Heavy curtains made from thick material such as velvet are often needed to keep noise out of indoor environments, but Swiss researchers have come up with another option. The Empa researchers, in ...

Dezeen Showroom: Swiss acoustic solution brand Impact Acoustic has unveiled a ready-to-install curtain system designed to help quieten busy workplaces. The Noren acoustic curtain system has two outer ...

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The most exciting thing to buy at Ikea right now? Believe it or not, it just might be a set of curtains. But that’s because these new draps do more than block out light — they also absorb sound.

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Researchers have developed lightweight, translucent curtain materials, which are excellent at absorbing sound. This is a combination that has been lacking until now in modern interior design.

Plectere features an oversized knitted structure made from thick strips of woollen felt that double as a divider and acoustic panelling in offices. The curtains are the result of Vonk's ongoing ...

If source sound levels increase for any reason, it is very simple to add a second layer of flexible sound curtain to an existing one or even to augment an existing rigid wall. Why is facility noise ...

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