Chisel and a Robot workshop 2026

Chisel and a Robot workshop 2026

The McEwen School of Architecture ‘Make a Wood Chair with a Chisel and a Robot’ workshop introduced students to manual and digital fabrication tools and techniques through the design and production of a wood chair.

Students used digital software, digital fabrication tools, 3d printing and manual wood tools to design and make a chair that they took home at the end of the workshop. The wood chairs created by the students were exhibited at the 2026 Sudbury Nuit Blanche.

Workshop instructors:
Prof. Mark Baechler, Prof. Steven Beites, and Fab. Lab. Tech. Matthew Schultze

Workshop participants:
Darby Bailey, Nadiene Saadawi, Etienne Stoub, Morgan Smith, Alex Liu, Julia Martins, Ryan Parker, Elvis Kurume, Ashleigh Leung, Sam Ballantyne, Luke Callaghan, Riley Sabourin