In 2009, Corticeira Amorim invited ExperimentaDesign to think strategically about cork and contribute to its repositioning as the choice raw material. After the launch of the MATERIA collection in 2011, the Metamorphosis project makes its debut at the Jerónimos Monastery, as part of Biennale EXD'13, the result of the process of research, testing and creativity of some of today's most renowned architects and designers.
In innovative and unexpected approaches, Amanda Levete, Alejandro Aravena, Álvaro Siza, Eduardo Souto Moura, Manuel Aires Mateus, Jacques Herzog, Naotu Fukusawa, James Irvine (studio), Jasper Morrison and João Luís Carrilho da Graça took advantage of the versatility of cork to create unique uses for it, thus reinforcing cork's position as the material of choice for the 21st century.
