Cutting
Lettering, logos, ornaments and cut-out shapes. Contours, material thickness and processing are matched to the design.
3D-HolzDesign / Design & art
An idea takes shape.
A form becomes real.
For designers, artists and architects: we translate your ideas into wood with digital design, CNC machining and laser processing, and an eye for detail.
Discuss an idea
Innovative design — achievable and affordable
From an open idea
to a distinctive piece.
Our own machine programming gives us the flexibility to respond to specific requests. Technology and traditional craftsmanship work together, for unique pieces as well as repeating forms.
Ornaments & scrollwork
Ornaments are decorative, often repeating forms. Scrollwork uses plant-like motifs. Alongside appearance, machining must account for narrow webs, grain direction and the strength of delicate areas.
Reliefs & sculptural forms
A motif projects from its background. Depth, smallest details and material determine the amount of machining and hand finishing required.
Terrain models
Digital elevation data becomes a physical model. Scale, vertical exaggeration, data resolution and material determine which landscape details can be shown.
Lettering & brands in space
Single-line lettering, V-carving and cut-out letters create different effects. Backlit lettering needs support for enclosed centres such as those in A, B or O. Drilling templates help position individual letters.
Ornaments & scrollwork
Ornaments are decorative, often repeating forms. Scrollwork uses plant-like motifs. Alongside appearance, machining must account for narrow webs, grain direction and the strength of delicate areas.
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Scrollwork draws on plant forms and has appeared in architecture and craft for centuries, from volutes and palmettes to baroque rocailles and flowing Art Nouveau lines. Ornaments are repeating, often abstract patterns. Rhythm, depth and proportion shape their appearance; web thickness and grain direction also determine how they can be made.
Examples range from a tree-shaped coat rack with flattened ends to scrollwork with convex and concave curvature. Convex curves outwards; concave curves inwards. Overall and detail views show contours, cut-outs and sculpted profiles.
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Reliefs
A motif projects from its background. Depth, smallest details and material determine the amount of machining and hand finishing required.
Terrain models
Digital elevation data becomes a physical model. Scale, vertical exaggeration, data resolution and material determine which landscape details can be shown.
More about the application
Terrain models can make landscapes, town planning or flood scenarios easier to understand. Suitable digital elevation data, for example from survey authorities, forms the basis. Resolution and scale determine which details can usefully appear in the finished model.
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Lettering, logos & individual letters
Single-line lettering, V-carving and cut-out letters create different effects. Backlit lettering needs support for enclosed centres such as those in A, B or O. Drilling templates help position individual letters.
More about the application
Single-line lettering has a defined tool width and rounded line ends. With V-carving, cutting depth determines stroke width, allowing finer transitions and pointed details. Individual letters can have mounting holes on the back and a matching drilling template. Backlit cut-outs need tabs or a suitable backing to retain enclosed areas in letters such as A, B and O.
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Solid-wood inlays
Shaped inserts fit into a matching recess. Different wood species, colours and grain directions form the motif. Fit and the natural movement of the wood need to be considered together.
Thread milling
Connections with character.
Milled wooden threads combine structure and design: as metal-free furniture joints, for example in a Swiss stone pine bed, or as a deliberately visible detail. Dimensions, fit and loading are tailored to your object.
The method and more images in the glossary ↗Milling knowledge
Fluting & profiles
Explore the milling method and workshop photographs in the glossary ↗Selected project
Freialtar Fahrenberg.
A 70-year-old original. Recreated in oak.
From a 3D scan to a life-size figure of Christ: we digitally captured the historic original and recreated it in oak.
The digital twin is retained as the basis for making the figure again, even decades from now.
View project300 W CO₂ laser
Shape and detail.
Created with light.
Laser engraving and precise contour cutting for design, art and architecture. Lettering, logos and ornaments take shape in the material, on their own or combined with CNC-machined forms.
Laser engraving / An example
Double-leaf garage door
in three-layer larch panels.
This mountain panorama is derived from the view at a specific location. Contours, peak names and elevations are transferred to wood by laser engraving.
Discuss your laser project
We confirm the material and process for your project.
From enquiry to manufacturing
Clear information.
A clear way forward.
Describe the project
Sketches, CAD data or photos help us understand your task. Include material, dimensions, quantity and your preferred deadline.
Define the approach
We review your information and discuss the manufacturing process, open questions and the scope of work required.
Make it happen
Your component or CNC programs are produced to the agreed requirements, ready for the next stage of your project.
Project enquiry
What do you have in mind?
Please include your full postal address. Minimum order value: €500 including VAT.
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