Open-plan layouts solved one problem and created another. Removing walls gave offices and shared spaces flexibility, light, and a sense of scale, but it also removed the surfaces that used to absorb sound and define where one activity ends and another begins. What usually fills that gap is one of two extremes: a flimsy folding screen that does nothing for sound or design, or a permanent wall that removes the flexibility the open plan was built for in the first place.
Neither is really a solution. A divider that looks like part of the design and can be paired with acoustic material — that’s the gap FRAME+HANG was built to fill.
A framing system, not a folding screen
FRAME+HANG is a modular framing system, sold as FRAME kits, designed to hold a panel of insert material cleanly — no edge finishing required. Used as a freestanding or wall-anchored divider, it creates real spatial definition without construction: a hallway can be redirected, a lounge zone can be pulled out of an open floor plate, a meeting area can get a visual boundary, all without a contractor or a permit.
Add HANG, and the same frame can suspend from the ceiling instead — useful when floor space is limited, or when the divider needs to define a zone without touching the floor at all.
Where acoustic material comes in
A divider that only solves the visual problem is doing half the job. FRAME accepts a range of insert materials — plywood and MDF for a purely visual or signage-driven application, or acoustic-rated PET felt when the goal is to also soften sound in the zone it’s dividing. Paired with an acoustic insert, FRAME+HANG supports acoustic applications in exactly the kind of high-traffic, hard-surfaced space where sound tends to travel the most: open offices, shared amenity rooms, reception areas, hybrid-work focus zones.
The frame doesn’t change — the insert does the acoustic work, which is why specifying the right material matters as much as identifying the system.
Scaling down: pairing with NEAT
Not every privacy need is room-scale. For a single desk or workstation, NEAT, part of KLC’s FILL THE GAP COLLECTION modular desk screen system, solves the same problem at a smaller footprint, and the two products share the same design language.
A project might use FRAME+HANG to divide a floor plate and NEAT to add a final layer of visual and acoustic separation to individual workstations.
MEET NEAT | Fill The Gap Collection | Kindree Chescoe
What to ask before specifying
A good room divider should do more than interrupt a sightline. It should hold up the design, and when it needs to, help manage the sound in the space it’s defining. When choosing product ask:
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Is the divider defining a zone visually, acoustically, or both?
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Does the space call for a freestanding or ceiling-suspended configuration?
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What insert material fits the acoustic and design intent?
Finally, ask how much flexibility does the layout need to retain — one of the real advantages of a modular system is that it can move when the space does.
Let’s Connect. Specify FRAME+HANG or NEAT for your next workspace project.