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Mathilde Wittock
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SOUNDBOUNCE
Tennis ball waste is a pressing environmental problem, with only one percent of the over 400 million balls manufactured annually being recycled. Most discarded balls end up in landfills, leading to overcrowding and resource depletion.
Soundbounce is a material that merges sound, design, and ecology. Crafted to soundproof interior spaces, it repurposes discarded tennis balls into sensory design elements, including wall paneling, furniture, and acoustic partitions. Each square meter of Soundbounce incorporates approximately 283 tennis balls, upcycling the equivalent of 8.5 kg of CO2. Soundbounce is efficient at absorbing mid to high frequencies, making it effective for noise control in various environments.
The tennis balls are hand-cut and dyed using ecological dyes. They are then interlocked into slats of wood without the use of glue, ensuring that the circularity of the material remains open. This approach allows the material to be fully modular and recyclable, aligning with sustainable design principles.
Bio: Mathilde Wittock is a Belgian bio/ecodesigner and material researcher with a focus on sustainable innovation. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in London, where she specialized in biodesign and industrial design. Mathilde is interested in how materials can engage our senses—sight, touch, sound, and smell—to create meaningful products. She is committed to circular design, aiming to use regenerative materials and consider the full lifecycle of each product.
Tennis ball waste is a pressing environmental problem, with only one percent of the over 400 million balls manufactured annually being recycled. Most discarded balls end up in landfills, leading to overcrowding and resource depletion.
Soundbounce is a material that merges sound, design, and ecology. Crafted to soundproof interior spaces, it repurposes discarded tennis balls into sensory design elements, including wall paneling, furniture, and acoustic partitions. Each square meter of Soundbounce incorporates approximately 283 tennis balls, upcycling the equivalent of 8.5 kg of CO2. Soundbounce is efficient at absorbing mid to high frequencies, making it effective for noise control in various environments.
The tennis balls are hand-cut and dyed using ecological dyes. They are then interlocked into slats of wood without the use of glue, ensuring that the circularity of the material remains open. This approach allows the material to be fully modular and recyclable, aligning with sustainable design principles.
Bio: Mathilde Wittock is a Belgian bio/ecodesigner and material researcher with a focus on sustainable innovation. She graduated from Central Saint Martins in London, where she specialized in biodesign and industrial design. Mathilde is interested in how materials can engage our senses—sight, touch, sound, and smell—to create meaningful products. She is committed to circular design, aiming to use regenerative materials and consider the full lifecycle of each product.