Aural sex: Palmberg’s acoustic collection
Brand story by Simon Keane-Cowell
Schönberg, Germany
27.08.19
Leading German office-furniture manufacturer makes sweet love to your ears with its range of sound-managing products.
The TERIO PLUS ceiling absorber scores points not only for its high performance in optimising room acoustics, but also as a design element
The TERIO PLUS ceiling absorber scores points not only for its high performance in optimising room acoustics, but also as a design element
×There’s a traditional hierarchy in architecture when it comes to the senses. We devour spaces with our eyes (just think of how fetishistic architectural photography can be) and feel their texture through our touch. How interiors sound comes further down the list, with the relative lack of consideration given to acoustics in architectural training testifying to this.
Made in Germany – the recently opened production facility in Schönberg concentrates exclusively on the manufacture of acoustic elements
Made in Germany – the recently opened production facility in Schönberg concentrates exclusively on the manufacture of acoustic elements
×Thankfully, when it comes to the workplace, there’s an increasing understanding of just how negatively affected both productivity and well-being can be through unmanaged sound, and an attendant desire to address this. Palmberg, the Made-in-Germany brand long known for the comprehensiveness of its product offering when it comes to the fitting-out of the interior landscapes of our offices, has recently opened a new production facility near its headquarters in Northern Germany that focuses solely on the fabrication of acoustically active elements.
What does this mean for architects and other specifiers? That they are now able to deliver joined-up interior-architectural schemes, where all the product elements featuring in them – including acoustic ones – share the same design language and the same painstaking attention to materiality and quality finishing. Meaning, in turn, no compromise on creative vision.
Wall absorbers reduce general reverberation time and are used wherever the best possible room acoustics are required – such as in open-plan offices, meeting rooms or call centres
Wall absorbers reduce general reverberation time and are used wherever the best possible room acoustics are required – such as in open-plan offices, meeting rooms or call centres
×Sound like a lot of noise about not much? Well, know this. Customisation comes as standard with Palmberg. The company’s flexible-production model means that every product can be made according to the client’s bespoke requirements. Think of Palmberg as your architectural partner, rather than simply as a supplier.
That’s real love.
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