Workshop room with several sturdy wooden workbenches, machines and tools. Suction hoses, a clock and technical installations hang on the wall.

Wood Workshop

Timber is one of the most important materials in art and design. In the wood workshop of the Faculty of Art and Design, it is processed, researched and further developed. The workshop is a workspace, a place of learning and a production facility all in one. Here, models, prototypes and artistic works are created that make ideas tangible and processes visible.

The work in the wood workshop combines precision craftsmanship with openness to experimental approaches and new processes.

The wood workshop is designed for working with solid wood and panel materials. Eleven workbenches are available for practical work.

The machinery includes:

Circular saw
Band saw
Planing machines
Jointer
Table router
Router
Various sanding machines

Digital tools from the fields of CAD, CAM, CNC and model making complement the classic equipment. These include:

A CNC milling machine with a working size of up to 2 metres x 1 metre x 1 metre
A mobile 3D scanner
A 3D printer

This allows analogue and digital manufacturing processes to be seamlessly combined.

Workshop Manager and master carpenter Andreas Riese provides expert support for the work in the wood workshop. He advises on the planning and implementation of projects, provides training in the use of machines and helps with technical questions. The workshop also sees itself as a place for exchange and knowledge transfer.