Toy bricks made of cork… that is Qurkies. Fully natural and sustainable. Qurkies are firm, yet soft. They don’t hurt your feet and they make no noise. Qurkies are compatible with original Duplo® and can be personalised. That’s why Qurkies are the perfect eco friendly gift.
Qurkies bestellen? We stonden in de krant. Dat heeft gezorgd voor een run op Qurkies. Eigenlijk werken we alleen via retailers. Wil je Qurkies direct bij ons bestellen? Of wil je een Qurkies toren met naam? Mail dan even naar hello@qurkies.nl en dan kijken we graag even mee of we het kunnen regelen.
Silent
Peace and quite vibe
Soft
Warm touch and feel
Natural
Sustainably harvested cork
Compatible
Fits on original Duplo
Qurkies Sets
Qurkies fit on the original Duplo®. Just mix them to expand your possibilities.
Wedgies Sets
Be careful! The sloping side makes the challenge for the right balance.
Personalised
Print our products with a name or company logo for a personal touch.
Bulk blocks
Looking for a large volume with no packaging? Then our bulk option will fit.
Where can I buy Qurkies?! Qurkies are only available through our retail partners (scroll down). Want to join? Download our product portfolio English / Nederlands
Qurkies are invented by Ruud van den Heijkant. A Dutch product designer and a father of two. “Plastic has an ecologic footprint of a dinosaur. So not something you want to give to your kids. I wanted to take an iconic example of a plastic toy and turn that into something natural.” The idea for Qurkies was born. After that, Qurkies was successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2018.
Ecologic sense is not only expressed in the Qurkies blocks, but also in our packaging. We minimize material and avoid plastic.
Qurkies are made of a beautiful natural product; the cork bark. The cork bark is stipped off the tree like a jacket, which grows back due to a unique process. The tree is not cut down! A cork tree can be harvested for the first time at the age of 25. After that only once in every 9 years. A mature cork tree grows about two Qurkies per day.
A stripped cork tree absorbs 4x more CO2 then a not used cork tree. Cork forests absorb 14M TON CO2 per year. They are therefore called ‘The lung of the Mediterranean’.