2022, Fall
Recreational Laser Cutting
This is a bag I created using a laser cutter. First I created my own pattern on Adobe Illustrator using math and trial and error. I wanted this bag to lay flat at first appearance and then be able to be picked up by the side handles. After trying several times to laser cut through the leather without burning the fabric, I discovered I could instead laser cut a paper pattern that would serve as a stensil to exacto-knife by hand the curved lines into the leather. The bag came out quite drapable, this technique could be applied towards garment construction as well. This leather is sourced from Recyc Leather, a company that sells off cuts of scrap and deadstock leather.
