This toy is the winning pattern of a laser cutting design contest; it is a series of colored paper circles cut with hexagonal grids of different-sized holes. When they are layered and turned, they produce colored patterns reminiscent of fireworks (which is the meaning of the name).
This is part of a purse and jewelry series by Sivan Royz made of laser-cut silk held together with string. In the range of 600 sheets of silk are laser cut into organic forms and then strung together. There are cavities inside the purses shaped to hold objects such as iPhones and lipstick, which can be accessed by pulling the layers apart.
This is a laser-cut pop-up book by Ingrid Siliakus in which each “page” section is cut and folded from a single sheet of paper. Siliakus uses many layers to simulate architecture, making stairs out of narrow, diagonally-set slits and roofs out of negative space. Some sections are cut entirely away (such as windows) while other negative spaces are created when the paper on either side of complex line cuts is folded apart.
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This piece’s abstract story-line focuses on the various cultural changes experienced in America over the past couple of years, particularly the economic downturn and the resulting shift in values and beliefs of some of the population. The 800+ frames comprising this stop-motion animation were created by using a laser cutter to engrave wooden blocks. The frames were then photographed and assembled into the transfixing animation above.
“Nomadic Wonderland” by Eunsuk Hur is a series of combined wall installations and fashion pieces. To create this work the artist modeled a myriad of abstract forms both organic and geometric, to be cut out in leather and felt using a laser cutter. Each piece includes several slots, so that one may fit into the others, creating a continuous modular textile. Since no adhesive is used, the pieces may be reworked into many different shapes as the artist sees fit.
This piece is a combination of two things commonly used for the act of holding: a hand, and a bowl. It was digitally modeled through a combination of Poser, Blender, and Autodesk 123D Make, and then laser cut into 40 layers of interlocking birch plywood.
“Dreamcatcher” by Marilène Oliver is a sculpture consisting of of laser cut acrylic and ostrich feathers. The life-sized female form, suspended and floating in a dark void, was created using 3D scan data from an anonymized female form called “Melanix.” Each slice being a cross-section of the body, together the layers create the impression of a form that is at once solid as a human body should be, and hollow as a ghost of the true form.
This artwork, “Hylozoic Soil” by Phillip Beesley, is one of several installations in a series of empathetic, reactive environments. Hundreds upon hundreds of pieces of laser cut acrylic (and many other plastic and metal components as well) are assembled together into a network of appendages, each controlled by arduinos so that they will react to the touch of the viewer. As the title suggests, the theme of this piece is centered on the idea of hylozoism, which asserts that all matter (not just things that are traditionally seen as alive) is indeed living.
This work is a multi-dimensional, decoration piece that was created using paper laser cut into straight edges. The paper was then arranged, layered, and glued to look like a spiral. To give it more of a decorative feel, the work was mounted in a black border which served both to frame the piece and to draw out contrast.
This project features an intricate, sculptural lamp that makes use of many overlapping wood pieces. The wood shapes were individually cut using a laser cutter and were then fastened together around a light bulb. In order to achieve the globular shape of the lamp, the wood was bent and then arranged to create a sphere.