Once there was a monk called Dom Pierre Pérignon. In the 17th century, he invented champagne and applied cork to close champagne bottles. From that moment on, cork started being purposefully cultivated, mainly in Portugal. Fast forward 400 years, and cork is still standing, with the construction & fashion industry among those who discovered the potential of this fine material. 

Pierre is a new, European concept, born in Belgium and made in Portugal. Their first product line includes yoga & sports mats made of recycled rubber from shoes and tyres, Portuguese and Spanish cork. They only use real ecological materials that will ensure better comfort & performance during the yoga, pilates & fitness sessions. 

As Pierre Sports truly cares about the ecosystem around the precious cork trees in Portugal & Spain, they donate 1% of their profits to save the Iberian lynx, Europe's most endangered wild cat, who lives in the Spanish & Portuguese cork forests.

Why We Love Cork?

Pierre Sports’ cork is obtained from the outer bark of the cork oak, which grows predominantly in the Mediterranean Sea. Cork oak trees can live about 180 years old, meaning that each tree allows about 17 to 20 cork bark collections. After the harvesting, the tree regenerates, allowing cork to be harvested again after nine years. 

Bark harvesting has taken place for centuries in the same way, without the need for environmentally damaging mechanization. The harvesting of cork has guaranteed the survival of the oak tree forests for the past years. Cork is a natural material, 100% biodegradable and recyclable. The way cork fabric is processed allows the material to retain all the other qualities that “raw” cork is known for: water resistant, incredibly lightweight, soft to the touch, stain and abrasion resistant, hypoallergenic and grippy.

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