A birthday album for Miguel

The project

The brief began with a personal connection: Miguel’s company works in glass cutting, and the album for his 70th birthday was to take inspiration from that trade. At Archicercle, we designed and made the piece, expressing this connection through its covers.

We chose 3 mm transparent acrylic for the front and back covers to evoke glass. The cover material thus connected the gift to its recipient’s work.

We used our laser cutting machine to cut both the outer edges and the internal cut-outs of the covers. We then personalised the album by engraving the name and date with a galvanometer laser system: two separate operations to define the shape and add the inscription.

The number 70 is a prominent feature of the cover composition. The transparency, the number and the engraved details bring together the brief’s two references: Miguel’s trade and his birthday celebration.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.