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 What is Acoustic Lighting?

Acoustic lighting is exactly what it sounds like - lighting that listens.

Acoustic lighting is a pendant light that illuminates a space and absorbs sound - two of the most common challenges in commercial interior design, solved by a single product.

Each pendant is manufactured from PET felt, a dense sound-absorbing material that captures sound waves before they reflect off hard surfaces. In open-plan offices, restaurants, and hotel lobbies, hard floors, glass partitions, and high ceilings create significant echo and reverberation. Acoustic pendant lighting reduces reverberation time and improves acoustic comfort.

For fit-out companies, interior designers, and architects, it's a specification-efficient solution that delivers measurable acoustic performance whilst enhancing the lighting scheme of any commercial interior.

Did you know?

Employees lose up to 86 minutes per day due to noise distractions - Oxford Economist

How does it work?

Sound waves travel through the air and bounce off hard surfaces - creating echo and reverberation.
The PET felt in our acoustic pendants absorbs those waves before they can reflect, leaving your space quieter and more comfortable.
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Without Acoustic Lights

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With Acoustic Lights

Reduces Reverberation
Boosts Productivity
Supports Welbeing
Sustainable & Recyclable
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Frequently asked questions about acoustic lighitng

Acoustic Lighting FAQ

Why is acoustic lighting needed?

Modern interiors often use "hard" materials like glass, concrete, and polished wood. While these look great, they reflect sound, leading to noisy, distracting environments. Acoustic lighting replaces standard fixtures with sound-trapping bodies, significantly improving speech clarity and focus without needing bulky wall panels.

Do acoustic lights actually work as well as panels?

Yes, and in some cases, better. While a flat wall panel only catches sound hitting that specific wall, a 3D acoustic light has multiple surfaces (inside, outside, and bottom) that capture sound from all angles. Because they are often suspended in the middle of a room, they "intercept" noise before it can bounce off the ceiling.

How do I know which shape absorbs the most sound?

As a rule of thumb: Surface area = Silence. Large, deep domes like our Harmony pendant are excellent for trapping voice frequencies directly above a table.

Vertical baffles are better for large open-plan offices because they break up horizontal sound waves traveling across the room.

Can acoustic lighting help with privacy in meeting rooms?

While they don't "soundproof" a room (blocking sound from leaving), they significantly improve speech privacy. By absorbing the "ring" and echo in a room, they make it harder for conversations to carry clearly into the hallway or through thin partitions.