Ida Cederlund
“Throughout my career, my work has revolved around the senses. When we think about senses, our thoughts usually go first to the sense of taste, where my focus has been until today. When I stepped into Ecophon for the first time, I also "opened my ears". I began to react both to how I perceived what I wanted to hear, but above all to what I no longer heard.
Hearing is there in the subconscious, but most often we forget to take it into consideration in daily life. We react directly to the temperature in the room and change it if needed. The sound is also there, but it is usually when it is negative that we talk about it and leave the rooms without being able to influence it.
I think we all can remember the noise level in the corridor or classrooms from our time in school, the voices bouncing between the walls and the teacher's sometimes valiant attempt to make himself heard. Any sound that was not always wanted became noise to the ears.
A good sound environment and acoustics in the school is not always something you can take for granted neither for the students nor the staff.
Creating a good acoustic environment in schools is not something that happens by chance – it requires deliberate effort. Both students and staff deserve spaces that are sustainable, comfortable, and conducive to learning and working. In my role as a concept developer for school acoustics, I’m committed to raising awareness so that a pleasant sound environment becomes as natural a priority as maintaining the right temperature. Together, let’s make sound quality an essential part of every classroom experience.”