Italian designer Anna Grindi spent more than a decade developing a non-woven fabric using cork,
reports the New York Times. Once she had hit on a winning formula, she opened her own store dedicated to products made using the fabric - located in Tempio Pausania, Italy. Named after the Latin word for cork,
Suberis is now four years old and has recently begun stocking Grindi's latest innovation: cork tiles for interiors.
Grindi is currently developing a range of cork-based garden furniture, and is also experimenting with a rot-proof covering for decking. Read the full article
here; subscribers can also read our latest
materials update on cork.
