Offices & meeting rooms

Clearer calls, fewer distractions and better focus in open-plan spaces.

Open-plan office with acoustic linear lights

The problem

Open-plan offices are full of hard, reflective surfaces: glass partitions, exposed concrete, hard floors and screens. Speech carries across the floor, phone and video calls pick up the room, and people find it harder to concentrate. In open-plan spaces the main issue is often how far intelligible speech travels from each desk, which is what EN ISO 3382-3 measures.

How acoustic lighting helps

Acoustic linear luminaires and pendants put absorption directly above desks and meeting tables, where conversations start. Because they replace lights you need anyway, you gain absorption without losing wall space or adding a separate ceiling system. In open-plan areas, acoustic lighting works best as one part of a wider approach that also uses screens, furniture layout and, where needed, sound masking.

  • Run acoustic linears in rows over desk clusters for even light and absorption
  • Check the glare rating of each product and size: some are UGR below 19, which EN 12464-1 gives for writing, reading and screen work, and others are UGR below 22
  • Add pendants over meeting tables, where speech is most concentrated
  • Treat meeting and video-call rooms as well as the open floor, since small hard rooms echo badly
  • Bring in an acoustic consultant early if the project has an EN ISO 3382-3 or WELL target

Products that suit this space

Adagio acoustic pendant in brown felt

Adagio

Acoustic pendant · Ø700 / Ø1000 / Ø1400

Three Adagio Acoustic felt absorbers in brown, hung at different heights

Adagio Acoustic

Acoustic absorber · Ø700 / Ø1000 / Ø1400

Allegretto felt baffle with three pendant spotlights

Allegretto

Baffle with spotlights · 1510 / 2350 mm

Round Andante felt sail hanging on cables, grey

Andante

Slim acoustic sail · Ø1000 / 1400 × 480 mm

Arioso pendant with vertical slats in brown felt

Arioso

Acoustic pendant · Ø800 / Ø1000

Arpeggio hexagonal pendant in white

Arpeggio

Hexagonal pendant · 1022 × 924 / 1500 × 1387 mm

Ballata diamond-shaped pendant in white

Ballata

Diamond-shaped pendant · 1355 × 769 / 2003 × 1140 mm

Barcarola curved ceiling elements in four felt greys

Barcarola

Curved acoustic ceiling · up to 2350 mm elements

Cadenza 600 acoustic raft in grey felt with four square louvre clusters

Cadenza

Acoustic raft · 600 × 600 / 1200 × 600 / 1200 × 300

Calando flat acoustic pendant in dark blue felt fins

Calando

Acoustic pendant · flat / round / oval / asymmetric · S / M / L

Canone grey felt ceiling tiles with integrated round lights

Canone

Acoustic tile system with integrated light

Canone Acoustic moulded felt tile in grey

Canone Acoustic

Acoustic tile system · 600 × 600 / 600 × 1200

Dark grey Cantilena felt disc hanging on a strap, light washing the wall above and below

Cantilena

Acoustic pendant · vertical felt disc · Ø400 / 600 / 800

Cavatina square pendant in white

Cavatina

Square pendant · 845 / 1235 mm

Coda acoustic pendant in beige felt with its ring of light

Coda

Acoustic pendant · Ø1200

Fermata round felt wall light in grey with a soft glow around its edge

Fermata

Acoustic wall light · Ø600 / Ø1200

Grazioso linked felt tiles hanging on cables, light cream

Grazioso

Suspended acoustic tile · single or linked pairs

Grazioso Wall tiles arranged in a composition of light tones

Grazioso Wall

Acoustic wall tile · single or linked pairs

Legato acoustic linear luminaire in pale green felt

Legato

Acoustic linear · 1290 / 2520 mm

Legato Acoustic linear felt baffle in blue and light grey

Legato Acoustic

Acoustic baffle · 1290 / 2520 mm

Leggiero curved linear pendant in light grey felt

Leggiero

Acoustic linear · 1800 mm

Lento flat acoustic linear pendant in light felt

Lento

Acoustic linear pendant · flat, ribbed or raft

Madrigale hexagon acoustic raft with luminous frame

Madrigale

Acoustic raft · hexagon 600 / 800 · oval 660 / 960

Marcato angular ceiling elements with built-in lights

Marcato

Angular acoustic ceiling · up to 2350 mm elements

Morbido felt strips forming a ceiling sail

Morbido

Modular strip sail · 2350 mm

Notturno pendant in pink felt with a glowing LED ring

Notturno

Acoustic pendant · Ø1200 / Ø1800 / Ø2800

Three Notturno Acoustic radial felt absorbers in olive

Notturno Acoustic

Acoustic absorber · Ø1200 / Ø1800 / Ø2800

Ostinato acoustic linear pendant in beige felt

Ostinato

Acoustic linear pendant · 1300 / 1950 / 2600

Pausa wall panel with ring pattern in almond shade

Pausa

Patterned wall panel · 2400 × 1200 mm

Placido round raft in ochre felt with a central downlight

Placido

Lit acoustic raft · round / square / rectangle / oval

Placido Acoustic round felt rafts in yellow and white

Placido Acoustic

Acoustic raft · round / square / rectangle / oval

Poco linear light with a blue felt baffle, seen at an angle

Poco

Acoustic baffle · 1138 / 1418 mm

Portato linear light with a blue felt baffle, suspended on cables

Portato

Acoustic baffle · 1138 / 1698 / 2258 mm

Preludio round felt sail with central light

Preludio

Acoustic sail with light · round / square / rectangular

Preludio Acoustic round sail in stone grey

Preludio Acoustic

Acoustic sail · round / square / rectangular / hexagonal

Presto linear light with a blue felt baffle, suspended on cables

Presto

Acoustic baffle · 572 to 2254 mm

Quartetto square light ring set in a yellow felt panel

Quartetto

Acoustic raft · 600 / 900 mm square on 1200 × 1200 mm felt

Respiro three-blade screen in almond shade

Respiro

Freestanding screen · 3 or 4 blades

Ritornello ribbed felt baffle with light along its lower edge

Ritornello

Acoustic baffle · 1200 / 2320 · direct or direct/indirect

Serenata ring pendant in white

Serenata

Ring pendant · Ø1000 / Ø1500

Sereno linear light with a blue felt centre panel and black louvres, suspended on cables

Sereno

Acoustic linear · 1198 mm

Soave acoustic pendant in honey yellow felt (cropped from lifestyle render)

Soave

Acoustic pendant · 350 / 450 / 600 / 900

Sonatina rectangular pendant in white

Sonatina

Rectangular pendant · 1259 × 474 / 1675 × 889 mm

Oval Sordino wall light with a pale blue centre and a warm halo on the wall

Sordino

Acoustic wall light · round / oval · smooth or grooved

Sospiro lit ceiling raft of beige felt slats with spotlights

Sospiro

Lit acoustic raft · Ø1200 / oval / Ø2400

Two Sospiro Acoustic felt ceiling rafts in grey-brown

Sospiro Acoustic

Acoustic raft · Ø1200 / oval / Ø2400

Sostenuto linear light with grey felt baffle, suspended on cables

Sostenuto

Acoustic baffle · 572 / 1134 / 1693 / 2256 mm

Tempo felt baffle with linear light cut-out

Tempo

Baffle with linear light · 1510 / 2350 mm

Tempo Acoustic felt baffle in stone grey

Tempo Acoustic

Acoustic baffle · 1150 / 1510 / 2350 mm

Tenuto acoustic pendant in beige felt

Tenuto

Acoustic pendant · Ø1200 · direct or direct/indirect

Toccata slat ceiling section in stone grey

Toccata

Linear acoustic ceiling · 100 / 200 / 300 / 400 mm deep

Trio triangular light ring set in a square yellow felt panel

Trio

Acoustic raft · 900 mm triangle on 1200 × 1200 mm felt

Four Velluto wall panels with softly glowing circular centres

Velluto

Acoustic wall panel with light · 500 / 750 / 1000

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