Kiø Beech

Framed acoustic panel

Kiø Beech

Framed acoustic panel

Kiø Beech is an acoustic panel made from upcycled redheart beech wood and is combined with our Nærø acoustic batts made from postconsumer textile waste. Kiø Beech panels are lightweight, easy to install and come in a range of different textile colours.

Nærø Batt: Dark Grey

Variant:Nude

Quantity: pcs

Your environmental impact:

5.06 kgwaste saved

-1.24 kgCO₂e footprint*

*Based on internal calculations. Including phases A1-A3, C2-C3

Product	Acoustic panel
Application	Sound absorbing wall decor
Textile	Primarily cotton and polyester
Wood species	Red heart beech
Thickness	64 mm
Height	984 mm
Width	584 mm
Weight	5.5 kg/unit
Absorption class	Expected class A
In collaboration with	Overgaard Wood
Made in	Denmark

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"I am made from discarded wood & textile waste turned into acoustics panels"

Kiø Beech delivered at scale

232 kg waste saved

Daarbak Design Showrooms / Various locations

2,035 kg waste saved

Novo Nordisk Bagsværd / Copenhagen, Denmark

Project reference / a:gain showroom

"I am made from discarded wood & textile waste"

of waste saved per pcs*

CO2eq footprint per pcs*

Kiø framed acoustic panels are made out of repurposed textile felt and upcycled discarded wood from a major Danish contractor. The textile felt used for Kiø is produced from worn-out workwear that can no longer be used for clothing or in other secondary clothing production. We have developed a method of sorting, where we acquire pure, clean fractions, which ensures the high quality of the end product. After sorting, the fabric is shredded; going from a woven material to becoming small, short fibres. The fibres are mixed with binders and a fire retardant. Finally, the materials are felted together into non-woven acoustic batts.

*Based on internal calculations. Including phases A1-A3, C2-C3

1 Collection

We collect our red heart beech from a major Danish contractor’s building sites. The dunnages are used to transport steel

2 Milling and drying

The wood is then processed at Overgaard Wood, in Fredericia. Here the wood is cut into raw planks and dried completely

3 Profiling and treatment

We seek to minimise the number of different profiles so that our manufacturing is agile. Furthermore, we always cut profiles that are optimised to the material

4 Manufacturing

The red heart beech is turned into one of our final products. For example our Kiø Beech panel

What happens to textile waste in Denmark?

9kg

Of textile waste is produced by one person on average in Denmark each year. The total consumption of textiles in Denmark by all sectors comprises 15 kg per person.

65,300 tonnes of

textile waste is produced each

year in Denmark

65%

Of textile is incinerated

Even taking energy recovery into consideration, incineration is the treatment route that is the least energy-efficient and emits the most CO2 compared with reusing and recycling textile.

Source: Gaining benefits from discarded textiles – LCA of different treatment pathways

33%

Of textile is exported

Poland, Lithuania, and Bulgaria are the countries that receive the largest amounts of used textiles from the Nordic region. It is primarily in these, and a handful of other European countries, where the textiles initially "land" for sorting, after which they are often exported further around the world. The top 10 percent of reusable textiles remain for resale within European borders, while the second-best quality, accounting for about half of the textiles, is exported to Africa and the Middle East. The poorest quality of reusable textiles, accounting for about 15%, is exported to Asia, while the remaining nearly 30% is sent for rag production, recycling, mechanical recycling, and waste processing.

Source: Dakofa Dansk Kompetencecenter for Cirkulær Omstilling

0.5%

Of textile is recycled

in 2024, Denmark's government has introduced new measures on extended produced responsibility for textiles and banned the disposal of unsold and used textiles that can be reused or recycled.

Source: Folketinget, Proposal for a parliamentary resolution on extended producer responsibility for textile producers and a ban on the incineration of unsold textiles

1.5%

Of textile is stolen from containers and is assumed to be exported

Blue

Dark Grey

Light Grey

Carlsberg Green

Sprinkle Blue

Carlsberg Grey

Grey Marbled

Plain Grey

Explore our three Nærø batt colour options for Kiø Beech. They are shades of grey and blue, which are determined by the textile waste it is produced from. We can never ensure an exact repetition of a specific nuance, from batch to batch, since our input material will always vary slightly. However, this just means that your batch is unique to your project!

Learn more about Nærø

Limited stock - Nærø batts from discarded workwear

Grey Static

Wild Ocean

Carlsberg Green

Sprinkle Blue

Carlsberg Grey

Grey Marbled

Plain Grey

We have a limited stock of Nærø batts made from discarded workwear. This variant has a slightly more textured look and feel. These come in varying shades of grey, blue and white, which are determined by the clothes it is produced from. Please reach out if you are interested in this variant.

Fungal patterns

Black lines from fungi. All fungi is neutralised in the drying process.

Red heart

Old beech trees develop an expressive reddish core

Colour

The beech wood will vary from dark to very light

Weathering

The harsh conditions the wood has gone through is partly the reason for these features

Note: The panel is simply sanded and finished with a nude lacquer. The lacquer is waterborne and is durable and safe.

Acoustic performance

The acoustic performance is categorized in sound absorption classes from A-E, where class A has the highest sound absorption.

FORCE Technology tested the 50 mm thick Nærø batts directly mounted.

Class	B
Weighted absorption coeffient	0.80 (H)

Documentation journey

CE Mark	-
EPD	-

Downloads

Product booklet Maintenance sheet Product images EU Tax M5.1 compliance

Installation sheet Technical data sheet 3D files

What is Kiø made of and how do you source it? How much of the material is waste based?

Kiø is made from either discarded Douglas fir from a leading Danish wood manufacturer or red heart beech from discarded wooden dunnages. The Douglas fir originates in Germany and the red heart beech is treated in a French sawmill and is IPPC-certified packaging wood. The back panel is made from offcut plywood and the textile batt is at least 60% waste based. The acoustic Nærø batt that comes with it is made of worn-out textiles from a major workwear and textile maintenance company.

Does Kiø contain any hazardous substances?

No, the materials from Kiø enter our manufacturing line clean and we only treat the wood with a waterborne wax or waterborne lacquer. The textile is bound by a PET binder, which does not evaporate.

Where and how is Kiø manufactured?

The material is sawn, planed, and cut to length at our partner Overgaard Wood in Fredericia. The panel is then joined together with soft nails and a regular one-component waterborne PVAc wood glue.

Is the material recyclable?

Yes, the wood can be sorted as ‘Wood’ and the textile batt as 'Textile’ at a recycling station. We also offer take-back services for reuse or remanufacturing into as-new products.

Can I order a different size or colour of Kiø than your standard variants?

For larger projects, such as a whole office building or an entire floor, we can have new colours developed. For smaller projects, we don’t offer treatments outside of our standard assortment. We do not offer Kiø in other sizes.

How can I adjust or alter Kiø post-purchase?

We do not encourage altering the panel itself. The whole panel can be adjusted vertically by about 1 cm with the fittings provided, making mounting easier. Furthermore, the panel is adjustable horizontally by sliding the panel across the fittings. The wood can be treated like any other wooden product. It can be repainted, stripped, sawn, planed, etc.

How should I handle the Kiø panel to not damage it?

To be certain that the surface treatment is not damaged unnecessarily, do not take the panel out of its original packaging prior to the moment you need to install it. If you do need to check the quality of the panels or have concerns over the finish, be sure to handle it with care; if you need to re-package the material. The wax finish is very sturdy, but ultimately not completely resistant to scratching.

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