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Sound Balance Acoustic Elements by SIGEL GmbH

Sound Balance Acoustic Elements

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020

SIGEL GmbH's Sound Balance Acoustic Elements, as presented in this evocative interior installation, represents a distinguished contribution to the intersection of functional building components and spatial aesthetics, positioning acoustic treatment within the broader tradition of geometric abstraction and systematic design that emerged from early twentieth-century avant-garde movements and matured through post-war Scandinavian and Swiss design practices. The modular system demonstrates sophisticated understanding of chromatic relationships, deploying an analogous palette of cool blue-grays and warm neutrals that recalls both the measured restraint of Nordic color sensibilities and the compositional experiments of artists working with serial geometric forms. Technical achievement manifests in the precision of panel fabrication, the subtlety of surface finish that absorbs light without appearing flat or lifeless, and the calibrated depth variations that create architectonic relief without overwhelming the installation's essential planarity. The configuration suggests deliberate compositional intelligence in its asymmetrical arrangement, balancing darker chromatic weights at left with lighter values distributed across the right portion, achieving equilibrium through chromatic distribution rather than geometric symmetry. Thematic resonances extend beyond mere acoustic function toward questions of how utility might achieve aesthetic dignity, how industrial production might serve spatial poetry, and how the boundaries between applied design and fine art continue to dissolve in contemporary practice. The installation's dialogue with its concrete architectural envelope demonstrates sensitive response to existing material conditions, the refined panels asserting cultivated presence against raw industrial surface while maintaining chromatic sympathy through shared gray tonalities. Viewers might contemplate how such objects mediate between the practical demands of acoustic comfort and the human desire for visual harmony, considering how designed environments shape not only sound but mood, attention, and the quality of inhabited experience.

Sigel’s Sound Balance range brings peace to the workplace while adding an aesthetic touch. This acoustic system solution comprises 34 wall and room elements with highly effective sound absorption and a design that is bound to impress. It is an intelligently designed solution to the problem of noise in open-plan offices. All Sound Balance products can be combined as required and unite modern design language, elegant trapeziums and three stylish colours with premium product quality.