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ACOUSTIC COLLECTION
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CONTENTS
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OUR APPROACH
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THE COLLEC TION
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• SUPERSONIC
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• WOOD — WORK
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• MOJO PINBOARD
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• PAPER COLLECTIVE
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SPACES
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PRODUC TS OVERVIEW
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AKUART was founded in 2006 with the ambition to create extraordinary acoustic solutions with a strong visual appeal. This is still the company’s main aspiration today. Through a strong dedication to functionality, aesthetics and taking responsibility for the future, Akuart strives to make good acoustic design available to the largest possible audience. What started out as acoustic wall art has now developed into a full range of acoustic products / solutions with a changeable canvas, strong sustainability profile and extensive design options including photography, art, graphics, colours, textures, signage and more.
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OUR APPROACH
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R E DUCE / R E U S E / R E PA IR / R EC YCLE / R E M A NUFAC T UR E
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DE S IGN FOR DI S A S S E MB LY
REDUCE — REUSE — REPAIR — RECYCLE — REMANUFACTURE For our Supersonic collection we have incorporated the concept of designing for disassembly as fundamental principles that inform decisions and material choices. This guides us towards circularity and design to minimise waste by examining the supply chain in reverse and choosing components with similar life span, ensuring that products can be maintained, that parts can be recycled and replaced – and finally making disassembly and sorting uncomplicated and worthwhile.
S OURCING R EC YCLE D M AT E R I A L S
PRODUC T A S S E MB LING • AKUART products are processed and assembled at our factory driven 1/3 by solar energy.
• AKUART sources all raw material in as high percentages of recycled material as possible.
PET 50%
ALU 75%
• All raw materials are optimised to minimise waste.
YARN 100%
• Components are bolt on for easy assembly and disassembly.
E ND U S E / DI S A S S E MB LING
• All Supersonic product materials can be disassembled and sorted into the correct recycle bins. • AKUART is working on implementing a takeback-system on all components, repairing damaged parts and reusing non-damaged parts.
IN S TA LL ATION
R EU S E / R E PA IR
• AKUART’s products are easily installed using regular screws.
• All components in the Supersonic collection can be disassembled and repaired. • The 100 % recycled canvas is easy to detach, reuse and change. This prolongs the life cycle of a panel or screen as the designs can easily be updated.
Ambitious Climate Goals – working with the UN SDGs.
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Material Transparency
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We continuously strive to create products with a clean and functional design, made from the most sustainable components with the largest amount of recycled material available on the market.
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“Sustainable transformation is an ongoing journey and we are excited for each step we take.” Iben Garland Sonne, Sustainability Lead at Akuart
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/ Aluminium frame consisting of 75% upcycled aluminium scrap, which can be fully recycled after use. / Canvases made from 100% recycled polyester fibres. / Sound absorber made with 50% fibres from plastic bottles recycled in Europe.
For the Supersonic collection we have calculated the full CO2 footprint for each individual product in the entire collection. For example, a 1000x1000 mm Supersonic wall panel emits 72 Kg Co2-e.
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OUR COLLECTION
The Supersonic Collection is an exclusive range of acoustic wall panels and screens that raises the bar for responsible acoustic design and provides endless possibilities of creating beautiful, stylish and sensorially stimulating interior designs.
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SS50 Wall Panels (Vertical) / Frame – Light Brown / Canvas – JONES, TRA-10028
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SUPERSONIC
The Supersonic Collection offers superb acoustic functionality and an exceptional array of design options that give you complete freedom to design and redesign your space to stimulate wellbeing and optimised working conditions.
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LEFT: SS50 Vertical Suspended Screens (Pattern D) / Frame – Red Brown / Canvas – WOOD, TRA-10041 ON THIS PAGE: SS50 Desk Screen / Frame – White, / Canvas – COHEN, TRA-10021
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9 Frame colours / Changeable canvas / Pinnable surface / Shadow effect frame profile /Extensive design options / Class A sound absorption / Design for disassembly 20
SS50 Floor Screen (Vertical) / Frame – Light Brown, / Canvas – STIPE, TRA-10038
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(Different options of bases available)
ON THIS PAGE: SS50 Vertical Suspended Screens (Pattern D) / Frame – Red Brown / Canvas – WOOD, TRA-10041
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The entire Supersonic Collection has been designed with unique installation features. One of the features is the SS50 Wall Panel’s shadow effect to counterbalance unlevel wall surfaces.
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The collection comes with a variety of special features including the characteristic Akuart changeable canvas and a design for disassembly product philosophy making it possible to recycle each and every single component of the screen.
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SUPERSONIC COLLECTION
DESIGN OPTIONS
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Colours & Textures
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A collection of 9 frame options & more than 100 exclusive canvas colours
The Akuart changeable printed canvas offers a unique opportunity when it comes to creating a colourful office interior. With the Akuart Sound & Colours Collection you have 100+ colours to choose from with an additional choice to blend each and every colour with one of three different textures for a more tactile look and feel.
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Extensive Artwork Galler y
In the exclusive Akuart gallery you will find curated artwork collections in a vast range of different categories e.g. art, photography, graphics, illustrations and more. This makes it possible for you to choose among thousands of unique pieces of artwork and get it printed on the changeable canvas of an Akuart sound absorbing panel.
Art & Photography
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EXPLORE MORE AT : www.akuartgallery.com
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Graphic Design
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COLOUR S / SIGN AGE / WAY F INDING / BR A NDING & COR POR AT E IDEN T I T Y
We believe that visual design is a strategic tool that helps create a positive impact on people. Whether it is wayfinding, finding the right colours, corporate identity or securing that personal touch, our philosophy is to ensure that our customers get the exact acoustic solution that matches their needs and wants. We never compromise on that.
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Planning & Organising
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The Akuart x KBHavn Collection is a collaboration with Danish design company KBHavn. It is an exclusive and timeless collection of Akuart sound absorbents with changeable canvases fused with KBHavn’s iconic calendar and time management designs. The changeable and recyclable pinnable Akuart canvas ensures that the calendar design can be renewed on a yearly basis without having to exchange the whole panel.
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Allow us to introduce the Wood — Work Collection. The Wood — Work Collection is engineered to be a full range high absorptive unit consisting of a high performance low frequency magnetic writing board membrane absorber and a class A porous sound absorbing wall panel with a pinnable function. By combining these two absorbers you are guaranteed a superior acoustic solution when creating beautiful, effective and functional acoustic design interiors. α WOOD–WORK Acoustic panel
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WOOD–WORK Acoustic Writing Board
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WOOD —WORK
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“What makes the Wood — Work collection truly special is that we have designed the magnetic glass writing board as a highly effective low frequency membrane absorber which even
outperforms more traditional porous absorbers in the low frequency range. This we have combined with a Class A acoustical panel.”
Steffen Spangmose, Acoustical Engineer and Product Lead at Akuart
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THE WOOD — WORK COLLEC TION / LEF T ACOUSTIC WRITING BOARD The Wood–Work Acoustic Writing Board cleverly combines aesthetics and functionality. It is an intuitive tool for expressive minds that need to gather thoughts and people. Framed by exquisite oak, the magnetic writing board is a beautiful homage to our proud Nordic design tradition and midcentury functionalistic design. Thanks to our carefully curated range of playful colours, it will match any space, feeling, and demand. And yes, like all AKUART products, the board helps reduce sound reflections from the walls. This low frequency membrane absorber will make the workspace more comfortable and captivating at the same time. / RIGHT ACOUSTIC PANEL The Wood–Work Acoustic Panel is a premium wall absorber. Framed by beautiful oak, the pinnable wall panel combines aesthetics and functionality. It is a natural tool, ideal for creative minds that need to build a mood board, gather people or maintain an overview of an ongoing project. The WoodWork Acoustic Panel can match any room and mood with a curated range of playful colours and a grid or dot pattern, alluding to our proud Nordic tradition of functionalist design. And like all other AKUART products, this wall absorber also effectively reduces sound reflections.
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MOJO PINBOARD
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The Mojo Pinboard is an exceptionally effective broad frequency range acoustical pinboard that prevents unwanted sound from being reflected from wall surfaces. Designed in oak and natural linen, The Mojo Pinboard invites nature inside, stimulates the tactile senses and welcomes calm serenity into your workspace.
Mojo Pinboard / Frame – Oak, / Canvas – Linen
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Art can stir up emotions and calm you down. It can inspire you to new ideas and help you rediscover the joy for old ones. It is the love of art that brought Akuart and Paper Collective together, to offer a unique curation of original art prints fused with great acoustic functionality.
AKUART x PAPER COLLECTIVE
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LEFT: Akuart x Paper Collective 30 / Frame – Oak, Canvas – Paper Collective 148, Play I By Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen ON THIS PAGE: Akuart x Paper Collective 30 / Frame – Oak, Canvas – Paper Collective 296, Monstera, Paper Collective 299, Rama, Paper Collective 298, Flora by Berenice Hernandez
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With this exclusive collaboration we want everybody to experience some of the best contemporary design prints out there and to feel the calm of a well balanced sound environment.
Akuart x Paper Collective 50 / Frame – Oak, / Canvas – Paper Collective 148 & 149, Play I & II By Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen
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Akuart x Paper Collective 30 / Frame – Oak, Canvas – Paper Collective 199, Fried Egg By Henrik Bülow
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LEFT: Mojo Pinboard / Frame – Oak, / Canvas – Linen SS50 Wall Panel / Frame – White/ Canvas – COHEN, HAR-10021 RIGHT: 3 x SS50 Wall Panels / Frame – Army, / Canvas – STANLEY, HAR-10035
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TOP LEFT: SS50 Vertical Suspended Screens / Frame – Light Brown / Canvas – BECK, HAR-10058 BOTTOM LEFT: SS50 Floor Screen (Horizontal) / Frame – Red Brown, / Canvas – WOOD, HAR-10041 SS50 Desk Screen / Frame – Red Brown, / Canvas – WOOD, HAR-10041 BELOW: Bespoke design project / Photography & Brand Identity
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Mojo Pinboard / Oak frame in Square (LEFT) and Portrait format (RIGHT).
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SS50 Wall Panels / Frame – Army, / Canvas – PACE, TRA-10087 + Square and Dots pattern (Coming soon)
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PRODUCTS OVERVIEW
Supersonic 9 F R A M E CO LO U R S / F I N I S H E S
Black
White
Charcoal
Grey Green
C A N VA S D E S I G N O P T I O N S
Red Brown
Army
Light Brown
Dark Blue
Light Grey
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Ar t and Photography Colours Graphic Design Planning and Organising
D I M E N S I O N S – Bespoke sizes available V E R T I C A L / H O R I Z O N TA L : w:50 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:60 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:150 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:180 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:24 0 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:150 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:20 0 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:250 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:30 0 0 mm SQUARE: w:50 0 x h:50 0 mm / w:60 0 x h:60 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:120 0 mm
SS50 WALL PANEL Sound absorption class:
A
Weighted absorption coef f icient (α w):
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D I M E N S I O N S – Bespoke sizes available α
LO W V E R S I O N : w:60 0 x h:450 mm / w:80 0 x h:450 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:450 mm / w:120 0 x h:450 mm / w:14 0 0 x h:450 mm / w:160 0 x h:450 mm / w:180 0 x h:450 mm / w:20 0 0 x h:450 mm
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HIGH VER SION: w:60 0 x h:650 mm / w:80 0 x h:650 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:650 mm / w:120 0 x h:650 mm / w:14 0 0 x h:650 mm / w:160 0 x h:650 mm / w:180 0 x h:650 mm / w:20 0 0 x h:650 mm
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SS50 DESK SCREEN
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E q u i 1/1-octave v a l e n band t sound absorption area Te s t d i m e n s i o n s 2 .16 m 2
D I M E N S I O N S – Bespoke sizes available α
LOW VER SION: 3 predef ined pat terns (A , B, C ). C o l u m n s i z e : w : 6 0 0 x 14 5 0 m m + 5 0 m m a i r g a p MEDIUM VERSION: 3 predef ined pat terns (D, E, F ). C o l u m n s i z e : w : 6 0 0 x 19 5 0 m m + 5 0 m m a i r g a p HIGH VERSION: 3 predef ined pat ter ns (G , H , I). C o l u m n s i z e : w : 6 0 0 x 24 5 0 m m + 5 0 m m a i r g a p
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SS50 VERTIC AL SUSPENDED SCREEN
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E q u i 1/1-octave v a l e n tband sound absorption area Te s t d i m e n s i o n s 2 .16 m 2
D I M E N S I O N S – Bespoke sizes available α
VERTIC AL: w:800 x h:1300 mm / w:800 x h:1500 mm / w:800 x h:1800 mm / w:800 x h:2000 mm / w:1000 x h:2000 mm / w:1200 x h:1300 mm / w:1200 x h:1500 mm / w:1200 x h:1800 mm / w:1200 x h:2000 mm / w:1500 x h: 2000 mm
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HORIZONTAL: w:14 00 x h:1300 mm / w:1600 x h:1300 mm / w:1800 x h:1300 mm / w:2000 x h:1300 mm / w:1600 x h:1500 mm / w:1800 x h:1500 mm / w:2000 x h:1500 mm
SS50 FLOOR SCREEN
BA SE: Flat / Elevated / Wheeled
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Wood — Work A CC E S S O R I E S
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Smoked Oak
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Black Oak
Magnetic Eraser Magnetic Pen Holder M a r ke r P e n ( B l a c k ) M a g n e t s w i t h 'A' l o g o (Pack of 5)
D I M E N S I O N S – Bespoke sizes available
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C A N VA S & G L A S S D E S I G N O P T I O N S Colours / Graphic Design / Planning and Organising ** All colours are available on both glass and canvas finishes.
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Stone Beige
Light Pink
Light Grey
Dark Grey
White
Bright Blue
Petrol Blue
Light Blue
Bright Green
Squares
Olive Green
Deep Red
Brown
Orange
Dots
** Pattern Design available on canvas only.
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Mojo Pinboard 9 F R A M E CO LO U R S / F I N I S H E S
C A N VA S D E S I G N O P T I O N S / Linen
Oak
D I M E N S I O N S ( 3 0 m m f r a m e) – Bespoke sizes available VERTIC AL: w:70 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:60 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:80 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:150 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:20 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:150 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:180 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:20 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:24 0 0 mm
MOJO PINBOARD 30
H O R I Z O N TA L : w:10 0 0 x h:70 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:60 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:80 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:150 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:20 0 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:150 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:180 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:20 0 0 x h:120 0mm / w:24 0 0 x h:120 0 mm SQUARE: w:10 0 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:120 0 mm
Sound absorption class:
C(MH)
Weighted absorption coef f icient (α w):
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D I M E N S I O N S ( 5 0 m m f r a m e) – Bespoke sizes available VERTIC AL: w:70 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:60 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:80 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:150 0 mm / w:10 0 0 x h:20 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:150 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:180 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:20 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:24 0 0 mm
MOJO PINBOARD 50
H O R I Z O N TA L : w:10 0 0 x h:70 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:60 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:80 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:150 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:20 0 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:150 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:180 0 x h:120 0 mm / w:20 0 0 x h:120 0mm / w:24 0 0 x h:120 0 mm SQUARE: w:10 0 0 x h:10 0 0 mm / w:120 0 x h:120 0 mm
Sound absorption class:
B(H)
Weighted absorption coef f icient (α w):
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Akuart x Paper Collective 5 F R A M E CO LO U R S / F I N I S H E S
C A N VA S D E S I G N O P T I O N S / Ar t and Photography
Oak
Smoked Oak
Black Oak
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White
D I M E N S I O N S ( 3 0 m m f r a m e) – Bespoke sizes available VERTIC AL: w:570 x h:80 0 mm w:70 0 x h:10 0 0 mm w:860 x h:120 0 mm w:10 0 0 x 14 0 0 mm w:120 0 x h:1680 mm
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H O R I Z O N TA L : w:80 0 x h:570 mm w 10 0 0 x h:70 0 mm w:120 0 x h:860 mm w:14 0 0 x 10 0 0 mm w:1680 x h:120 0 mm
Sound absorption class:
B(H)
Weighted absorption coef f icient (α w):
0.80
Sound absorption class:
A
Weighted absorption coef f icient (α w):
1.00
D I M E N S I O N S ( 5 0 m m f r a m e) – Bespoke sizes available VERTIC AL: w:570 x h:80 0 mm w:70 0 x h:10 0 0 mm w:860 x h:120 0 mm w:10 0 0 x 14 0 0 mm w:120 0 x h:1680 mm
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H O R I Z O N TA L : w:80 0 x h:570 mm w 10 0 0 x h:70 0 mm w:120 0 x h:860 mm w:14 0 0 x 10 0 0 mm w:1680 x h:120 0 mm