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Africa House Refurbishment (Week 1) - Murals and Design Work

June 01, 2018

We are thrilled to announce that we will be beginning a interior design project that combines Copper furnishings by Proper Copper and my own mural artworks (Charlie Rallings) for our dear friend Will Jones.

Will owns a luxury African safari company called Journey By Design which has it's headquarters in Brighton in a large building named Africa House. On the bottom floor is a cafe space which Will has decided to transform this year into an themed space.

The ethos of the project is the following "To adventure and fellowship" with running themes such as embracing diversity,being kind whenever possible, being adventurous and curious ideas and artworks will blossom.

I cannot reveal too much about the plans for the space at this time but I will be writing a running commentary about the development of both the inside and outside of the building as it will be extremely exciting collaboration between interior designers, architects, mural artists, botanical specialists etc.

Africa House, brighton think big, murals, charlie rallings, proper copper design Along the side of the building is a pedestrian alleyway which at the moment is a little rough around the edges but Will is hoping to bring colourful murals, cobbled floor and an outdoor seating area to the street.

Botanical plants will be hung on the walls in beautiful rust coloured planters so as I plan my African themed mural I need to be wary of where they will hang.

Africa House, brighton think big, murals, charlie rallings, proper copper design My design is create from a mixture of collages from colourful and floral patterns and embellished artworks that I had found online and loved. The animals may be changed to be more African based but the style is where I will begin. I am excited to use such a vibrant colour pallet, especially baby pink!

I began painting around the side door on the alleyway to checkout my paints, get a sense of scale and get the project in motion.

Here are photos of the doorway mural as inspired from the design above, this artwork took 3-4 days and is painted with spray paint and Valspar exterior emulsion.

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I have stopped my mural at this drain and I will continue down the wall with the elephants and leopards etc once the weather warms up abit!

Meanwhile the inside of the building has been gutted and the stone walls were blasted back to it's bar brickwork.

brighton think big The depth of the main room as a bare shell.

proper copper design An inspirational mood-board of the type of interior design style to help you envisage the vibe of the space once it is furnished. Many tropical murals, hanging plants and rustic features will make this place have a one of a kind atmosphere.

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Africa House Mural Painting (inside)

May 14, 2018

Explore the mural art at Africa House Café, detailing the progress, designs, and collaborations with Proper Copper Design.

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. Chrome ceiling pan rack Max 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 Tools Enjoying 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 tops Khan Erkeksoy My new artists studio (Charlie Rallings) ready and set for studying and painting horses in 2018!

charlie rallings art studio copper showers, proper copper design, copper homeware Our luxury copper showers would suit both a rustic country home and a sleek modern bathroom.

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By Charlie Rallings (Brighton Think Big)

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."

koi carp pond - workhop floor - proper copper design

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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.

By Charlie Rallings

See more murals @ https://brightonthinkbig.com/

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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building our first workshop, proper copper design, copper homeware, copper taps-copper handles

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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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By Khan Erkeksoy

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