The papers collected in this Special Issue were presented at the first symposium on cork material and its applications, held at the beautiful city of Porto, Portugal, October 24th, 2014. This annual conference aims to become a forum for discussions between young and senior scientists, academia and industry, generating contacts and bringing up new ideas and technologies in the area of cork material and its applications. In an effort to achieve better understanding of the capabilities of this natural cellular material, various research studies have been carried out using diverse technology involving experimental, analytical and computational methods. The great advances in material development and modelling have been accompanied by the expansion in the range of applications, covering now not only design, but also aspects of mechanical, civil and electronics engineering. Moreover, considerable progress in the area of computational tools has enabled advanced predictive modelling of material behavior under different loading conditions. We express appreciation for the support for the event given by the Portuguese Association of Cork Material (APCOR), in the person of Mr. João Rui Ferreira, who provided the initial driving force for organizing this conference. His contribute is greatly appreciated. We would like to take the opportunity to give a special word of thanks to all the members of the scientific committee and invited reviewers for their invaluable contribution to assuring the relevance and quality of submitted papers.