WOOD PORTRAIT: parametric portraits
Bespoke commission
Interior design, home and décor
Decorative objects and art
Graphic design and illustration, Cutting and fretwork, Painting and lacquering
Solid board and paperboard, Wood
The project
A pattern of lines builds a recognisable image: variations in the width of the cuts reveal a face. For this Handmadecor offering, Archicercle designs and makes parametric portraits as framed decorative objects.
The relationship between drawing and fabrication defines the piece. Laser-cutting the Pankaster paperboard produces lines of varying widths that form the intended silhouette. Up close, the pattern is prominent; from a distance, the portrait becomes easier to read.
The version presented in 2019 pairs the portrait with a black-lacquered wooden frame. Its composition of horizontal lines keeps the image at the centre of a simple, dark outline.
The commission for Crispu, presented in 2021, puts the customisation options into practice. We made her portrait in 1.5 mm Pankaster and lacquered it in the colour she chose. The piece has a reddish-brown appearance and a black frame; her chosen colour shapes the result alongside the drawing of the face.
These portraits can be made from an image or photograph, with size and colour customised to suit. The studio’s contribution brings together parametric design and laser-cut fabrication, with a bespoke lacquered finish for Crispu’s commission.
Varying line widths build the portrait through the cuts themselves.
For Crispu: 1.5 mm Pankaster, lacquered in her chosen colour.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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