About Oakliv

The Cork Studio.
One material, many applications.

India's specification-grade cork studio - one natural material across interiors, hospitality, gifting, and workspaces. Based in Guwahati, Assam. Supplying pan-India.

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Oakliv cork product range flat lay
Our story

Why we built
The Cork Studio.

We started from a clear observation: cork is one of the most capable natural materials available - acoustically, thermally, tactilely - and almost none of it was reaching Indian designers, operators, and brands in a form they could actually specify or order reliably.

Cork products in India were imported generics - no provenance, inconsistent quality, no custom capacity. Architects wanted cork for serious projects but had nowhere credible to go. Brands wanting it for gifting faced importers who couldn't meet MOQs or timelines.

We built this studio to fix that. One material, six categories, applied properly - interiors, hospitality, gifting, workspace, lifestyle, and custom fabrication. Specification-grade quality, honest lead times, one point of contact.

What we do

Six categories.
One material.

Interiors, hospitality, corporate gifting, workspace, lifestyle, and custom fabrication - all in cork.

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Cork oak tree trunk in Portugal
The material

Why cork.
Why now.

Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak - Quercus suber - grown primarily in Portugal. The tree is never cut down; bark is stripped by hand every nine years and fully regenerates. Each tree yields cork for 150-200 years.

Its closed-cell structure delivers thermal insulation, acoustic absorption, natural grip, and compression recovery - without chemical binders or surface coatings.

9 yrHarvest cycle. Bark regenerates fully. The tree lives on.
200 yrProductive life per tree.
40MClosed cells per cm3 - source of acoustic and thermal performance.
100%Natural, vegan, biodegradable. No binders required.
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Acoustic500 Hz - 2 kHz
ThermalNaturally insulating
GripDry and damp surfaces
Cell density40M cells / cm3
RecoveryReturns under compression
MoistureSuberin limits absorption
OriginPortugal / Spain
BindersNone
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The Cork Studio.

Specifying an interior, sourcing branded gifts, or looking for a natural material for your desk - start with an enquiry. We respond within 24 hours.

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