Cork   Old World – New World
Milan 2016

Thanks to the generous support of Amorim, Europe’s leading cork manufacturer, a group of students from HfG Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design) was able to travel to northern Portugal in search of this natural material. Exploring cork’s unique properties, the students developed design ideas by expanding its usability and opening up new prospects for the material – thereby generating product ideas with a high recognition factor.

The exhibition was curated by Volker Albus and Hans Maier-Aichen.


Anna Brugger
K:CK (Ball / ball, 120 x 120 x 120 cm)

Sophia Stoewer
THE DUCK (Badezimmermöbel / bathroom furniture, 50 x 46 x 54 cm)

Max Guderian
BASIE (Baseballschläger / baseball bat, 100 x 10 x 10 cm)

Hans Maier-Aichen
BLOC A-B-C (Hocker / stool, 3 pieces, 5 x 33 x 34 cm, each)

Lisa Ertel
CCCC  (Beistelltisch / side table, 55 x 71 cm)

Mariano Gemmo & Denis Bulut
CONTENT (Korb / bin, 30 x 30 x 35 cm)

Katharina Wahl
CORK FRIDGE (Kühlschrank / fridge, 98 x 50 x 61 cm)

Volker Albus
CORK THE PORK (Sparschwein, piggy bank, 30 x 25 x 22 cm)

Clemens Lauer
CORKTUS (Zimmerpflanze / room plant, ca. 110 x 60 x 30cm)

Volker Albus
IRONy (Aufbewahrungsmodule / Beistelltische, var. dim.)

Hans Maier-Aichen
LEAN (Sideboard / sideboard, 60 x 30 x 75 cm)

Hans Maier-Aichen
PUFF (Hocker / stool, 34 x 34 x 36 cm)