Wayback Machine 1939: Cork Bathing Suits
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 12. 3.07
Cork is one of our favourite materials; Warren notes that cork extraction is financially, socially and environmentally sustainable, and that cork can easily be either recycled or composted. We have shown it in shoes, floors and more but here is a use we haven't seen before. ::Modern Mechanix
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I wonder how it feels against the skin? Is it thin enough to be strong yet flexible? Seems like it might uncomfortably confine some sensitive areas.
And it's a flotation device... but I repeat myself.