Designed by famed Italian interior designer Marco Carini to bring a colourful new meaning to walls, Carioca is a striking cork tile concept from Granorte…
Offering two extra-large formats (900 x 150mm and 900 x 300mm), Carioca is a range of bold colour infused cork tiles that can be mixed at will for a strikingly different wall. Each tile is made in Portugal using cork from the country’s carefully protect forests and which is already recycled from waste of the wine stopper industry.
Available in 15 shades from Bluemoon and Dove Blue through Forest, Terracotta and Safrron to Purple, Blush and Pearl; Carioca also comes in eight multi-colour designs of complementing hues coordinated to the monochrome options. Each tile features a machined edge to give a pronounced, thick join that reveals the almost-black cork base layer, adding depth and making the wall even more captivating.
Bringing a modern graphical edge to cork’s timeless natural aesthetic, Carioca expresses the liveliness and energy of cork as a contemporary surface material. FSC-certified, the tile uses cork’s inherent sound absorption and thermal regulation benefits to improve acoustics and energy performance. A water-based Aquadur® matt finish fights off marks and makes maintenance easy, ensuring that despite it light weight, Carioca has the performance needed for today’s commercial interiors.
Paulo Rocha, product and R&D manager, Granorte, says, “Carioca’s beauty is in its fusion of modern graphic design and natural material to provide a more sustainable alternative to man-made surfaces. Marco’s clever use of bold colour and strong graphic lines on top of cork’s individual and intrinsic beauty, produces a powerful aesthetic that’s hard to ignore.”
Natural, renewable, recyclable, bio-degradable, PVC-free, lightweight, high-performance and strikingly good to look at, Carioca is another example of Granorte pushing the boundaries of possibilities with cork.
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