Fab Lab

ALEC MATHEWSON - Technology & Design Integration Specialist, Fab Lab Coordinator

Alec is an interdisciplinary artist and designer specializing in interactive installation, furniture design and critical making. His interests include research through design, and he favours a playful explorative approach when working with materials, electronics and code. Alec received a diploma from the Fab Academy in 2018 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in design, focused on educational tools and environments to inspire 21^st century thinking.

What does student success look like?

Without making mistakes students will never stumble upon the happy accidents that lead to new discovery. Student success in Design & Innovation is demonstrated by a visible increased curiosity of how things work and the self-imposed rigour that comes with learning how to make almost anything. 

“You can’t think about thinking without thinking about thinking about something” - Seymour Papert 

CRAIG LAVERGNE - Technology Integration Specialist

As a fabrication specialist and accomplished model maker, Craig has worked on architectural scale models for some of Canada’s largest cities and developers.  Before that he worked as part of a survey crew in Manitoba, where he measured and laid out the foundations for many of the province's flood recovery projects.  However, his most interesting job was as a crystal cutting apprentice, where he worked under the supervision of one of Canada’s last two master crystal cutters, learning to cut traditional patterns on leaded crystal dinnerware for clients across the globe.

What does student success look like?

When you have access to innovative technology and dedicated instructors, success can be measured a little differently. At LCC’s Fab Lab, students and educators work together to manufacture success. We collaborate, learn together, and support one another as we work our way through challenges that might otherwise prove impossible to surmount alone.