18 Black Suspended Ceiling Ideas

Villa Castellane

Gréoux-les-Bains, France

At the restaurant of the Villa Castellane – a heritage hotel property that was once the hunting lodge of a nobleperson – a black suspended ceiling sets the scene for fine dining. To achieve a sense of continuity, Rockfon Color-all acoustic ceiling tiles in the Charcoal shade flow out of the matching walls.

Paytrail Office

Tampere, Finland

For Paytrail, the leading Finnish online payment service provider, the designer Sanna Laukanaho assigned each area a different "working colour" depending on function in a human-centric approach to office design. One of the seating areas features a black suspended ceiling, without a predominant colour assigned to the room.

Mosir Entertainment Hall

Puławy, Poland

At this Polish entertainment hall complex, all materials used help to create a perfect harmony of both acoustic and aesthetic values. These include the black ceiling tiles in one of the office areas that overlooks a hall.

Plopsaland Theater Hotel

De Panne, Belgium

A black suspended ceiling matches the wall paint across the cocktail bar at the Plopsa Hotel, resulting in a minimalist interior. Touches of greenery breathe brightness and life into the space.

Le Grand Buffet Restaurant

De Panne, Belgium

In another dining at the Plopsa Hotel – its buffet restaurant, Le Grand Buffet – a black ceiling design features integrated lighting to create the effect of a starry sky.

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Uppsala University Library

Uppsala, Sweden

To create a cosy "campfire" reading area concept at the Uppsala University Library, a black suspended ceiling is combined with dim lighting to develop what Jonas Kjellander of Sweco Architects refers to as a "feeling of infinity". Built-in seating cabinets along the walls complete the experience.

Holland Casino Utrecht

Utrecht, the Netherlands

At this casino, lighting fixtures contrast vividly against a black suspended ceiling, resulting in a joyful environment for the visitors across the six hundred gaming machines.

Event Centre Satama

Kotka, Finland

In one of the multipurpose spaces of this Finnish events centre, a black suspended ceiling carries on the palette from the walls, creating both drama and a comfortable acoustic environment for the events that witness high foot traffic.

Cineworld Gloucester Quays

Gloucester, England

Both in the hallways and screening auditoriums, black suspended ceilings improve the cinema acoustics and offer the suspenseful environment that cinemagoers expect.

Volkswagen Showroom CPH

Copenhagen, Denmark

At a Volkswagen Showroom in Denmark, wood-clad walls are paired with black ceiling tiles to frame the sparkle of the vehicles on show.

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Schiphol Airport Lounge

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

In the spacious Air France & KLM lounge at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the challenge was creating a sense of privacy and structure in a vast and open space. Combined with Rockfon Contour acoustic baffles, black ceiling tiles throughout the space makes the space feel less overwhelming.

ALO Office Building

Trondheim, Norway

Various areas across the ALO office building are made comfortable and distinctive with black suspended ceilings using Rockfon Color-all acoustic ceiling tiles in Charcoal. In the canteen, suspended lantern lights contrast against the sleek black of the ceiling to create a statement fifth wall.

Peugeot Showroom Suffolk

Suffolk, England

At a Peugeot showroom, an exposed Chicago Metallic T24 Click 2890 grid was fitted with Rockfon Color-all ceiling tiles. With four percent light reflection, the suspended black ceiling helps to control light from reflecting off the polished cars.

Hedin Showroom

Jönköping, Sweden

At Hedin's 23 000-square-metre automotive showroom, a suspended black ceiling provides acoustic comfort and helps to shape a clean and sleek design identity.

Malmö Live Concert Hall

Malmö, Sweden

A black ceiling stands atop matching tables and chairs below in a seating area within a bustling cultural and commercial centre. The ceiling tiles help to maintain acoustic comfort, an especially important consideration when event capacity is high.

Celler de Vila-seca Theatre

Tarragona, Spain

Built in 1919 by the architect Pere Domènech i Roure in the Catalan Noucentista architectural style, the Celler de Vila-seca winery is designated as a "Cultural Asset of Local Interest". Using a glued solution, 1800 square metres of Rockfon Color-all acoustic panels in the colour Charcoal were placed between the wooden beams to improve the acoustics – a much-needed improvement to the cultural centre's indoor environmental quality.

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Capri Restaurant

Darłowo, Poland

A coastal restaurant designed for all-day use is made comfortable with Rockfon Mono Acoustic in the Charcoal shade – a seamless ceiling surface in installed across the feature areas, introducing steady reverberation control and bringing a refined texture that suits the darker zones.

Efes Barbers

Glasgow, Scotland

Wood panel walls, wooden floors, and orange lightbulbs in custom-made black lampshades give this barber shop a warm and cosy mood, whereas black ceiling tiles insert a modern touch.

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