Frabjous Acrylic Sculpture

Posted in: Product Development- Nov 28, 2011 No Comments

We have long been fans of George Hart’s amazing geometric sculptures. One in particular, the Frabjous, was talked about in the Maker community, including an excellent explanation by Evil Mad Scientist Labs on why the pieces fit together the way they do. Naturally, when we got our first laser cutter, we had to make a [...]

Laser Cut Paper Eiffel Tower – Mini sized!

Posted in: Product Development- May 09, 2011 9 Comments

One of our most interesting pieces so far has been the Eiffel Tower. Unfortunately, the major limitation has always been production time. On our current equipment, each one takes about 45 minutes to cut, and another 30 minutes to assemble. It’s a great hero piece – beautiful, elegant and technical – but a pain to [...]

Laser Party Follow up

Posted in: Community, Marketing, Materials- May 05, 2011 No Comments

Artifacture hosted it’s first laser party last week, and it was a rousing success with about 15 people in attendance. 

Laser Party!

Posted in: Community, Marketing- Apr 20, 2011 1 Comment

If you have always wanted to have something laser cut but didn’t know how or where to go, now is your chance.  Seeing how a manufacturing process works first-hand is the best way not only to learn how to design for it, but how it can be leveraged to create new things. It is also [...]

Laser cut marquetry skateboard for charity auction

Posted in: Client Work, Community- Nov 08, 2010 5 Comments

For the last couple years, The Art of Skateboarding has been held in our building. It’s a charity event for that invites local and celebrity artists to decorate a skateboard to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to benefit the Texas Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital that specializes in treating orthopedic problems. Artifacture participated as [...]

Laser Engraved Clothing Tags

Posted in: Client Work, Product Development- Oct 15, 2010 1 Comment

Custom laser engraved clothing tags we made for Fashion Psychos debuted at New York Fashion Week this past September.