honor the material the started it all in the first place
during 2023 we split different characteristics from cork to study and expand its capacities applying them to transform everyday textures, objects and products into an elevate sustainable alternative
this research extended to see the cork forrests in Portugal and tour and practice our findings in the Amorim Factories
Canal st market hosted our exhibition for NYc Design Week
