Winner | Textiles | 2011
Annette Douglas Textiles ACOUSTICS®
“Silent Space” from Annette Douglas Textiles ACOUSTICS® is a collection of acoustic curtains, consisting of light, transparent and flame-retardant acoustic fabric with excellent sound-absorption properties. The fabrics were created in the course of a two-year KTI [Innovation Promotion Agency] research project, in which the designer Annette Douglas cooperated with Empa Dübendorf and the Weisbrod weaving workshop. The starting point for the project was the conviction that the spaces where people work and communicate are urgently in need of sound-absorbing surfaces. The object was to develop a light and transparent material in preference to the heavy impenetrable acoustic curtains commonly in use, so as to allow light to enter the room and retain a sense of connection with the outside world.
Comments of the nominators
With this small and compact collection of transparent sound-absorbing materials, the designer has created an outstanding product of an impressive maturity and professionalism.
Comments of the jury
Fabrics that absorb sound, while at the same time being so fine that light can shine through them, are a real and valuable innovation, and likely to establish themselves on the market in the near future. Their restrainedly modest appearance makes a convincing impression, and is not lacking in elegance or class. These textiles open up entirely new possibilities in the field of interior decor.
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