Sounds Like Light Breve Linear

Breve is an acoustic pendant with an elongated, rounded rectangle shape, giving it a softer, more organic look than a standard rectangular acoustic fitting. The rounded profile still provides the same broad, uniform spread of light and sound absorption as a straight edged design, so specifiers do not have to trade visual softness for performance. Its linear light source uses Samsung LED chips, chosen for long service life and consistent output. This makes Breve suited to open plan offices, meeting rooms and other interiors where both lighting and acoustic comfort are part of the brief.

Breve achieves a Noise Reduction Coefficient of 0.91, meaning it absorbs the large majority of sound striking its surface. This level of absorption helps reduce reverberation and improve speech clarity in busy interiors such as offices or communal areas. The performance comes from its Polyester PET construction, a material chosen for its sound absorbing properties as well as durability. Specifiers can use this NRC figure directly when comparing Breve against other acoustic ceiling products for a wellbeing or acoustic comfort brief.

Breve suits spaces where poor acoustics are as much of a problem as poor lighting, such as open-plan offices, meeting rooms, libraries and co-working spaces, where its 0.91 NRC rating helps reduce reverberation and improve speech clarity while still providing the room's lighting. Because it combines both functions in one fitting, it avoids needing a separate acoustic panel and light fitting taking up ceiling space. This makes it a practical choice anywhere noise and clarity are a known issue, rather than only in spaces where lighting is the sole concern.

Yes. Ricoman's Breve acoustic pendant is available in multiple colours for its acoustic body, plus tunable white or RGBW colour change for the light itself, so it can be specified as a coordinated design feature rather than a fixed, off-the-shelf fitting. Its rounded, organic shape already reads as more of a design object than a standard rectangular acoustic panel, and pairing that with a colour to match the scheme lets it double as a visual statement while still doing the acoustic and lighting work. This suits projects where the ceiling itself is part of the design brief, not just a place to hide services.

Breve's rounded rectangle shape makes it a good option where a scheme calls for a softer, more organic acoustic form rather than a sharp edged or capsule shaped fitting. It shares the same Samsung LED light engine, around 120 lm/W efficacy and 0.91 NRC rating as some of the other linear pendants in the range, so shape and colour finish are usually the deciding factors rather than performance. Specifiers choosing between Breve and a similarly performing pendant should base the decision on the visual language of the space and the available ceiling void. Ricoman's lighting design team can help confirm the best match for a specific project brief.