GATHER Acoustical
GATHER® Acoustical Panels
It’s a fact: acoustical comfort is essential for communication, collaboration, and personal well-being. GATHER helps achieve noise absorption levels appropriate for all types of spaces, from restaurants and lobbies to waiting rooms and study nooks, while introducing attractive color, pattern, and dimension. Inspired designs integrate seamlessly into contemporary interiors, supporting your creative goals.
The GATHER collection is expanding! New designs Columns, Windows, and Channels utilize our GATHER techniques in innovative ways, adding dynamic possibilities to the line. “Sunset”, “Scarlet”, “Lime” and “Admiral” round out our color selection with saturated shades that complement anything from branding schemes to iconic school colors.
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- 100% recycled felted polyester panels in 16 heathered and saturated colors and 21 standard designs.
- Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) ratings ranging from 0.25 to 0.90!
- Documented sustainability features (see below).
- Lightweight, 4' x 10' semi-rigid panels can be adhered directly to walls or hung to divide spaces. Z-Clips and standoff hardware are available.
- Precision Cutouts and V-Groove Engraved techniques that can be customized in the color(s) of your choice.
- Exclusive 1/4" (6mm) thick material that can be folded into shapes (see Columns, Rafter, and Shrine) or woven in strips (see Basket). These dimensional designs provide sculptural character and exceptionally high acoustical absorption.
- Digitally printed panels of standard imagery or your customized artwork.
- Solution-dyed colors that can be cleaned with a dry brush or damp cloth and disinfected with a diluted chlorine-free bleach (e.g., OxiClean™ or Simple Green®).
- A design and ordering process completely supported by a dedicated acoustical and construction service.
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Good acoustic design involves evaluating several factors, since every surface and the people occupying a space contribute to the amount of noise absorbed (or diffused) and the quality of sound. The standard method for measuring sound absorption is the Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) value. The range of results is from 0.0 to 1.0, with a 0.0 rating indicating that a material absorbs no sound and reflects 100% back; a 1.0 rating means that a material absorbs 100% of the sound and reflects none back.
GATHER panels have NRC values ranging from 0.25 to 0.90, depending on the design, technique, single or double layering, and distance from a wall. Following are examples of NRC results for different configurations.
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- GATHER is made of 100% recycled PET: 60% post-consumer and 40% pre-consumer recycled polyester.
- Contains no heavy metals, phthalates, perfluorinated compounds, or urea.
- Yields low VOCs, as per the CDPH 01350 “Standard Method Version 1.2”.
- Compliant with the LBC Red List and earns the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 “Confidence in Textiles” label.
- Product information and ingredients are disclosed on the Declare platform and Mindful Materials.
- Health Product Declaration (HPD) available at wolfgordon.com.
- Depending on the technique and installation method, GATHER Acoustical qualifies for one LEED EQ 10.1 credit and earns up to two WELL Sound points.
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In addition to installing GATHER panels directly to a wall, certain projects may require hanging the material with hardware. We offer stainless steel standoffs in three sizes: 1", 1.75", and 2.5", for hanging the panels away from a wall to achieve increased sound absorption. Z-Clips are available for installations where the panels need to be removable from a wall.
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GATHER panels can be customized in a variety of ways:
- Supply hi-res photographs, logos, or other artwork for Digital Printing. The maximum image size is 48" x 120"; larger images can be achieved by printing multiple panels.
- Standard designs in our V-Groove Engraved, Precision Cutouts, and Dimensional techniques can be produced in any of the 16 available colors or color combinations of your choice.
- Panels can be digitally printed in custom colorways with no minimum. Solution-dyed color matching is also available for a 600-panel minimum.
- WG Customs Lab can scale existing designs or create custom designs for our V-Groove Engraved and Precision Cutouts techniques based on your design concepts.
Techniques
Enliven a space while improving acoustics with imagery printed on GATHER. We offer four standard designs and custom panels can be produced with photographs, logos, or other supplied artwork. WG Customs Lab will work with you to realize your design.
Engraved designs offer textural patterning in addition to absorbing sound. Single-layer designs have shallow V-groove engravings in the material. Double-layer designs are cut through the top layer to reveal a base layer of another color, forming a 1/2" panel with an increased acoustics rating.
Designs cut into our 1/4" solid color panels create a striking effect on walls or for space dividers. Our standard designs are laminated to a solid color base layer, creating a double-thick 1/2” panel that increases the NRC value.
Our exclusive 1/4"-thick acoustical material is flexible enough to be woven. Basket features 4.5"-wide strips interwoven to form a panel. When hung from a wall surface with standoff hardware and paired with a solid panel adhered to the wall, this configuration achieves an NRC value of 0.90!