The combination of design and good acoustics is often desired but not always easy to achieve. In open plan areas such as restaurants, museums, offices and conference rooms, the space can become very noisy. This is because the wall and ceiling surfaces reflect the sound and allow it to bounce back into the room hence creating echo and reverberation. The situation becomes worse as people begin to raise their voices in order to be heard.

Design

Adding porous materials to the room reduces the level of reflected sound thereby dampening the echo and reverberation in the room and making it easier to communicate. The problem here exists when trying to find an acoustic panel which is going to carry out its role effectively but also fit in with the aesthetics of the room or building.

Fotosorba™ acoustic art panels have been created to fill this requirement and cleverly disguise acoustic panelling as artwork. This superb solution to echo and reverberation is great for areas where aesthetics is high priority.

Materials

Fotosorba™ acoustic art panels are made from a highly absorptive semi rigid fibreglass core with a digitally printed fabric face. The panel can either be printed with an image chosen from our library or from a customer's own image, this could be a company logo or even a family photograph, the possibilities are endless.

Together the materials create a very attractive acoustic absorber which can add the finishing touches both aesthetically and acoustically to a wide range of areas including restaurants, museums, galleries, libraries, conference rooms, offices, dining rooms, cinemas, exhibition stands, music venues, shopping malls, airports, banks, classrooms, reception areas, retail environments and living spaces.

Dimensions:

Fotosorba™ acoustic art panels can be manufactured to customer requirements to fit almost any space. The smallest square panel we offer is 600 x 600mm, the largest square panel we can manufacture is 1200 x 1200mm. The largest landscape or portrait panel we can manufacture is 1200 x 2700mm.

Please note the size of the panel must reflect the image. If the image is square then the panel must also be square or the quality of the image will not be very good. If the image is landscape then the panel size needs to also be landscape.

All panels are 25mm thick. Sizes can be mixed and matched to create different wall or ceiling designs or to cover larger areas however the minimum order is two panels and one square metre.

Weight: The panels weigh approximately 3Kg/m²

Maintenance: The surface of the panel can be vacuumed to remove surface dust. Although the printed panel surface can be cleaned with a damp cloth, it is not recommended to clean small areas of the panel with any liquids, even water as it may make the stain or mark cover an even larger area and be noticeable once it is dry.

Flammability: The core of the panel meets BS 476: Part 6: Class 0 and the facing of the panel meets the requirements of BS 5867: Part 2: 1980 Type B performance.

Acoustic Performance

Digital Printing

The facing of the Fotosorba™ acoustic panel is 100% polyester, this is used for its acoustic transparency and high digital printing quality.

The design which is printed on to the acoustic art panel can be either selected from our image library or be supplied by the customer themselves. Any images which are chosen for printing must be:

Good quality (a print resolution of approximately 360 DPI is recommended). The quality of the final print will depend on the quality of the original photo.

The image is wrapped around the edge of the panel and fixed to the back to create a neat finish therefore it is best to either choose an image which is central and has a thick margin around it or to choose an image which would look fine if it was cut off from the face of the panel.

What can you send us?

Any good quality image can be digitally printed onto Fotosorba™ acoustic art panels. The image can be anything from a family photo a drawing or even painting (maybe a child's first painting). Holiday snaps a company logo or even a wedding picture.

Installation

Fotosorba™ acoustic art panels are simply installed using the Gluesorba Spray can adhesive which makes installation very quick and easy. For full details of how to install these panels please refer to our fixing guide.

Delivery and Prices

Delivery time on Fotosorba™ acoustic panels is usually 2-3 weeks. Please see price list for prices per panel and carriage charges. Please contact our sales team for pricing on customers own images as this will vary according to individual requirements.

How to Order

Ordering Fotosorba™ Acoustic Panels is very easy:

Step 1 - Select an image (contact us for customers own images)

Step 2 - Decide what size you would like your Fotosorba™ Acoustic Panels to be and how many you require (minimum order of two panels or one square metre).

Step 3 - Send us an email with your order, include the number of panels required, the size of the panels, delivery address, invoice address and contact details (including telephone number) and attach the image or state the reference number of an image from our image library. If the image is very large or you have multiple images you may have to post it to us on a CD along with the order and contact details.

Step 4 - We will send you an order confirmation and put the order into production as soon as we have received payment.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information or help with your acoustic problem.

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