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Multi award-winning acoustic ceiling for company restaurant of Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG by star designer Hadi Teherani The product "Corpus", designed by star designer and architect Hadi Teherani for OWA, is evidence that ceiling canopies can be decisive style elements for successful interior design. There is good reason why the cubic acoustic elements...

Hygienic ceilings reduce the growth of pathogens and reduce stress in the health care sector. Our health is our greatest asset - we are more aware of this today than ever. Care and treatment of sick people require top performance every day. Especially in the health and care sector, hygiene measurements preventing the spread of...

Studies show the importance of interior design within the health sector When discussing health, two topics are currently the focus of attention:  how to reduce the spread of the corona virus and the targeted treatment and cure of sick people. It is the social responsibility of our society and we are well aware that it...

In open-plan offices or open-plan office environments, it requires a lot of acoustic optimization to gain acceptance for the new office landscape, especially if the employees used to be housed in individual offices. Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Plötzner, specialist in environmental acoustics at OWA, outlines the (spatial) acoustic challenges in his article and compares them with the...

In order to meet the demand for high-quality ceiling systems also in the premium segment of the Chinese market, Odenwald Faserplattenwerk GmbH establishes another sales company in Shanghai.  The purchasing power of Chinese consumers is rising rapidly. Above all, the middle class is growing fast and is ensuring sustained strong growth. This development is supported...

Why does a manufacturer of building materials still attend a traditional trade fair in the age of digitalisation? To present new products and gain direct feedback during talks with the customer. Simple visualisation is insufficient especially when designing attractive rooms with high-quality ceiling systems. Decision-makers, planners and installers want to experience the products, to touch...

Are vast seamless ceilings with a fine plaster coating and excellent acoustics nothing more than a pipe dream for architects and installers? Not at all! The seamless OWAplan ceiling system – also part of the OWAconsult collection – has been completely upgraded. Fleece lamination at the factory makes the work onsite even more convenient. The...

OWA expands its symphony of fleece-covered mineral ceilings from the OWAlifetime collection with four new Sinfonia products. They answer to the sonorous names Silencia, Balance, Privacy and Reflecta.

'RAW' – OWA could not have chosen a better name for the new mineral ceiling in its OWAconsult collection. The different surface finishes in grey, structure and clay – all in the natural material look – are a convincing asset when planning trendy interiors in a purist industrial design.

Planners, craftsmen, traders – everyone wants to find the right product for their specific needs as easily and with as few clicks as possible. And when routes to the right product are too complicated or too long, they are rated as buying barriers. This is something everyone in the private sector has probably seen when...