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36 coloris · 9 / 12 mm
36 PET felt colours on the swatch card, from mineral neutrals to bold tones, in 9 or 12 mm.
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Acoustic desk screens.
The acoustic desk screen treats noise at its nearest source: the desk opposite. A PET felt desk divider fixed to the desktop absorbs your neighbour's voice, cuts visual distraction and gives everyone their territory back. Thirteen models, five fixings, made-to-measure available.
The principle
Treat noise where it is born: between two desks.
In an open-plan office, the number one sound nuisance is not the coffee machine or the corridor: it is the voice of the colleague opposite, one and a half metres from your ear. That voice arrives on a direct path, with no obstacle, and no ceiling treatment can intercept it. The desk screen sits exactly on that path: an absorbent office desk screen between the two workstations, at conversation height.
The material makes the difference. A reflective screen (glass, plexiglass, melamine) partially blocks the direct path but sends the energy elsewhere on the floor: the problem just moves. PET felt, being porous, absorbs the wave that hits it (NRC 0.80 to 0.85 measured to ISO 354): the voice loses its energy instead of bouncing. Across an equipped floor, the ambient level genuinely drops.
The desk screen does not do everything: for the overall ambient noise of a floor, you combine it with ceiling baffles and wall panels. But desk to desk, it is the most direct tool, and the cheapest per workstation treated.
The range
Thirteen screens, two finishes, every desk size.
The range covers thirteen models, from 580 mm (the corner return or the small desk) to 1800 mm (the double-width bench), with 320 to 400 mm of useful height above the desktop. Two finishes dress the felt: embossing (quilting, horizontal lines, scatters of dots, a soft padded look) and engraving (round perforations, vertical grooves, more graphic patterns).
Corners come rounded or square, the 36 shades of the colour chart match your furniture, and made-to-measure takes over from the catalogue as soon as the workstation leaves the standard: U-shaped returns around a focus desk, cable-tidy notches, specific heights, a logo engraved into the material. A proof (BAT) validates each configuration before production.
To compose a coherent floor, the screens use the same shades as our hanging screens and our wall panels: the treatment of the desks, the zones and the walls speaks the same visual language.
13
models in the catalogue
580-1800mm
widths available
5
desktop fixing systems
0.85
NRC absorption coefficient
Fixings
Five systems, zero incompatible desks.
From the shared bench to the height-adjustable desk, every workstation finds its fixing.
No-drill clamp
The standard: two tightening clamps that grip the desktop (18 to 40 mm thick). Fitted in five minutes, removed without a trace, ideal in rented offices.
Screw vice
A stronger grip for the large 1400 to 1800 mm screens or thick desktops. Still no drilling, but with a reinforced seat.
Drilled bracket
The permanent fixing: brackets screwed under the desktop, a flush screen, no visible mechanism. For benches installed for good.
Specific supports
Slim legs, height-adjustable desktops, corner-return screens: two complementary supports cover the unusual configurations.
Which divider to choose
Desk screen, partition or plexiglass?
Three solutions often compared to separate workstations. Each has its scale.
Felt screen (us)
Plexiglass / melamine
Absorbs the voice (NRC 0.85)
Reflects sound
No-drill fitting
Depends on the model
Visual comfort
Matt, calm, 36 shades
Reflections, clinical look
Pinnable (memos, plans)
Fire rating for public buildings
B-s1,d0 certified
Variable, often unrated
Made-to-measure (shapes, logo)
Limited
And the partition? It works at the scale of the zone, not the desk: to isolate a whole team or close off a meeting corner, see our acoustic partitions. On a dense floor, desk screens and zone partitions complement each other.
The collections
Nine collections, from plain felt to 3D relief.
Every photo shows a real product from our collections. Everything comes in 36 felt colours, 9 or 12 mm thick, and can be printed with your artwork.
Hanging screens
20+ motifs découpés · suspension
Openwork cut screens (foliage, geometric patterns) hung from the ceiling to zone a space without closing it.
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Ceilings and baffles
Baffles, grilles, îlots · réf. CE
Vertical baffles, grids, waves and suspended rafts (CE-001 to CE-014) to treat the ceiling.
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13 modèles · 580 à 1800 mm
Embossed or engraved desk dividers, from 580 to 1800 mm, with five desktop mounting systems.
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Sizing it right
The right height, the right number, the right order.
Height first. To cut the voice between two seated people, the screen must rise above the mouth-to-ear line: allow 300 to 400 mm above the desktop. Below that, the wave passes over; far beyond it, you lose standing eye contact and light, with no notable acoustic gain. Our standard heights target precisely this window.
The number next. Priority goes to face-to-face workstations (the shortest voice path), then to benches of four to six desks where conversations cross. Side screens earn their place when desks sit less than one metre twenty apart or along a circulation route. Equipping half the desks, well chosen, often beats equipping the whole floor at random.
The order last: if the floor resonates overall (hard ceiling, large glazing), start with the volume (ceiling, walls) then refine at the desk. If the nuisance is clearly the direct neighbour, the desk screen is the first move, the cheapest and the fastest to roll out. We help you prioritise from a photo of the floor and the number of workstations: it is included in the quote.
Certified measurements
The exact figures, measured in the lab.
Absorption measured by SGS in a reverberation room (ISO 354, type E mounting with a 200 mm air cavity). Test reports are supplied with every quote.
| Frequency | 9 mm panel | 12 mm panel |
|---|---|---|
| 125 Hz | 0,39 | 0,41 |
| 250 Hz | 0,69 | 0,77 |
| 500 Hz | 0,95 | 0,92 |
| 1000 Hz | 0,66 | 0,72 |
| 2000 Hz | 0,84 | 0,92 |
| 4000 Hz | 0,93 | 0,99 |
| NRC (overall rating) | 0,80 | 0,85 |
| Surface weight | 1,83 kg/m² | 2,09 kg/m² |
Alpha-s absorption coefficient per octave band. NRC = average at 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz (SGS reports CZIN2502000039CM01 and CZIN2502000038CM01).
B-s1,d0
Fire Europe: B-s1,d0
EN 13501-1:2018 (SBI EN 13823 + EN ISO 11925-2 tests): low contribution to fire, s1 smoke, no flaming droplets. Valid for walls, ceilings and free-standing partitions.
Class A
Fire USA: Class A
ASTM E84-2024: flame spread index 5 (Class A is 0 to 25), smoke developed index 300. The level required for interior walls and ceilings.
A+
Indoor air: A+
VOC emissions tested to ISO 16000: formaldehyde and TVOC not detected on day 7. French A+ label (decree 2011-321), certificate valid until 04/2029.
GRS
Recycled PET, certified
Felt made from recycled PET bottles, spun then heat-pressed. Production audited to FSC and GRS (Global Recycled Standard), tested by SGS, Intertek and TÜV.
Calmer desks as early as next week.
Send the number of workstations and a photo of the floor: costed configuration within 48 h, fixings included.
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A screen that lives well on the floor.
The felt of the screens is pinnable: memos, schedules and photos pin straight into the material, with no magnets or adhesive. The matt surface sends back no screen reflections and no glare, a detail that counts in front of a glazed bay. And the screen moves with the desk: the clamp fixings loosen and refit in a few minutes during a reshuffle.
Maintenance comes down to a pass with a soft-brush vacuum; a stain comes off with a damp cloth and neutral soap. The felt does not fray at the corners and does not mark from chair rubs. Its composition and recycled share are detailed on the PET felt data sheet, its absorption measurements on the NRC data sheet.
Frequently asked questions
Desk screens: your questions.
What is an acoustic desk screen?
It is an absorbent felt screen fixed directly to the desktop, between two workstations that face each other or sit side by side. It plays three roles: it absorbs your neighbour's voice before it reaches your ear, it cuts visual distraction, and it marks out each person's territory on a shared bench. Unlike a simple plexiglass screen, PET felt captures sound instead of sending it back.
What height makes a desk divider effective?
The rule is simple: the screen must rise above the mouth and ears of people sitting down. Allow 300 to 400 mm above the desktop to cut the direct path of the voice between two facing workstations. Our models stand 320 to 400 mm above the desktop, which protects seated conversation while keeping eye contact when standing.
Does a desk screen really reduce noise?
Yes, for the noise that matters most: the voice from the desk opposite. The screen intercepts the direct path of speech and its NRC 0.80 to 0.85 felt absorbs the energy instead of reflecting it towards the rest of the floor. It does not make the open-plan office silent on its own: for overall ambient noise, you combine it with ceiling and wall treatment. But desk to desk, the difference is immediate.
How does the screen fix to the desk?
Five systems cover every desktop: clamp fixings (no drilling, for tops 18 to 40 mm thick), screw-tightened vices, brackets to drill for a permanent fixing, and supports for desks with slim legs or height-adjustable frames. Fitting takes a few minutes per workstation, with no special tools for the clamp versions.
What dimensions and finishes do you offer?
Thirteen models in the catalogue, from 580 to 1800 mm wide, in an embossed finish (quilting, lines, scatters of dots) or engraved. Each screen comes in the 36 shades of the colour chart and can take a rounded or square corner cut. Beyond the catalogue, everything is made to measure: U-shaped returns around a workstation, cable-tidy notches, engraved logo.
Desk screen or movable partition?
The two do not treat the same scale. The desk-mounted screen solves the direct-neighbour problem: face-to-face voice, visual distraction, territory. The movable partition, standing on the floor, structures whole zones: it isolates a team, creates a corridor, closes off a meeting corner. On a dense floor, combining the two gives the best results: screens on the desks, partitions between the zones.
Plexiglass or felt to separate workstations?
Plexiglass, rolled out for health reasons, is transparent but totally reflective: sound bounces off it and carries on across the floor. Felt does the opposite: it absorbs the voice (NRC 0.80 to 0.85) and visually calms the workstation. If eye contact is essential, mixed configurations exist, but for sound comfort, felt wins without debate.
What budget and lead time should you allow?
The price depends on the model, the dimensions and the quantity: a floor of 20 workstations is not costed like two screens. The quote is free, detailed within 48 h, and DDP delivery (duties and taxes included) takes 10 to 15 working days. Send the number of workstations and a photo of the floor: we come back with a costed configuration, fixings included.
The most annoying noise in an open-plan office is born one and a half metres from your ear. The desk screen absorbs it before it arrives, desk by desk.
The most direct tool for sound comfort at the office, and the fastest to roll out.
Your workstations equipped, costed within 48 h.
The number of desks, a photo of the floor, the desktop thickness if you have it: we come back with a complete configuration, fixings included.
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