Acoustic panels
Beautiful on the wall. Quiet in the room.
Our knitted wool artworks absorb noise while giving an interior a character of its own – in an office, a restaurant, a hotel or a living room.
Each panel is an original artwork, designed to fit a specific space and the client’s wishes. We match the motif, colours and texture to the interior. It can be a subtle tone-on-tone pattern or a bold scene that becomes the centrepiece of the room. You don’t have to choose between aesthetics and acoustics.
Penelope – a material developed for acoustics
For our acoustic panels we developed our own material, Penelope. It is made of merino wool reinforced with a special polyamide that helps the panel hold its shape, while it stays soft and pleasant to the touch. Wool in a knitted structure is a natural sound absorber in itself. Penelope is certified to the highest class for flame spread, so the panels are suitable for restaurants, hotels, offices and other public spaces. More about fire safety certification
Proven by measurement
The performance of our panels was measured by room acoustics specialist Jacek Branný of PROTIHLUKU. In a test room, he tracked how the panels, in various installation setups, shorten the reverberation time – that is, how long sound lingers in a space. The result is clear: a knitted Penelope artwork is not just decoration, but a genuine sound absorber. It works best in the mid and high frequencies – exactly where human speech, the clatter of dishes and the background buzz that tires us most in a café or open-plan office take place.
Detailed results are summarised in an indicative comparative study – download it here.
A little space, up to twice the effect
A panel mounted 6–12 cm away from the wall multiplies its effect compared to one placed flush against the wall – in the mid frequencies, roughly doubling it. The air behind the panel becomes part of the acoustic system.
Hidden depth
Where stronger sound absorption is needed, we place an acoustic backing behind the knitted artwork. It extends the effect to lower, deeper tones, creating a broadband absorber. The backing stays hidden, so all you see is the artwork. The measurements also showed that the knitted fabric increases the backing’s own performance in the higher frequencies by roughly a quarter to a third. The artwork is therefore not just a beautiful cover, but an active part of the whole assembly.
Design freedom
We have one more piece of good news for architects. There is no need to keep an exact gap between the artwork and the backing – anywhere in the 0–7 cm range, the assembly performs practically the same. This means we can adapt the construction to the aesthetics and the installation site, not the other way round.
Dimensions and installation
A standard panel is approximately 80 cm wide and 120 cm long, but we are happy to adapt the dimensions to your space. We hang the panels on metal rails, set off from the wall precisely according to the acoustic needs of the room. We can also attach them to any other frame or structure the project calls for.
Where they fit
Offices and coworking spaces, restaurants and cafés, hotel lobbies, yoga studios, schools, as well as home studies and living rooms. In short, anywhere people should be able to talk, listen and spend time comfortably. Thanks to their fire safety certification, the panels are suitable for public interiors.
How we work together
Have a project in mind?
Get in touch and tell us about your space and your vision. Together, we’ll create panels that sound as good as they look – from consultation, design and sample all the way to production.
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