New Wall & Ceiling Products for Spring 2019
Invisacoustics Basics
Designed to add quick, cost-effective sound control to exposed industrial ceilings, this system can be installed directly on trusses and beams. The 24" x 48" panels are easy to cut, measure ¾" thick, and can be specified Field Paintable for custom colors. Each unit has an NRC of 0.75.
Ecoustic
Unika Vaev’s timber blade panels enable architects to add sound absorption to existing ceilings and walls. Backed with a scrim and an additional .53" thickness of fabric made of the company’s proprietary Ecoustic Core Backing 0.85, the natural wood slats get installed on a steel frame to deliver a noise reduction coefficient of 0.4. Measuring 106" x 12", the panels can also be installed on a curved surface with a radius of up to 5.9".
Soundwave Ennis
The concrete block pattern Frank Lloyd Wright created for the Ennis House is among new molded polyester-felt acoustic-ceiling options from Offecct’s Soundwave collection. Additional designs include patterns by Jean-Marie Massaud, Karim Rashid, and Claesson Koivisto Rune. Each measures 23" square.
SoftGrid
Imaginative new designs extend Arktura’s high-performing acoustic baffles system SoftGrid. Built from PET plastic, the 5' x 6' modular units have an NRC rating of 0.9 and an up to Class-A fire rating. Deca, Orbit, and Flux (shown) are the latest patterns the company offers, in 30 colors.
Cartoon
This modular partition wall has been used for privacy in office and residential spaces since 1994. Now manufacturer Baleri Italia is offering the system with an option to specify custom patterns on its corrugated MDF screen. Havana (shown) and Classic White, which were designed by Luigi Baroli, are also still available; they stand 5½' tall and unfurl to 13' in length.
Switchblade
For a cost-effective way to add noise control, these baffles are specially designed to be installed on existing steel tee-grid ceilings in a variety of spaces. Individual PET-felt baffles attach with magnets to the flat 9⁄16" and 15⁄16" cross sections of grid framing. Panels come in lengths of up to 24" and in 17 colors.
These solutions add acoustic privacy to vertical and horizontal planes. Click through the slideshow above to read more.
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