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04-16-2026 | DESIGN DAYS 2026

Puzz'le will be at Design Days 2026

Come meet us, discover our collection, and experience our objects in person in a great atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you there!

For 17 years, Design Days has celebrated a plural, open, and transdisciplinary vision of design. Every year, the event brings together emerging young creators and established professionals for installations, exhibitions, debates, and conferences in unique and unusual locations.

Opening Hours

Thursday, May 28: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Opening night)

Friday, May 29: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Saturday, May 30: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Sunday, May 31: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Storage baskets made from cork in a tidy entryway serving as storage.

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04-14-2026 | DESIGNING WITH CORK

The lifecycle of the cork oak: a regenerative material

Cork is often perceived as a simple, almost ordinary material. Yet its origin and production cycle make it one of the most remarkable materials in contemporary design.

Harvested from the Quercus suber, the cork oak stands out for a rare property: it can be harvested without ever being cut down.

A resource that is harvested, not extracted

Unlike wood, cork does not require cutting the tree. Only the bark is carefully removed, every 9 to 12 years. The first harvest takes place around the age of 25 years.

After that, the cycle continues throughout the tree’s lifespan, which can reach 150 to 200 years. This slow rhythm defines the entire industry, a far cry from fast industrial logic.

A material that regenerates and stores carbon

After each harvest, the tree regenerates its bark. This natural process stimulates its biological activity.

Cork oak forests absorb significant amounts of CO₂ every year, Amounting to several tons per tree over its lifetime. The harvested cork continues to store this carbon in the objects made from it.

An ecosystem, not just a material

Cork oak forests, mainly located around the Mediterranean basin, are not just production areas. They are rich ecosystems that host many species, including endangered ones.

They also play a key role in:

soil protection
desertification prevention
water regulation
fire resistance

Cork is therefore not just a material, it is an ecological system.

From natural cycle to object

Understanding the lifecycle of cork also means rethinking how objects are designed. Some contemporary projects explore cork not only for its mechanical properties, but for what it represents: a renewable material rooted in long-term thinking.

This is the approach behind systems like Jack & Jenny, combining cork with bio-based polymers to create objects designed to last and adapt. Rather than mimicking plastic, they explore a different path, slower, more grounded, and more consistent with the material itself.

Rethinking our relationship to materials

Cork shows that a material can be both high-performing and regenerative. At a time when resource use is under scrutiny, it invites a shift in perspective: away from function and cost alone, and toward lifecycle, regeneration, and impact.