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Wolf-Gordon Joins Rockwell Group’s Casa Cork Installation
April 8, 2025 @ 11:00 am - April 12, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
On Display during Milan Design Week April 8-12, 2025
Wolf-Gordon, a leading American surface design brand, is proud to announce its participation in Casa Cork, a groundbreaking installation by David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, during Milan Design Week, April 8-12, 2025, Via Solferino 31. The company will feature its Betula cork wallcovering collection, highlighting its commitment to sustainable design and material innovation. A press preview will be held April 7, 2025.
Casa Cork, a collaborative effort with the sustainability-focused nonprofit Cork Collective and cork producer Corticeira Amorim, serves as a living laboratory, showcasing the versatility and eco-friendly attributes of cork. Wolf-Gordon’s Betula collection perfectly aligns with this mission, demonstrating how sustainable materials can meet the rigorous demands of the contract market without sacrificing aesthetic appeal.
“Wolf-Gordon is committed to providing design solutions that prioritize both aesthetic excellence and environmental responsibility. Our Betula cork wallcovering exemplifies this commitment, showcasing how sustainable materials can deliver exceptional performance and visual appeal.” – Marybeth Shaw, Chief Creative Officer, Design & Marketing
Wolf-Gordon’s Betula wallcovering, a key piece in the company’s growing cork collection of upholstery and wallcovering, showcases the beauty and sustainability of natural materials. This intricate birch-inspired design utilizes all parts of the cork bark, including residual elements, and is crafted from cork primarily sourced in its raw state from Portugal. In Portugal, the bark of live cork oak trees is carefully stripped, allowing it to regenerate every 9–10 years, thus maintaining the grove’s ecological processes. This growing collection of products sourced from a naturally regenerating material underscores Wolf-Gordon’s dedication to sustainable design, ensuring Betula offers both exceptional performance and environmental integrity.
Key features include:
-Sustainable Composition: Utilizing all parts of the cork bark, including residual elements.
-High Performance: Class A fire rating, mildew and rot resistance, natural insulation with acoustical properties.
-Health and Safety: Free of phthalates (BBP, DBP, DEHP, DIDP, DINP, DnHP, DnOP).
-Durability: Ensures longevity in high-traffic environments.
Wolf-Gordon’s participation in Casa Cork underscores its dedication to promoting sustainable design practices and its role in advancing the use of eco-friendly materials in the contract market.
Casa Cork by David Rockwell Milan Design Week Public Hours:
April 8–9: 11 AM – 4 PM
April 10–12: 10 AM – 4 PM
About Casa Cork
Casa Cork, curated by David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, in collaboration with the sustainability-focused nonprofit Cork Collective and cork producer Corticeira Amorim, is a living laboratory celebrating cork design innovation and promoting circular materials in design during Milan Design Week 2025.
About Wolf-Gordon
Wolf-Gordon is an American design company offering designers a wide range of interior surfacing products united by the common qualities of excellent design and dependable performance. Founded in 1967 as a comprehensive source for wallcoverings, its product line has since added wall protection, upholstery textiles, paints, and Wink clear, dry-erase coating. Through its collaborations with leading national and international designers and in its Design Studio, Wolf-Gordon continues to develop new work that is provocative, inspiring, and of our time. Wolf-Gordon’s growing portfolio of licensed collections includes designs by Laurinda Spear, Karim Rashid, Petra Blaisse, Grethe Sørensen, Kevin Walz, the Boym Partners, Frank Tjepkema, Mae Engelgeer, Aliki van der Kruijs, and V Starr/Venus Williams. Wolf-Gordon account executives are based in all major markets in the United States.