A presentation of the study titled Laser Acrobatics | A Picture Book of Cutting, Engraving, and Making, which showcases experimental methods performed on a CO2 laser cutter from the perspective of the maker. The study is rooted in experiential learning through trial and error, testing material limits, and using the laser in “unorthodox” ways. Leading towards the publication of a book, it serves as a record of possibilities emerging from common processes, as well as a guide to the “what nots” of laser cutters. The study aims to complement mainstream information found in online discussion groups, commercial laser websites, and books.
Divided into three realms, the study is intended for hobbyists and beginner makers as inspiration to further invest in their craft, for designers and artists as an exploration of the creative possibilities lasers offer, and for engineers and laser operators as a demonstration of unconventional processes.
Marios Constantinides – Book editor
Serious Products Lab & Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts (Cyprus University of Technology)
Eva Korae has been teaching in tertiary education since 2003 and in 2022 she was elected Assistant Professor at Cyprus University of Technology. She is a hands on maker who designs and exhibits contemporary products in Cyprus and Europe, for which she has won awards. She is a graduate of Fab Academy (Fab Lab Amsterdam) and an active supporter of the maker movement, contributing to the organization of MGA Makerspace, her department’s makerspace (mgamakerspace.com) and Makers Will Make Open Access Makerspace (makerswillmake.com) for the community of Limassol, Cyprus.
Recently she begun to explore green ways of making through the re-introduction of pre-industrial techniques into contemporary systems of production. She is particularly interested in how mainstream impressions of beauty and the Anthropo-scene become an obstacle in the establishment of sustainable processes. Additionally in how design thinking methodologies may be implemented to contribute to social change.
She writes, publishes and presents studies in international academic conferences with an emphasis on her perspective as a maker.
Website
evakorae.com
Instagram
www.instagram.com/evakorae.designs
A presentation of the study titled Laser Acrobatics | A Picture Book of Cutting, Engraving, and Making, which showcases experimental methods performed on a CO2 laser cutter from the perspective of the maker. The study is rooted in experiential learning through trial and error, testing material limits, and using the laser in “unorthodox” ways. Leading towards the publication of a book, it serves as a record of possibilities emerging from common processes, as well as a guide to the “what nots” of laser cutters. The study aims to complement mainstream information found in online discussion groups, commercial laser websites, and books.
Divided into three realms, the study is intended for hobbyists and beginner makers as inspiration to further invest in their craft, for designers and artists as an exploration of the creative possibilities lasers offer, and for engineers and laser operators as a demonstration of unconventional processes.
