Sonic Hugs acoustic treatment
Felt ceiling clouds and wall panels that take the echo out of a room
When a room echoes, words blur into each other and teachers end up raising their voices. Sonic Hugs are our felt ceiling clouds, baffles and wall panels that take the echo out, so speech is clearer and the room feels calmer. There are three levels of cover, chosen after a site visit, and we confirm the layout for each room.
Who it is for: Classrooms, halls, libraries and dining rooms
Add this to your quote basket, then add your rooms: the size, a clap test and a few photos help us prepare your site visit and quote.
What changes in the classroom
- Clearer speech, so learners can follow the teacher more easily
- Less strain on teachers' voices
- A calmer room for learners who find noise hard
Three levels of calm.
Sonic Hugs come in three levels: Still, Form and Hush, which cover about 35%, 45% or 65% of the ceiling. Choose one to see how much of the room it covers and how the sound settles.
The levels are a guide. We confirm the layout for each room after a site visit.
How it works
- Site visitWe see and hear the real room first.
- QuoteA breakdown per room at each level.
- InstallUsually without disrupting teaching.
- Follow-upWe come back to check how each room sounds in daily use.
What our felt is made of.
Our clouds and wall panels are cut from PET felt: felt made from recycled PET plastic, bonded with heat. Here is what our supplier's product information says about it, and what it did in a real classroom.
Measured in a real classroom
- less echo in Classroom 1 at a school in Johannesburg, from 0.92 to 0.63 seconds
- clouds of white 12 mm felt, over 45% of the ceiling
How it is made, shapes, colours and care
Illustrative pattern studies, not supplier samples. Ask us which routed patterns and colours are available for your room.
The felt, in short
Recycled PET plastic
Made from recycled PET plastic. The fibres are bonded with heat into a dense, non-woven felt.
Your shapes
Cut by CNC machine into clouds, circles, hexagons or your own shapes, with grooves routed into the face if you want them.
48 colours
Three thicknesses, 12, 18 and 24 mm, in 48 colours.
Light to hang
Lightweight, for clouds hung from the roof or ceiling and panels fixed to walls.
Keeps its shape
Resists damp and holds its shape.
Our 30 mm hanging baffles
We also hang baffles in bigger spaces. The technical file for our 30 mm baffles says:
- A core made entirely from recycled PET plastic.
- Hard-wearing, UV resistant, humidity resistant and easy to clean.
Ask us for the documents behind any of this.
Get a quoteFrom our supplier's product information and technical file, read in October 2026, and the measurements at a school in Johannesburg, September 2026. Why we use PET felt in classrooms
