Lanai by CSI Creative Wins Architizer A+Awards 2025

Celebrating a Landmark Achievement with Our Design Community

We are honored to announce that Lanai, our modular felt ceiling system, has officially won the 2025 Architizer A+Product Award in the Ceiling Systems category. This milestone would not have been possible without the support and votes from our incredible design community—thank you for standing with us and recognizing innovation that elevates architectural systems.

What are the Architizer A+Awards?

The Architizer A+Awards represent one of the highest honors in architecture, celebrating excellence in both built projects and manufacturing of architectural products. Lanai was honored specifically under the A+Product Awards 2025 for its excellence in manufacturing—highlighting how well-designed materials support architectural performance and aesthetics. This award signals peer-level endorsement by architects and industry leaders, reinforcing CSI Creative’s commitment to systems that elevate both utility and design.

What Makes Lanai Technically and Visually Inspired

Lanai grew out of CSI Creative’s interest in merging sculptural ceiling forms with acoustic excellence—referencing latticed metal frames and natural foliage. The system comprises 2′ × 2′ folded felt tiles attached to a grid backer, layered with ThermaLeaf® greenery for biophilic dimension.

Made with Soundcore®, a recyclable acoustical PET backer, the system provides exceptional sound absorption and reverberation control. The 6” folded acoustic pocket tiles optimize the acoustic environment, ensuring that the space remains quiet and focused, ideal for both work and leisure.

Lanai Highlights

• Material Choices

  • PoshFelt®: 100% wool, offered in 178 colors; 3 mm felt thickness.

  • Soundcore® PET Felt: 60% post-consumer recycled, 12 mm thickness, available in 40 colors plus 15 wood-look finishes.

• Acoustic Performance

  • NRC values range between 0.95–1.00, depending on tile dimensions, spacing, and material layers.

• Fire Safety

  • Both felt and ThermaLeaf® materials achieve ASTM E84 Class A ratings.

• Environmental & Health Compliance

  • Soundcore®: 60% recycled content, LEED v4 points, CDPH v1.2, VOC-free, Declare Red List Free, suitable for Living Building Challenge.

Architectural Inspiration

Drawing inspiration from Lanai’s pristine landscape, this architectural installation captures the essence of the island, where lush green mountains meet the vast ocean. Floating like a sculptural topography, Lanai merges the precision of lattice design with organic greenery and cutting-edge acoustic technology, creating an immersive ceiling experience.

As part of the Acoustic Greenery Collection, Lanai stands at the intersection of biophilia and acoustics, transforming interior spaces into dynamic, sustainable environments. The collection is defined by its Inherent Fire Retardancy, Acoustic Absorption, & Ease of Specification.

From Concept to Space: Where Lanai Thrives

Lanai has been engineered to perform across a wide range of commercial applications:

• Corporate Headquarters: Elevates acoustics in boardrooms and executive suites, while creating visually dynamic ceilings for open office zones.

• Hospitality: Adds drama and comfort to high-ceiling hotel lobbies and lounges with rich felt tones and sculpted planes.

• Education: Improves classroom clarity and hallways’ noise control through grid-based acoustic zoning.

• Healthcare: Supports quiet, calming environments in patient rooms and reception areas through soft felt finishes.

• Retail & Public Buildings: Makes a bold design statement in high-traffic zones with eye-catching geometry and acoustic damping.

No matter the environment, Lanai serves as both a design feature and a performance solution.

Acoustic Excellence Meets Design Flexibility

Each Lanai module enhances a space not just visually but acoustically. By absorbing reverberant sound and reducing destructive interference, Lanai ceilings improve communication and comfort in even the most challenging environments. Our use of natural wool felt and PET acoustic core materials brings together high NRC values with sustainable, low-VOC, and Class A fire-rated performance.

Architects and designers can choose from:

• 224 colorways in felt

• 3mm to 10mm panel thicknesses

• Custom shapes, layouts, and patterns

• Optional integrated lighting and mounting systems

These features allow Lanai to be tailored to both brand identity and environmental function—especially critical in large-scale or fast-paced installations.

Why CSI Creative Wins More Than Awards

Lanai’s recognition at the Architizer Awards reflects the CSI Creative difference. We are systems manufacturers. We engage with the architectural process from bid to delivery with dedicated project managers, shop drawings, site-specific manufacturing, and guaranteed hard and soft cost savings over our competitors.

We hold WELL certification, Class A fire ratings, and HPD declarations across materials—ensuring not just performance but compliance and sustainability at every level. Our focus isn’t on selling SKUs; it’s on building systems that make architectural design better.

Explore More Systems for Your Next Project

Lanai is just one of many CSI Creative systems designed to serve both form and function. Depending on your design goals, you may also explore:

• WoodLite®: PET-based ceiling and wall systems that look like real wood but weigh and cost significantly less.

• Earth: Our acoustic greenery line that integrates replica or living foliage into acoustical baffles and clouds.

• Mosaico™: A geometry-driven collection that creates dynamic wall and ceiling patterns with high-performance acoustic control.

Each system is fully customizable and comes preassembled for rapid, error-free installation.

Ready to Build an Award-Winning Ceiling?

Lanai exemplifies the marriage of acoustic performance and architectural sophistication. This award validates our belief in systems that are made to inspire. If you’re planning your next office, hotel, academic, or civic space—Lanai delivers an experience that people see, feel, and hear.

Let’s design something extraordinary together. Get in touch with CSI Creative