BAUX in collaboration with Swedish industrial design studio Form Us With Love and scientists from the Royal Institute of Technology have created acoustical panels that are 100% bio-based and biodegradable.
Described as “the first in the world to uncompromisingly combine the performance properties of sound absorption, safety and durability with sustainability and modern aesthetics”, the acoustical panels are made with a material that is comprised of Swedish firs, pine trees, water, non-GMO wheat bran, potato starch, plant-derived wax, and citrus fruit peels.
“Over the past century, fossil based materials have become the norm and standard for acoustical products in the interior design and building industries,” said BAUX. “It’s time for a new kind of material. One that breaks the mold and pushes us beyond what the world believes is possible for sustainability in acoustical products.”
Called BAUX Acoustic Pulp, the surface designs are inspired by patterns formed from folded paper and hexagonal honeycomb structures. The panels are nano-perforated using an advanced laser technique for optional sound absorption.
“For weeks, we played with a multitude of different origami and architecture-inspired lines and shapes until we discovered a series of simple patterns that both matched our aesthetic and provided acoustical benefits,” noted BAUX.
“When it became clear to us that we could organically mimic nature’s own characteristics—like the fire retardancy properties of grass roots, the water repellency of lotus flowers, or strength created from the catalytic combination of potatoes, plant wax and citrus fruits— we knew we were onto something revolutionary.”
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