About

Liore's was founded in 2017 by American designer and entrepreneur Lee Green while on a trip in Portugal. Liore's started as a means to provide a more sustainable and ethical solution to the fashion industry. We pride our selves in our ability to source the highest grade cork material possible. Our design team is led by an Italian designer by the name of Sabrina Facchetti whom has worked with high profile brands such as Donna Karen, Dior, Calvin Klein, Miu Miu, etc. We pride ourselves in our ability to maintain excellent quality and fashionable appeal while sticking to our core sustainability values. We believe that sustainability is the real luxury and we are committed to spreading awareness.

About Cork

This completely natural, renewable, recyclable and biodegradable material has a raw and timeless appeal. Because cork comes from nature itself, no piece is the same, offering a multitude of grain, texture and color choices. Cork is a 100 percent natural material that is obtained through an environmentally friendly harvesting process. Cork trees are not cut down to harvest the cork, instead, the bark is harvested by hand every nine years. Cork trees can live up to 300 years, which means they can be harvested about 33 times during their lifespan. The cork's processing is relatively straightforward, even waste scraps are collected for use. 

BUOYANCY

Light weight: Due to the fact that more than 50 % of the cell volume of a cork piece consists of air, cork is one of the lightest solid substances, with a specific gravity of .25. 

COMPRESSIBILITY

A cubic inch of cork can withstand as great a pressure as 14,000 lbs. per square inch without breaking, and retains 90% of its original form after the pressure is released. Less or more normal pressure increase return to original form from 97% to 100%.

RESILIENCY

Because heavy pressure does not break down or destroy the tiny air cells, but compresses the air within the cells, the cork begins to spring back when the pressure is removed. A roll or sheet of composition cork can be compressed in one direction without losing its dimensions in the other direction. This is of great importance for many applications of composition cork.

RESISTANCE TO MOISTURE AND LIQUID PENETRATION

While cork is not completely impervious to moisture penetration, its cellular structure gives it a high resistance to penetration by water which with the addition of the proper binder can be proofed.

FRICTIONAL QUALITY

Cork is a highly frictional material, both in its natural form as well as in cork composition. Even when wet or coated with oil or grease, cork retains this quality which surpasses that of leather, rubber, and many other products used for frictional or non-skid purposes. 

LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

Next to a vacuum, a "dead" air space minutely divides one of the most efficient non-conductors of heat. The cell construction of cork provides this property for which cork is so famous. 

ABILITY TO ABSORB VIBRATION

Cork, with its 200 million air cells per cubic inch; of which 50% is air, essentially acts as an "air cushion", absorbing vibrations and direct impacts.

STABILITY

Cork is a tough, durable substance with remarkable capacity for retaining its initial properties wherever recommended. The high degree of stability under varying conditions is paramount to the continuing success and use of cork in the world today.