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Sonvika

Sonvika is the architectural acoustic collection of wood-wool ceiling and wall panels by Kingspan Acoustics, designed for architects and designers.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Sonvika is a product brand of Kingspan Acoustics, the acoustic solutions business of the Kingspan Group. It designates a collection of architectural acoustic ceiling and wall panels made from wood wool, a material with Scandinavian roots that the company says has been perfected in Denmark for more than nine decades. The brand is presented on the French-language website kingspanacoustics.fr, where it is marketed as "Sonvika by Kingspan Acoustics" and positioned as an acoustic collection dedicated to architects and designers. The name Sonvika is explained by the company as a combination of two words: "Son," the French word for sound, evoking controlled acoustics, and "Vik," an Old Norse term for a protective bay. Together they express the ambition to create spaces that soothe, protect and welcome — "refuges from noise." The brand's guiding idea is that acoustics should be visible and felt, not hidden. Its wood-wool panels are intended to bring comfort, authenticity and warmth to interiors while absorbing sound, reducing reverberation and improving speech clarity. Sonvika's offer covers acoustic ceilings, ceiling islands, baffles and wall panels. The panels are made from Scandinavian wood wool and are promoted for their design, performance and durability, with timeless colours and sculpted designs. Kingspan Acoustics supplies the material, colours and designs, while specifiers imagine acoustically beautiful spaces. The collection is aimed at the specification market — architects, designers and other prescribers — and the website invites visitors to request samples and to contact the team for project advice. As part of Kingspan Acoustics, Sonvika benefits from the wider Kingspan Group's building-products platform. The brand's public presence is primarily in French, reflecting the French-facing Kingspan Acoustics website, though its Scandinavian material heritage and architectural positioning give it a broader European relevance. The brand is active and continues to be promoted as the acoustic and aesthetic collection of Kingspan Acoustics.

History

Sonvika is a product brand created by Kingspan Acoustics, the acoustic solutions arm of the Kingspan Group. Its public identity is tied to the French-language Kingspan Acoustics website, kingspanacoustics.fr, where the collection is presented as "Sonvika by Kingspan Acoustics." The brand name is explained by the company as a deliberate pairing: "Son," the French word for sound, and "Vik," an Old Norse word for a protective bay. The combination is meant to convey controlled acoustics and shelter from noise. The material behind Sonvika is wood wool, which the company describes as having Scandinavian origins and a craft tradition perfected in Denmark for more than nine decades. Kingspan Acoustics positions this material as more than a building product: in the Nordic tradition, wood wool is presented as a philosophy that treats buildings as places where people thrive, designed to support comfort and quality of life. The brand therefore links a long-established material heritage to contemporary architectural acoustic design. Sonvika's collection includes acoustic ceilings, ceiling islands, baffles and wall panels. These products are aimed at architects, designers and other specifiers, and are promoted for their visual warmth, timeless colours, sculpted designs, sound absorption and durability. The brand's stated purpose is to make acoustics visible and felt — "Un design acoustique à voir & à entendre" — rather than treating acoustic treatment as a purely technical, hidden element. Kingspan Acoustics supplies the material, colours and designs, while the specifier imagines the finished space. The website supports this specification-led model by offering samples and direct contact with the team for project enquiries. As part of the Kingspan Group, Sonvika sits within a larger building-materials organisation, though the brand itself is presented as a distinct acoustic collection with its own name, story and design language. The brand is active and continues to be marketed through the Kingspan Acoustics French website.

  • Sonvika is presented as the acoustic collection of Kingspan Acoustics on the French-language website kingspanacoustics.fr.

Products and positioning

Architectural acoustic collection in wood wool for architects and designers, combining design, performance and durability.

  • Sonvika acoustic ceilings

    Wood-wool ceiling panels for architectural acoustic control.

  • Sonvika acoustic wall panels

    Wood-wool wall panels combining sound absorption with warm, sculpted design.

  • Sonvika ceiling islands and baffles

    Suspended acoustic elements for open and flexible interior spaces.

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