In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Katarina Orolinov.
Katarina is a Slovakian contemporary embroidery and textile art artist known for laser-cut perspex panels built from lace and geometric pattern logic.
Katarina traces the work from a bobbin‑lace brief into bitmap squares, then laser cutting/engraving perspex and stitching into it. We talk architecture as a pattern engine (glass blocks, safety glass, reflection), and the practical reality of scale: thousands of holes, modular panels, and machine‑bed limits.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 – “Come to the perspex…”: lace meets laser cutting
00:02:55 – Finding patterns in glass blocks and safety glass
00:04:31 – Reflection, infinity, and letting structure do the talking
00:06:10 – Close your eyes: what the work feels like in space
00:14:45 – The jump from small pieces to a wall
00:15:52 – 2000 holes: laser cut, but every hole placed by hand (digitally)
00:18:09 – Building it as 22 panels (and why that matters)
00:21:38 – The hard limits: machine beds and human arms
00:26:13 – One pattern, many techniques: knitting/weaving/needlepoint logic
Links:
Instagram: katarina_orolinova_art (https://www.instagram.com/katarina_orolinova_art/)
Intro music is Below Horizon by Luwaks via Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/3403dx) .
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