Birch plywood is a go-to for good reason. It's lightweight, holds detail well, and takes both raster and vector engraving beautifully. I usually stick with 1/8-inch or 3mm sheets since they cut ...

Agha’s stunning piece is an obvious crowd-pleaser, a 6½-foot square laser-cut, black lacquer wood cube suspended from the ceiling and lit with a single light bulb that casts breathtaking 32 ...

Shortlisted for lighting design of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Illan Pendant Lamp has been made from thin laser-cut birch plywood sheets designed by Zsuzsanna Horvath and Strips & Stripes.

Illan Pendant Lamp by Zsuzsanna Horvath and Strips & Stripes Zsuzsanna Horvath. Zsuzsanna Horvath and Strips & Stripes have collaborated to design a lamp made from thin laser-cut birch plywood sheets.

Artist Willie Birch sits in a chair that once belonged to his mother, near an unfinished drawing, in his studio in New Orleans on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

Pangea laser-cuts and handcrafts beautiful and extremely precise 3D oceanic maps from birch plywood. Tom Percy, founder of Pangea, begins by isolating a desired region of coastline.

Several prototypes were 3D-printed to test and develop the design, the wood is laser cut into shape to make the final product. Aluminium spacers sit on 6mm metal rods that distance the ribs.