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The Opening of our Workshop (Brighton Christmas Open Houses)

December 11, 2017

We had a bit of a push to get ready for the Brighton Christmas Open Houses where we had planned to exhibit our copper homeware and my equine art paintings.
We pushed ourselves right up to the opening day and were proud to present showers, taps, handles and accessories whilst visitors wondered in for a mulled wine and mince pie. 

brighton open houses, proper copper design, brighton think big, charlie rallings, khan erkeksoy Khan created our Logo from copper to hang on the office wall and we put our pots and pans on the hanging racks to set the scene.brighton open houses, proper copper design, brighton think big, charlie rallings, khan erkeksoy Chrome ceiling pan rackMax Bear hammering copper jewellery Max brought along his small hand tools and made copper necklaces for visitors to take away with them. Max has taken a blacksmithing course and is interested in bringing some of the older crafts into the workshop such as jewellery making and hammering.

Jewellery ToolsEnjoying the show Copper finishes laid out for customers A friend to Proper Copper Elissa displayed this chandelier in my art studio made from recycled can openers.

Hand-made chandelier crafted from beer topsKhan Erkeksoy My new artists studio (Charlie Rallings) ready and set for studying and painting horses in 2018!

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By Charlie Rallings (Brighton Think Big)

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Koi Carp Mural (workshop floor)

October 30, 2017

Our workshop used to be a print design shop with a giant table in the centre for large format prints to be rolled along.
When we removed the table we were left with a large rectangular space on the floor. I had wanted to bring something natural into the space to create some life and energy in the room. I designed a Koi Carp pond hoping to create a visual effect that feels like your walking on water, under the inspirational Japanese moto below.
"Koi Carp Fish the symbol of good fortune, perseverance, abundance and courage."

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charlie rallings, proper copper, murals, brighton think big The finished piece will sit underneath our main work bench and it has been lacquered many times so that it will last for years and hopefully bring the workshop good fortune.charlie rallingscharlie rallings, proper copper design, brighton think big

 

By Charlie Rallings

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Proper Copper Design - Building Our Workshop

October 05, 2017

Proper Copper Design originally started in Brighton in a humble garden shed where we struggled to keep up with the demand for our handles and hardware. It wasn't long before we started to look for a place we could call our own!
We searched high and low and all along the East Sussex coast before we stumbled upon the perfect Industrial Unit in Hove. Could it be.. Hove Actually??
We set about ripping out the interior which used to be a large format printers for 7 years and it came with a heavy table pretty much set into it's foundations, It took sweat and enthusiasm to rip out the last few features, paint the walls and get it down to a bare shell.
The table was an old relic and has lots of memories attached to it for our landlord so we have promised him that we will recreate our own workshop benches from the timber.
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The table left a perfect mural shaped space and it wasn't long before I had dreamed up a mural that would bring some atmosphere to the room.
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The ghosts of Koi carp appear on the floor and we finish the ceiling which took up most of our evenings but we still had a smile on our faces because we have finally got our workshop!
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