Strong and lightweight acoustic panels made of 70% recycled PET felt

Just new and already one of our favorite materials. Designing in PET felt is a pleasure because of the vibrant colors that also combine great. The material feels soft but the panels are also strong and light. So you can easily make (3D) sculptures that you can slide together and easily hang.

What is PET felt

This is an acoustic panel made of polyester fabric. It is made of 70% recycled PET, such as recycled PET bottles. You can saw and cut it with a Stanley knife in addition to laser cutting. This felt panel (also called EASYfelt) is fine to glue with, for example, mounting glue.

Laser-cut quality
The laser cut is about 0.2mm wide and you can make sharp inside corners. Please note that the laser cut has some ridges (see pictures) and is a little hard. The laser cut has the same color as the surface.

If you make joints such as mortise-and-tenon or slots that need to fit together, make them 8.5mm wide. That way you can still slide the pieces together just fine and it clamps without glue.

If you are making inlaid graphics or text, give the inside shapes (letters) an outside offset of about 0.2mm and the outside shapes (recess where the letter comes in) an inside offset of 0.2mm. That way it will fit together neatly and stick by itself.

2D applications

This acoustic felt is suitable for absorbing sound in a busy office, for example. And because you can have it cut any contour you want, you can immediately make it into a logo or image or text. Ideal in restaurants, classrooms or just for at home. You can also use it as a coaster, play mat and even as plates in a suspended ceiling. For example, make a hole pattern in these plates to make the acoustic properties even stronger.

3D applications

Through slots or mortise and tenon joints, you can easily connect pieces together to create 3D objects. Acoustic objects, of course, but also office items such as desk cabinets and pencil cases. And last but not least, lamps and fixtures.