Comments on: Now That’s Corky!

By: J

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:38 +0000

So is this easily biodegradable or is it rot-resistant? You can’t have it both ways.

(Unless, perhaps, some kind of photo-degradable coating protected the item from bio-degrading.)

By: christiaan

christiaan — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:39:56 +0000

OMG!!! THIS IS SOOOOO COOOOOOLLL!!!!!

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:59:00 +0000

Young bonsai’s are best grown in much larger pots, moreso in the ground outside. You generally don’t put a tree in one of those pots until it is actually a bonsai. They lopped off a couple of branches from some trees outside and put them in these pots to simulate a bonsai. I’m saying this because if you are designing for a very niche consumer, you don’t want to seem disingenuous.

To discuss the design, I actually don’t like the specific designs of these two, but the idea of using cork is a good one. Even with a glazed ceramic humidity tray under my bonsais, I tend to get seepage onto my window sill. I would definitely buy these if they worked as stated.

By: Christiaan

Christiaan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:31:35 +0000

Cork is not over farmed because it can only be harvested every 12 years or so thus making it a great sustainable resource. The wine industry does use a large portion of the cork stock but cork is used for everything from flooring wall panels, furniture so there are many industries tapping into it. As someone who has designed a shelving system out of cork and having a professor who is recognized for his designs in cork(Dan Michalik), I would say this is a great, simple, good looking bonsai stand. Also, the tree in the pot is obviously a young bonsai but having a grown one for the picture would have been more convincing. Overall good job!

By: Noah

Noah — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:39:51 +0000

The other one kind of is though, but not the point. Either way this thing isn’t really much of a big deal at all… oh well.

By: Cork Objects « Dustbowl

Cork Objects « Dustbowl — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:11:41 +0000

[...] Cork Objects Published December 17, 2008 Colors / Materials Trends , Design Posting from yankodesign.com [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:20:32 +0000

A stick in a pot is not exactly a bonsai.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:15:47 +0000

Cork has been massively overfarmed by the wine industry and as such i do not think it is a sustainable material. You may as well proposed mahogany?