WHAT IS A TRIVET? GLAD YOU ASKED! IT’S A HEAT-RESISTANT PLATFORM THAT PROTECTS THE SURFACE OF A TABLE FROM THOSE SCORCHING HOT DISHES. CORK IS A PERFECT NATURAL MATERIAL FOR THIS USE AND IN THIS CASE, IT SERVES MULTIPLE PURPOSES: AN ICE BREAKER ABOUT TRAVEL, VISUAL RESONANCE THROUGH BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION, AND PROTECTION OF THE TABLE SURFACE. ALL OF THIS ADDS UP TO FUNCTIONAL ART.