Application of cork in furniture and interior design



Cork is the protective layer of Chinese oak, namely the bark, commonly known as cork oak. Cork is a pure natural polymer material. Only bark of two subtropical trees, Castanopsis eyrei and Quercus variabilis, can be used to process cork products in the world. Castanopsis eyrei is one of the oldest existing tree species in the world, with a history of about 60 million years ago. It is mainly produced along the Mediterranean coast and is mostly artificially cultivated economic forest. Nearly 90% of them are distributed in Spain, Portugal, Algeria and Morocco And a few other countries.

Corks have been found in Egyptian tombs thousands of years ago. Corks were used by ancient Greeks and Egyptians to stop corks for olive oil or wine bottles, sandals, floats for fishnets, and insulating tubes for transportation vessels North Africans even use cork as the main material of the roof. A Greek doctor gave cork a medical purpose and used cork as a hair restorer. In 1680, Dom Perigon found that cork stoppers for champagne bottles were better than ordinary corks. This was the most important step in the development of the cork industry. However, the great development of the cork industry began in the last 25 years of the 19th century. At the time, JOHN SMITH, an American, discovered that cork could be produced as a synthetic cork product. Since then, cork, which was originally considered to be of no commercial value, has become a rare material, and has been made into cork baseboards, wall panels, automobile cylinder head gaskets, black insulated cork, etc.



Cork decorative materials combine many characteristics of cork, and have superiority that other decorative materials can't match. As early as more than 100 years ago, some developed countries in Europe have begun to manufacture and use cork materials. Modern people have expanded the application of cork a lot, especially in furniture design and interior decoration. Mainly: cork furniture, cork bags, cork mats; cork floors, cork wall panels, suspended ceilings, cork floor mats, cork paintings and cork crafts



Now a bag and sofa made of natural cork are popular in Europe and America. Luggages or sofas made of natural cork fabrics are natural and rustic, with a silky, suede-like finish and delicate touch. Touching it has a feeling of closeness and intimacy. The color patterns of each piece of furniture are different and have good Water resistance, scrub resistance, grease resistance, dirt resistance, abrasion resistance, environmental protection and non-toxic characteristics. Furniture made of natural cork fabric is the pursuit of taste, personality, culture, and the love of fashion consumers. In addition to fabrics for sofas and luggage, natural cork cloth can also be used for various packaging fabrics such as furniture, handbags, stationery, shoe materials, notebooks, and stationery.

The characteristics of cork furniture such as environmental protection, wear resistance and corrosion resistance make cork widely used in people's lives, especially various cork mats, such as cork coasters, cork placemats, cork pot mats, cork trays, etc. People love it. The low thermal conductivity, high temperature resistance of cork, and the elasticity of cork make the cork pad effectively protect furniture and tableware from damage due to impact, as well as protect people's hands from scalding. In addition, the use of environmentally friendly high-quality cork board to make cork computer pads, cork mouse pads, etc., has appropriate elasticity, and is resistant to dirt and wear, waterproof, low thermal conductivity, feels warm in winter and cool in use, very comfortable. Cork mats also have a variety of shapes (square, round, pattern, etc.) and colors (color cork mats) can be selected according to your preferences, and some cork mats will also have patterns, very beautiful.



2 Application of cork in interior design

2.1 Cork floor
As the original ecological decoration material with beautiful quality and natural quality, cork floor can decorate the living space, can bring people's interest into the vibrant nature, and can achieve the ideal state of "the unity of nature and man". Cork flooring has the following advantages: (1) Environmental protection: Cork flooring uses renewable natural resources, does not destroy ecology, recycle waste, and does not pollute the environment; (2) Soft, comfortable, and fatigue-resistant; (3) Reasonable structure and stable size Good performance; (4) Wear resistance, anti-skid, long service life; (5) Sound absorption, sound insulation, noise reduction; (6) Good thermal insulation performance, warm in winter and cool in summer; (7) Excellent flame retardancy; (8 ) Good anti-pollution performance; (9) Insulation and anti-static; (10) No worms; (11) Simple maintenance. In interior design, cork flooring is suitable for many occasions.


2.2 Cork wall panel, suspended ceiling
In recent years, using cork as a decorative material to decorate walls and make suspended ceilings has become a very fashionable art of decoration. Not only can it achieve environmental protection, sound insulation, moisture resistance, fire prevention, anticorrosion, warmth, and resistance to change, the most important thing is that it can make the room space look warm and full of elasticity, and it will feel as soft and comfortable as it is in the golden wheat field. . Cork wallboard not only has the decorative function of wallpaper, its three-dimensional decorative effect is more obvious, the construction of cork wallboard is simpler, it can be directly pasted on the flat cement wall, and even individuals can install it manually.



Since cork contains countless sealed airbags, like hollow glass, it has the function of sound insulation and heat insulation; at the same time, cork is a "B2" grade fire-resistant, self-extinguishing wood material, which has been used by the United States, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, European and other countries' technical certification makes it a leader in wood fireproof materials; the good scalability of cork makes it keep pace with the logs after being superimposed on the logs, which solves the problem of cracking the wall of the veneer and eliminates it. Worrying after the deformation of the wood facing material. These characteristics make it suitable for wall decoration of soundproof walls, thermal insulation doors, libraries, hospitals, kindergartens, recording studios, lecture halls, concert halls, audition rooms, etc.



Lidingfa Cork Co., Ltd., established in 1999, has developed into a diversified business enterprise integrating processing, production and sales. The company specializes in natural cork shoe materials, using natural oak (bark) from Portugal and other coastal countries as raw materials, and without damaging the environmental protection of the bark itself, it produces shoes, handbags, stationery and other products that cater to the world.



Contact information: 13650336501 (the same number on WeChat)

Official website: http: //.hhpg.com.cn

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