Ragazzi in laboratorio di oreficeria

COWORKING IN LAO

Your independent workstation in the most beautiful laboratory in Florence

COWORKING IN LAO

Your independent workstation in the most beautiful laboratory in Florence

Since 2017, LAO has been offering the opportunity to use its laboratories through a ‘COWORKING’ formula.

The aim is to provide interested individuals with the opportunity to have an independent workstation without immediately facing the costs and challenges of setting up their own laboratory.

Participants in the project have access to a complete laboratory, the ability to seek advice from instructors, and access to materials from the school warehouse without additional charges.

Booking of the workstation can be renewed/cancelled on a month-to-month basis with a simple email communication.

Since 2017, LAO has been offering the opportunity to use its laboratories through a ‘COWORKING’ formula.

The aim is to provide interested individuals with the opportunity to have an independent workstation without immediately facing the costs and challenges of setting up their own laboratory.

Participants in the project have access to a complete laboratory, the ability to seek advice from instructors, and access to materials from the school warehouse without additional charges.

Booking of the workstation can be renewed/cancelled on a month-to-month basis with a simple email communication.

Workstations, equipment,
provisions

Workstations, equipment, supplies.
A laboratory equipped like a production company.
Participants have access to extensive collective equipment for metalworking.
Collective equipment available to users:

  • Plate and wire rolling mill
  • Thread puller
  • Magnetic tumbler
  • Ultrasound tank
  • Bleaching tank
  • Cleaner
  • Laser welding machine (to be used only together with an assistant/teacher)
  • Microwelding (to be used only in conjunction with an assistant/teacher)
  • Drill press
  • Hydraulic press
  • Balancer
  • Dies, dowels, triboulets, grooved cubes, dies of various shapes and sizes, anvils, steel/plastic/wooden hammers, half spheres with pitch for chiselling, funnels of various shapes, cutters, Vices, casting stations, ingot moulds, stirrups, electric oven for mergers
  • Microflame
  • Possibility to use the hot enamel laboratory (on request)
  • Possibility of making rubber casts (on request)
  • 6 workstations available, individual or shared (full time or part-time).

Each station has a goldsmith’s drill (excluding the handpiece: each participant must have a personal one) and a welding torch (gas + compressed air) every two stations. Other stations for welding/cooking and melting are available in a specially equipped area.

Participants must provide tools for personal use: files, bow and blades, compasses, calipers, pliers, welding material, cutters and bits, emery paper, and everything deemed necessary for their work.

Access times: from Monday to Friday, from 9.00 to 12.45 and from 14.00 to 17.45.

COWORKING FORMULAS

The hours booked and not used for any of the formulas listed cannot be recovered, except for serious personal or health reasons.

Free Wi-Fi connection.

A (fixed seat)

Permanent workstation for full time (35 hours per week)
Monthly cost: 250 euros + VAT

B (shared workstation)

Shared workstation for a reduced number of hours (7-14-21 per week).

B287 hours per week, for 4 weeks (28 hours per month)80 euros + VAT per month
B5614 hours per week, for 4 weeks (56 hours per month)150 euros + VAT per month
B8421 hours per week, for 4 weeks (84 hours per month)220 euros + VAT per month
The laboratory is accessed on days that the user must set in advance.