Beyond Rational Copenhagen

Aisti.

Wood-fibre plates that absorb sound. Specified by architects, hung where the problem isn't allowed to show.

A surface
that disappears
into the room.

The visual system is one family at five weights, a warm cream body, and a single charred-oak band that does the brand work. Nothing is layered on top of a photograph; the page itself carries the weight.

This file is the canonical reference. Type, surface, spec table, and material panel ship from here to the website, the slide template, and the product datasheet.

Open the system

Palette

Paper oklch(0.965 0.002 240) · the body
Stone oklch(0.910 0.004 220) · recessed panels
Oak oklch(0.300 0.040 55) · the brand carrier
Ink oklch(0.160 0.005 240) · all type

Type

100

One family. Five weights. Forty-eight points of contrast.

Archivo, drawn for screens, carries the entire system. Thin at 100 carries restraint. Black at 900 carries material weight. The page does not need a second voice.

100 / Thin Aaa Bbb Ccc Ddd
400 / Regular Aaa Bbb Ccc Ddd
700 / Bold Aaa Bbb Ccc Ddd
900 / Black Aaa Bbb Ccc Ddd

Material

40 mm.
Pressed wood fibre.

The plate is a single layer of compressed wood fibre with no synthetic binders, no formaldehyde, no off-gassing. It belongs on the same drawing as the limestone, the oak, the brass.

Core
Wood fibre
Thickness
40 mm
NRC
0.85
Fire
B-s1,d0
Embodied CO₂e
−2.55 kg / m²
End of life
100% recyclable
Download the datasheet

Components

Line buttons.

No pills, no rounded corners. A button is text with a rule under it and a corner-arrow that grows the gap on hover.

Request a sample See projects Open the press kit

Spec rows.

Heavy key, thin numeric value, 2 px rule. Datasheet-grade. Stacks to a single column on small screens with the key reading as a label.

Module
1200 × 600 mm
Weight
9.4 kg
Lead time
6 weeks

Motion

Restrained,
by intent.

Magnetic primary.

The button pulls toward the cursor inside a 120 px radius, then snaps back on leave. Used once per page for the dominant action; never decorative.

Slide-fill secondary.

Ink rises from the bottom in 520 ms ease-out-expo; text inverts to paper. One transform, two read positions. Reserved for secondary CTAs that need weight without competing with the primary.

Character reveal.

Display titles split per character on scroll-intersect. Each char rises 110 % with a 24 ms stagger. Words stay together; only the line wrapper masks.

Hung in space.

Number counter.

Stats animate from zero to target on intersect over 1.4 s with ease-out-quart and tabular numerals. Used on the spec sheet, never on decorative numbers.

0.00

α at 1 kHz

+0kg / m²

embodied CO₂e

Image gallery

Plates,
in place.

Data gallery

The plate,
at a glance.

Configurator

Build the tile.

Move the cursor inside the stage

Two formats, two thicknesses, five fibre tones. Every choice updates the live tile.

The tile on its own.

Acoustic effect updates on the chart below.

Birch · pale fibre

Your spec 600 × 600 × 20 mm · Birch

Cards

Four kinds of card.

Case name installation

Case

Vinkler
Gymnasium

Studio · City

Scope description

Read the case

Publication · Issue 00

"Placeholder pull-quote for the press card component."

Month 2026 · Byline

Read the feature
"

Placeholder quote text for the quote card component. Replace with a real, attributed quote before use.

Attribution name

City, year

Video

The film,
framed in ink.

Aisti tile, daylit interior — film still
Aisti® — the film Demo clip · replace with your film
0:00 / 0:00

A studio film, custom controls, no browser chrome.

16:9 · poster + scrubber · ink frame

Acoustic Wood fibre Pressed Specified Negative carbon Helsinki Copenhagen Acoustic Wood fibre Pressed Specified Negative carbon Helsinki Copenhagen

Inside this file

HeroA
StatementB
PaletteC
TypeD
MaterialE
ComponentsF
MotionG
Image galleryH
Data galleryI
ConfiguratorJ
CardsK
VideoL
MarqueeM
ColumnsR
Card layoutsS
Inquiry rowsT

N · New components (v1.1)

More to build with.

Tags

Available 2026 Class A New

Filter chips

Aisti Wuud Sappa Mogu

Steps · how it works

01

Specify

Send the brief. We help you pick material, format and mounting.

02

Sample

Order physical samples in the finishes you are considering.

03

Install

Delivered from Jyväskylä and installed by professional teams.

Stats band

A
Absorption class
−2.55
kg CO₂e per tile
100%
Recyclable

Partner wall

Aisti® Aalto University Business Finland

Callout & secondary button

Lead time

Full production capacity from August 2026. Preorders and samples ship from the pilot plant now.

Accordion · FAQ

Foam-formed natural wood fibre. No synthetic binders, no plastics, no irritating fibres.

Yes. Contact us for the current colour programme and custom options.

Prev / next pager

Image lightbox is enabled automatically on every gallery (.brg, .bra-gallery--img) and any [data-lightbox] container — click an image above in section H to open it.

O · New components (v1.2)

For architects & specifiers.

Downloads · documents

Aisti® Aalto — data sheetPDF · 1.2 MB Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)PDF · 640 KB Installation guide + BIM objectZIP · 8.4 MB

Comparison table

 Aisti® AaltoMineral wool
AbsorptionClass AClass A
MaterialNatural wood fibreMineral fibre
BindersNoneSynthetic
End of life100% recyclableLandfill
Footprint−2.55 kg CO₂ePositive

Feature grid

Bio-based

Natural wood fibre, no synthetic binders, no plastics, no irritating fibres.

Absorption Class A

Broadband sound absorption across the frequencies where speech lives.

100% recyclable

A negative carbon footprint per tile and a fully recyclable end of life.

Testimonial

The ceiling reads as a calm, neutral surface — you would never guess it is doing acoustic work.

Project architectVandkunsten, Copenhagen

Form states

Thanks — your request is on its way. We answer Monday to Friday.
Something went wrong. Please check the highlighted fields and try again.
Enter a valid email address.

Newsletter

Sticky sub-nav & back-to-top

A sticky anchor nav (.bra-subnav with data-subnav) highlights the section in view — best on long product pages. The back-to-top button is injected automatically and appears once you scroll past one screen (bottom-right).

P · Comparison & proof (v1.3)

Why the tile wins.

CO₂ savings calculator

Ceiling area 150
Aisti® AaltoBio-based · stores carbon
0
Mineral woolEmits CO₂e
0
Glass woolEmits CO₂e
0
0 kg
CO₂e saved vs mineral wool

Indicative figures (kg CO₂e per m²). Replace with your verified EPD data via the factors.

Head-to-head

Aisti® Aalto

Our tile
  • Natural wood fibre
  • No synthetic binders
  • Stores carbon (negative footprint)
  • 100% recyclable
  • No irritating fibres
vs

Mineral wool

The default
  • Mineral fibre
  • Synthetic binders
  • Positive carbon footprint
  • Landfill at end of life
  • Can irritate skin and lungs

Proof matrix

  Aisti® Mineral wool Glass wool
Absorption Class A
Bio-based material
No synthetic binders
100% recyclable
Negative carbon footprint
No irritating fibres

Q · Icons

Phosphor Light.

One family, hairline weight, tuned to the type system. Injected once as an SVG sprite via br.js. Use anywhere with <svg class="bra-ic"><use href="#ph-play"></use></svg>; colour follows currentColor and size follows font-size. Licensed MIT.

play
pause
speaker
mute
fullscreen
close
prev
next
arrow-up
arrow-right
arrow-left
arrow-ur
download
check
leaf
recycle
wave
plus
minus
Inline at 16px at 28px in oak

R · Columns (v1.4)

Image + text, four ways.

One component (.bra-columns), three modifiers. Heading size is capped per-column (not tied to full viewport width), so a long unbroken word can never overflow past the media — the bug that showed up on the Aisti technology block.

01 · Media left, text centered

Macro of foam-formed wood fibre tile edges

The technology

Foam-formed, not pressed.

Suspending wood fibre in foam instead of pressing it flat leaves an open, porous structure that captures sound across a wide frequency range.

02 · Media right

Macro of foam-formed wood fibre tile edges

The technology

Foam-formed, not pressed.

Same pair, mirrored — use when the previous section already ended on an image, to keep the page from repeating its own rhythm.

03 · Stacked, media on top

Macro of foam-formed wood fibre tile edges

The technology

Foam-formed, not pressed.

A wide, cinematic image leads, then a narrower reading column follows below a rule — good when the photograph needs the full width to read.

04 · Ruled, equal split

Macro of foam-formed wood fibre tile edges

The technology

Foam-formed, not pressed.

An exact 50/50 split, top-aligned, with a vertical rule as the seam — the most formal, catalogue-plate version of the pair.

S · Card layouts (v1.5)

One card, four layouts.

One component (.bra-cardset), three modifiers. Grid collapses 3 → 2 → 1 column at 900 / 600px; the row variant becomes a single vertical list; title size is capped per-card so it never overflows.

01 · Vertical, image on top

Aisti® Aalto tile

Acoustic tile

Aisti® Aalto

Foam-formed wood fibre, Absorption Class A, two formats.

Wuud cladding

Cladding

Wuud

Solid wood profiles for acoustic and visual texture on walls and ceilings.

Sappa surface

Surface

Sappa

A calm, tactile surface finish for walls that still need to perform.

02 · Row, image left

Aisti® Aalto tile

Acoustic tile

Aisti® Aalto

Foam-formed wood fibre, Absorption Class A, two formats, two thicknesses.

Mogu material

Bio-material

Mogu

Mycelium-based tiles — dense reading column next to a fixed-width image, good for a scannable list.

03 · Overlay, text on scrim

Aisti® Aalto tile

Acoustic tile

Aisti® Aalto

Wuud cladding

Cladding

Wuud

Sappa surface

Surface

Sappa

04 · Frame, text only

Absorption

Class A

Broadband sound absorption across the frequencies where speech lives.

Footprint

−2.55 kg CO₂e

Per tile — a negative carbon footprint over the material's lifecycle.

End of life

100% recyclable

No synthetic binders, no plastics — good for specs and stat blocks with no photography.

T · Inquiry rows (v1.6)

Choose a path.

.inquiry-list / .inquiry-row — a set of large clickable rows that jump to a matching form tab (data-jump-tab + href="#form-section", wired up by data-form-tabs in br.js). Retired from the live Contact page for now; kept here since the pattern is reusable for any "pick one of several paths" flow.

01 Sample box Samples of the Aisti® tile ahead of full production in August 2026. Request a box 02 Specify for project Send brief and programme. We help with format, thickness, mounting, and acoustic targets. Send a brief 03 Information EPD, installation guide, comparison data. Sent on weekdays. Ask for material 04 Anything else Partnerships, dealer enquiries, anything else. Tell us what you're after. Write to us