DESIGNER’S DIARY

Every panel begins as an idea. A place, a memory, a shape. Read the design stories behind NoiseMonster®
Designer’s Diary is an editorial archive of Ana Basic’s original registered NoiseMonster® acoustic panel designs. Each panel begins with observation: architecture, travel, shadow, sculpture, proportion and memory. These are the forms behind the silence.
Ana Basic, founder and designer of NoiseMonster®
PART I | GEOMETRIES OF PLACE
Inspired by a life lived across continents. “From the worlds I lived in, these are the forms that stayed.” — Ana Basic, founder and designer of NoiseMonster®
DUO acoustic panel

DUO

DUO reflects a life lived between cultures — Europe, UK, Middle East, Canada. Two tones meeting on one surface, like the contrasts between the cities that have shaped me: London & Manama, Rijeka & Toronto, Amwaj & Vancouver. Duality made quiet and balanced.”

— Ana Basic

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QUAD acoustic panel

QUAD

QUAD was born from my lifelong love of the perfect proportions of European squares, and the quiet dignity of English courtyards. QUAD is that feeling translated into fabric geometry — a modern acoustic interpretation of the sunlit squares that shaped my love for design.”

— Ana Basic

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QUAD OPTI acoustic panel

QUAD OPTI

QUAD OPTI came from my fascination with how light moves across surfaces — Adriatic at sunset, London under clouds, Bahrain’s skies, Toronto’s winter reflections, New York’s sharp shadows. QUAD OPTI captures that shifting. It’s a flat surface that behaves like it’s alive.”

— Ana Basic

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RIBBON acoustic panel

RIBBON

RIBBON was born from the sense of movement across the continents — the stretches of Canadian plains, the desert winds of Bahrain, Pacific waves that break into angular light. It’s a geometry of linear motion — like a landscape unfolding beneath you as you move through the world.”

— Ana Basic

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TRIANGOLO acoustic panel

TRIANGOLO

TRIANGOLO carries the sharp geometry of my European home — Adriatic coastline and rooftops — but took on the new meaning in Bahrain, where triangles form the foundation of Arabic stars and rosettes. TRIANGOLO brings the two influences together — a blend of European memory and the strict, elegant discipline of Arabic geometric grids.”

— Ana Basic

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KALEIDO acoustic panel

KALEIDO

“Inspired by the tessellations I studied and lived within: Middle Eastern mosaics and mashrabiya screens, Mediterranean tiles, and even quilt patterns in Canada. In Bahrain, I learned that repetition can be meditative. KALEIDO is my modern tribute to that idea: pattern as quiet, geometry as grounding, repetition as beauty.”

— Ana Basic

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CROSSROADS acoustic panel

CROSSROADS

CROSSROADS represents the intersections of my life and the way it unfolded across continents — Croatia, the UK, Canada, Bahrain, Italy. Each move, each culture, each chapter converging in one geometric meeting point. The crossing lines represent those converging paths — all the influences that shaped my eye and my work.”

— Ana Basic

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TRAPEZIUM acoustic panel

TRAPEZIUM

TRAPEZIUM is inspired by the beautiful irregularities of old European cities — alleys altered by centuries, walls not perfectly straight, piazzas slightly askew. Imperfection that feels human and warm. TRAPEZIUM embraces asymmetry on purpose, creating motion and warmth within a modern surface.”

— Ana Basic

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PART II | SCULPTURAL STORIES
Shadows, sculpture and memory. “Some shapes arrive as shadows, some as sculpture, some as memory.” — Ana Basic, founder and designer of NoiseMonster®
HEXAGON acoustic panel

HEXAGON

HEXAGON comes from my years in Bahrain, where Arabic geometric art surrounded me — in mosques, carved screens, tiled courtyards. Arabic geometry taught me that symmetry can be spiritual and calming. HEXAGON is the modern tribute to that visual harmony.”

— Ana Basic

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CUBE acoustic panel

CUBE

CUBE was inspired by the modernist architecture I love — in UK and Toronto, New York and Chicago. I found inspiration for CUBE also in the sharp desert forms of Bahrain. CUBE is a quiet sculpture: a flat panel behaving like alive, three-dimensional form.”

— Ana Basic

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CUBE CUT acoustic panel

CUBE CUT

CUBE CUT design is a direct reflection of the years I spent immersed in the vibrant culture of Bahrain. I sought to capture the illusion of 3-dimensional space and infinite pattern — a cornerstone of Arabic art — within the simple, hexagonal form of an acoustic panel, bridging tradition with modern utility.”

— Ana Basic

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PIE IN THE SKY acoustic panel

PIE IN THE SKY

“I’ve always loved English language and how its words carry layers of meaning. PIE IN THE SKY is my translation of that linguistic charm into geometry. A literal shape born from the figurative phrase — proving that design can start with words, especially in a language that invites clever, imaginative play like English does.”

— Ana Basic

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HOOP acoustic panel

HOOP

“My time spent living and travelling across the globe taught me one undeniable truth: that the same magnificent Sun shines upon us all, connecting vastly different corners of the world. This simple yet profound unity is the core inspiration behind the HOOP design — its circular form, symbolizes a shared, universal experience of beauty.”

— Ana Basic

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FIORI acoustic panel

FIORI

FIORI is shaped by Adriatic courtyards, English gardens, New York parks, Caribbean botanicals — all filtered through my passion for the Middle Eastern geometric art, where flowers are reimagined as pure, harmonious form. FIORI is a floral memory sharpened by geometry.”

— Ana Basic

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FLY ME TO THE MOON acoustic panel

FLY ME TO THE MOON

FLY ME TO THE MOON is inspired by the quiet oversized moons of Bahrain, the welcoming skyline of London and Sinatra’s timeless song that traveled with me across continents. This design is all of that together — a geometry shaped by places, moods and the quiet moments in between under the mysterious and calm moonlight shadows.”

— Ana Basic

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ILLUSION SHADE acoustic panel

ILLUSION SHADE

“From Adriatic stone streets to Canadian Winter sun, light transforms our perception of reality. ILLUSION SHADE captures that optical shift. It’s a panel that feels alive as you walk past it — a quiet, fabric-based illusion that changes with perspective, like a building that transforms by hour and season.”

— Ana Basic

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WAVE acoustic panel

WAVE

“Water has shaped my life: the Adriatic Sea of my childhood, the Thames in London, the Arabian Gulf and the Canadian lakes. I learnt that water has its own rhythm — soft, repetitive & calming. WAVE translates that movement into geometry: continuous, serene, quietly flowing across a wall.”

— Ana Basic

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