Sahara
(10 reviews)The wall panel created by Gabriel Tan is made of cork, a natural material that offers excellent acoustic properties. As simple and spontaneous as a sand formation carved by the wind, its shape is the perfect starting point for creating a multitude of patterns – from the asymmetrical to the symmetrical, from geometrically strict configurations to dynamic, random formations reminiscent of sand dunes.
Sahara is made out of waste material from the production of wine corks at a factory in Portugal. Cork production occurs in harmony with nature; indeed, it helps to preserve Portugal’s beautiful groves and forests of cork oaks, which in turn provide essential habitat for the Iberian imperial eagle and other wildlife. Without cork production, the country’s cork forests would risk being replaced by farmland.
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Albania | Armenia | Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | |
Andorra | Azerbaijan | Aruba | Cook Islands | |
Austria | Bahrain | Barbados | Federated States of Micronesia | |
Belarus | Bangladesh | Belize | Fiji | |
Belgium | Bhutan | Bermuda | French Polynesia | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | British Indian Ocean Territory | British Virgin Islands | Guam | |
Bulgaria | Brunei | Canada | Kiribati | |
Croatia | Cambodia | Caribbean Netherlands | Marshall Islands | |
Cyprus | China | Cayman Islands | Nauru | |
Czech Republic | Christmas Island | Collectivity of Saint Martin | New Caledonia | |
Denmark | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Costa Rica | New Zealand | |
Estonia | Georgia | Cuba | Niue | |
Faroe Islands | Hong Kong | Curaçao | Norfolk Island | |
Finland | India | Dominica | Northern Mariana Islands | |
France | Indonesia | Dominican Republic | Palau | |
Germany | Iran | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | |
Gibraltar | Iraq | Greenland | Pitcairn Islands | |
Greece | Israel | Grenada | Samoa | |
Guernsey | Japan | Guadeloupe | Solomon Islands | |
Hungary | Jordan | Guatemala | Timor-Leste | |
Iceland | Kazakhstan | Haiti | Tokelau | |
Ireland | Kuwait | Honduras | Tonga | |
Isle of Man | Kyrgyzstan | Jamaica | Tuvalu | |
Italy | Laos | Martinique | United States Minor Outlying Islands | |
Jersey | Lebanon | Mexico | Vanuatu | |
Latvia | Macau | Montserrat | Wallis and Futuna | |
Liechtenstein | Malaysia | Nicaragua | ||
Lithuania | Maldives | Panama | ||
Luxembourg | Mongolia | Puerto Rico | ||
Malta | Myanmar (Burma) | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
Moldova | Nepal | Saint Lucia | ||
Monaco | North Korea | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | ||
Montenegro | Oman | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||
Netherlands | Pakistan | Saint-Barthélemy | ||
North Macedonia | Palestine | Sint Maarten | ||
Norway | Philippines | The Bahamas | ||
Poland | Qatar | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Turks and Caicos Islands | ||
Romania | Singapore | U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
Russia | South Korea | United States | ||
San Marino | Sri Lanka | |||
Serbia | Syria | |||
Slovakia | Taiwan | |||
Slovenia | Tajikistan | |||
Spain | Thailand | |||
Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Türkiye | |||
Sweden | Turkmenistan | |||
Switzerland | United Arab Emirates | |||
Ukraine | Uzbekistan | |||
United Kingdom | Vietnam | |||
Vatican City | Yemen |
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