Soundwave® Pix designed by Jean-Marie Massaud for Offecct

The latest addition to Offecct’s successful selection of sound absorbing panels

Soundwave® Pix provides architects with the possibility to create unique rooms by offering the option to combine colors and forms in different ways. Soundwave® Pix complements the sound absorbing function with the potential of esthetic variation in terms of the color and form options.

The design of Pix in itself is a reminder of keys on a keyboard, and radiates a sense of recognition that also surprises.

– Soundwave® Pix offer architects the possibility to combine many different parts that together creates an entirety and I look forward to seeing architects and interior designers throughout the world use Pix to create innovative interiors, says Jean-Marie Massaud.

Jean-Marie Massaud, Offecct

The human being is affected by all her senses, also when working. This fact has been taken on board by Offecct in the product development process of the Soundwave® acoustic panels. The panels are designed to absorb unwanted and disturbing noise in a many different environments.

– The popularity of Soundwave® keeps growing worldwide, not the least as activity based work and meeting places become increasingly frequent, says Kurt Tingdal, CEO, Offecct.

– Jean-Marie Massaud’s addition Soundwave® Pix increases the possibility for our partners to create interesting and functional interiors, Kurt Tingdal concludes.

Jean-Marie Massaud and Offecct’s collaboration goes far back. In conjunction with the 2013 edition of the Stockholm Furniture Fair Offecct arranges an exhibition in its Stockholm showroom where Massaud’s new and earlier designs are put into perspective. At the l’Exposition Jean-Marie Massaud Offecct and Massaud get the opportunity to display their joint enthusiasm for new creations and contemporary design.

– The collaboration with Offecct has been very successful and rewarding throughout the years and I am very happy to have the opportunity to come back to Stockholm and show my design to a qualified audience, says Jean-Marie Massaud.

At the heart of the exhibition the new products that Jean-Marie Massaud and Offecct are presenting at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2013 are found. The innovative seating furniture Airberg, the acoustic panel Soundwave® Pix as well as the seating system Islands will be presented. Massaud has also designed many exciting and grand projects, such as the futuristic airship Zeppelin NT, and the gigantic Volcano Chivas Stadium in Mexico.

– The exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for interested people to get a better idea of my products and designs. The feeling is stronger and more tactile in reality compared to pictures in a brochure, Massaud continues.

To Jean-Marie Massaud design is creativity and a way to try to make things better. Massaud thinks that contextuality and cultural understanding in the design process is essential for a product to be relevant to the individual, the society and the world at large. Massaud likes to experiment and shares Offecct’s challenges and visions. To challenge, go against conventions and deconstruct are important components of Massaud’s work. Massaud himself compares his designs to words that are then used by architects to create meaning(s).

– The cooperation with Offecct is a very positive experience; I appreciate Offecct’s combination of humility and progressiveness and find pleasure in sharing the adventure we are experiencing together, says Jean-Marie Massaud.