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Even summer cottage can be an echoing place. I have a few photos below where you can find ideas what can be done inside a summer cottage in regards of acoustics and interior design. A couple of panels do not solve all potential acoustic problems but they are a good start.  

Loudspeaker manufacturer Genelec owns a historical building in a very good location in Helsinki. Although the building is a log house it was echoing still. Our good partner Genelec decided to contact us to solve the problem. Outcome was excellent and fit perfectly into the space. Many thanks to our professional fitters who did excellent work again.…

The following picture is dedicated to all Finland’s former president fans. Whether you want to get back to that time or value Kekkonen high otherwise, it is worth decorating as much echoing surfaces as possible with these panels. Our partner T Poranen has used 3D techique to create this fine piece of art on Konto’s acoustic…

Konto Acoustics offers plenty of possibilities to install different kind of acoustic panels.   In addition to traditional plain painted sheet you can desing by yourself what shape of panel you would like to have. In the picture below Eiffel Tower has been water cut out of 20 mm thick Konto acoustic sheet. Height of…

A family living in a ready made house felt echo inside the building annoying. Spot lights mounted to ceiling made installing of square acoustic panels difficult. Therefore they asked help from Konto’s Sami. As a solution to the problem our partner water cut round panels into which they cut round holes for the spot lights. Some absorbing…

Our partner T.Poranen from Forssa, Finland designed and installed a shooting range with a new methodology in Helsinki Shooting Club. It locates in basement of public space. The requirement was that no disturbing noise can be heard from the shooting range. It was also required that sound inside the basement has to behave moderately. Konto supplied acoustic panels…

Konto delivered turnkey acoustic installation project to Finnish Red Cross (Helsinki headquarters) during June – July 2015. Installations in the premises were made in all the six floors. Every floor had its own unique colour theme. Exception was suspended ceiling panels which were of the same colour. Visual and interior desing was made by architect bureau…

Close to Vantaa’s Housing Fair 2015 you can find EKE-Rakennus’ house called Koneisto. It is open without any entry fee for all visitors during the fair.   There are two Koneisto’s loft-apartments which are otherwise similar except c36’s ceiling is installed with Konto Acoustics panels and there are no acoustic panels in c35. If you have been…

Housing Fair 2015 will start in Vantaa at the end of this week. Konto Oy is presenting it’s acoustic panels at this venue for fourth year. This year you can find our acoustic material in several houses and apartments. Thanks to our great partners for this at this stage already! We will also present our new acoustics series…

If you haven’t noticed yet they throw darts in MTV 3’s Huomenta Suomi TV-program to a dartboard made out of our material. The throwing happens usually after 08:30 news in the morning. What else could our peat composite material used for?