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Amorim The Future is our Present 1

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The beating heart of Cork 6 An interview with Antonio Rios de Amorim Inspiro; Alfa Pendular Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 12 Space exploration; TPS; APOLLO; Viking Project; Vega; Ariane 5; IXV; Developments Vitra Cork Table; moooi Corks; Design and furniture; Wallpaper's Handmade exhibition; Makers & Bakers; VitraHaus Loft for Vitra and Artek; Chaise Longue; Knoll Acoustics; Music Istanbul Design Biennial 46 Garrett McNamara's Surfboard; Kayakes; Windsurfing boards; Yachts London Design Festival 60 Corksorb; Movies' Special Effects; Wind Power Energy; Transmission & Energy...

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Many companies around the world specialize in a single raw material that underpins their economic activity. But few explore a raw material that is as fascinating as Cork, and even fewer have positioned themselves as the world leader in their sector. Amorim is the world’s largest exporter of cork. While deeply aware of the long history underpinning its success, the company has its sights set firmly on the future, reinventing itself and striving for continuous innovation, constantly seeking new directions. Divided into two different sections – Themes and Projects – this book reveals the vast...

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The beating heart of Cork An interview with António Rios de Amorim Amorim is a company with a long history. When was it founded and how? The company was set up in 1870 by my great-grandfather, who was 54 years old at the time. He had married a 27 year-old lady and together they had 9 children. Working as a farmer was certainly not the best way to feed and clothe such a large family. So, driven by what we would today call an entrepreneurial spirit, he decided to start supplying cork stoppers to the Port wine industry. Two years later, in order to expand its business, the company moved to new...

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How do you define cork, such a special raw material? What makes Amorim so competitive? What are Amorim’s main objectives for the next 20 years? What is your favourite object made of cork and why? I think it's one of the most unique materials that you can find in the planet. From a sustainability point of view, I don't think there's any other product that can match it. It’s environmentally friendly, retains large amounts of CO2 – up to 112 grams per natural cork stopper. It’s a regulator of water cycles and biodiversity, and is a real barrier against desertification. And it is truly a...

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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion London, United Kingdom “It was made of cork and the smell was very very evocative. And the soft material, as you walked on it, had a very, very particular sensation. It felt kind of lony, that even thought it was high in to summer, there was a kind of coolness and tranquillity in that darkness and calmness.” Typology Public intervention; Equipment and furniture Cork type agglomerated cork + expanded insulation corkboard Output Currently part of the private collection of Usha and Lakshmi N. Mittal Participants Herzog & de Meuron (CH), Ai Weiwei (CN) Date 2012 The...

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“With cork we use a material that addresses the senses: visual, aural, haptic and olfactory.”

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"The porosity of cork made it soft enough to be precisely carved, light enough to be easily transported, and irregular enough to visually portray the character of ancient ruins. As we hoped the properties of cork made it ideally suited to the concept. This was because it gave us the ability to pre-form panels and shape elements off site. There were then assembled and finished (and sometimes reshaped when needed) on site without compromising the irregular natural appearance and achieving one overall surface." Herzog & de Meuron, Ai Weiwei

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Fly Conquering new heights The integration of cork in spacecraft and rockets began with the Apollo 11 mission, which took Man to the Moon for the first time. From success to success, it has been used in different aerospace programmes as an excellent thermal insulator, withstanding decades of space travel.

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Space exploration TPS (Thermal Protection Systems) Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability Curiosities In the 1950s approval tests were made by NASA to validate the use of the cork on the nozzle of the Scout rockets (they flew over 100 missions from 1957 to 1994) Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability Curiosities During plasma testing Amorim TPS has successfully endured temperatures up to...

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APOLLO Spacecraft Systems 1960's Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability Viking Project 1970's “Cork is nature's foam, with unique combination of properties.” in NASA Technical Report Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability NASA In the APOLLO missions (1961-1975), the Command Module was the first manned spacecraft to be designed to enter the atmosphere of the earth at lunar-return velocity,...

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24 Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability ESA The Vega is an expendable launch system, launched into space in 2012 by the European Space Agency's (ESA), equipped with technical products manufactured by Amorim. Vega was built to carry cargo up to 2,5 tonnes and place it in orbit at an altitude of between 300 and 1,500 km. Given its lightweight, cork was placed in the nose cone and other temperature-sensitive areas to prevent the rocket's overheating. Cork type composite cork Cork...

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IXV 2015 Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability Developments Cork type composite cork Cork Characteristics impact protection, lightweight, thermal insulator, controlled ablation, dimensional stability ESA and Industry Partners Thales Alenia Space & ESA & VKI & DLR Ablative Thermal Protection System is part of the Intermediate Experimental Vehicle designed to develop and flight-test the technologies and critical systems for Europe’s future autonomous controlled re-entry for return missions...

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