Maybe you're wondering how a softer, flexible material can be durable? Where has it been used? Will it stand up to daily wear and tear? Here are some noteable installations of Globus Cork... Museums King Tut -US Touring Exhibit Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum - Chicago As flooring, our cork is currently installed in the new King Tut exhibit which is touring the country. All visitors walk on our cork tiles as they move around the core of the exhibit. Retail / Showrooms Haworth Furniture - Los Angeles (Ebony Cork Tiles) and New York City (Snow Floating Floors) Henredon Furniture -High Point FAO Schwartz -NYC, Las Vegas IKEA -new stores Globus Cork has also been used by IKEA for kitchen and bedroom displays in new stores that have opened in 2004 and 2005 in the US. Henredon Furniture used our cork tiles for their showroom floor to display their furniture collection at High Point. Hotel /Restaurant The Raleigh Hotel - Miami Beach August Restaurant - NYC Tribeca Cinemas Lounge - NYC Our tiles are installed in the Tribeca Cinemas Lounge which is used nearly continuously during the annual Tribeca Film Festival and as special event space at other times. The Raleigh Hotel along with many other restaurant and hotel locations have used our cork tiles on ceilings and walls to reduce noise levels in their large popular spaces. Be sure to take a look at our cork floor photos for some other installations. Cork has been used for flooring in the US for more than a century, particularly in libraries, churches and courthouses. Here are some noteable enduring cork floor installations. A few of these cork floors have been in place for nearly 100 years... US Library of Congress, Washington DC New York City Public Library, NYC First Congregational Church, Chicago Rockefeller University Library, NYC Numerous Frank Lloyd Wright homes Numerous Eichler homes Contact us for more information regarding products, designs, sales, distribution and installation. Globus Cork Phone: (718) 742-7264 Fax: (718) 742-7265 Email: info@corkfloor.com