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The majority of cork is grown in Portugal, but a few companies on the opposite side of the pond have gotten the jump on this durable, flexible and lightweight material. Ontario-based Jelinek Cork Group, for instance, has an entire line of handbags and accessories made from cork, and at 2006’s Fall Fashion Week, a soft-as-leather cork sport coat was featured in a special presentation by DDC Lab, a New York-based design studio that specializes in fabric technology. Only time will tell how cork will fare once it hits the masses, but as Oakes stated, the time is ripe for a breakthrough. “I think everybody’s looking for the next new fabric or fiber to tell an interesting story,” she said.
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