Chicago

Above is a laser cut cherry wood cuff of a map of Chicago from Joyo.

RCF #4 Isette

At Renegade Craft Fair Chicago, I visited Jennifer Putzier of Isette, She began by laser cutting her jewelery through Ponoko before purchasing her own laser cutter - now she is able to experiment with more materials including laser etching into painted wood.

RCF #3: BC2 Designs

In this installment of my trip the Chicago Renegade Craft Fair is BC2 DESIGNS. Beth Corwin, an interior architect,  makes laser cut jewelry from environmentally friendly materials - like wood, it's biodegradable your know...

RCF #2: Plastique*

My second visit at Chicago's Renegade Craft Fair was to Jen at Plastique.

Jen is a graphic designer and it shows in her laser cut acrylic jewelry that blend the retro and the trendy into iconic pieces.

RCF #1: Pink Tank

At the Chicago Renegade Craft Fair I met Chelsea of Pink Tank, and while here bookmarks are not actually laser cut (they are milled) they should provide inspiration for laser cutters out there.

All of Pink Tank's designs are made and sourced for the united states, which is no small feat.

Dalai Lama Chicago 2011

Laser cut mandala from Dan Funderburgh. 

NLC Design #11: Vivian Maier

I'm not sure if I have mentioned this, but in August I will be moving from Southern California to Chicago to get my master's degree (in architecture), and I have decided to rejuvenate my personal blog (some how it is still alive and kicking) by taking constant photos of the new city I will be living in and post one per day - the best seven per week.

I was inspired the Chicago street photographer Vivian Maiers' amazing work - read more here.

NLC Design #5: Inventables

Inventables is an amazing site - so amazing that I found out about it from my pal Pee-wee Herman.

This is what they say about themselves...
Inventables is the innovator’s hardware store.
We sell materials that designers, artists, and inventors use to develop new products and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Above is their Thin Wood Veneer, but that they have other amazing things too - they sell LiTriCon!

And the whole Inventables Team went down to Millennium Park one day to take pics!

Tribune Tower Chicago

Laser cut from what looks like MDF, but I'm not sure.

From Micheleslot.