Kevin Fletcher – United Kingdom

The Copper Topper

Category: Modern

Description

The Copper Topper is a traditional shaped Top hat with a modern twist by using Copper making a cage with a small top hat suspended inside so fusing old and new together.

Materials

• Copper wire
• Copper strip
• Solder
• Petersham ribbon
• Wool Felt

Techniques

• The Copper wire was shaped buy hand using a wooden hat block. The Copper strips were shaped by hand using a vice and pliers. The wire was then soldered onto the strips using a small blow torch and was shaped by eye using one of my top hats as a guide.
  The whole hat was polished by hand.
• The small felt Top hat suspended inside was made using felt blocked and steamed over a small brass top hat ashtray then stiffened and petersham ribbon sewn on.
• The whole thing was mad by hand but in a modern way.