The collective talent behind Austrian studio 13&9 includes architects and interior and fashion designers, all of whose skills are evident with BuzziPleat. Applying traditional sartorial techniques like smocking and pleating to the brand’s proprietary sound-absorbing felt, the firm has turned out sculptural forms with genuine artistic merit. The Victorian-ruffle-collar-like pieces, crafted in two sizes (1 metre and 1.5 metres in diameter), can hang on the wall or be suspended from the ceiling with an optional light fixture attached in the centre.