FIND BEAUTY BENEATH THE ASHES
In the wake of Portugal’s 2017 wildfires, French designer
Noe Duchaufour-lawrance saw more than destruction:
The charred remains of forest yielded a powerful opportunity for rebirth. The artist’s new Burnt Cork Collection transforms the scorched (often discarded) outer layers of oak trees into gradient cork blocks that are then assembled and carved into fluid, curvalinear furniture—each a symbol of nature’s resilience that echoes around the globe. madeinsitu.com