
The Design Futures Lab aims to inspire exploration, innovation and research into fabrication, emerging technologies and design theories.
The Design Futures Lab is a workshop and community space for students and researchers to be creative individually and collaboratively, learning through making.
During the week our labs are open to help with course work requirements and facilitate research. Trained technical staff are on hand to teach and support students and researchers to safely use of the technology and equipment available. We encourage experimentation and learning through hands-on interactions.
Evenings and weekends the studio areas and research spaces are open to provided a culture of collaboration.
Take a tour through our workshop to check out the facilities that are available when you study and work at UNSW.
This is where you’ll find the new home of laser cutting, 3D printing and CNC machining.
The comprehensively outfitted DFL Wood Workshop allows staff and students to perform all the tasks required for the making of models and prototypes for their courses.
The Laser Cutting section of the Digital Fabrication Lab houses six laser cutters, a Zund vinyl cutter and the Design Futures Lab shop.