headwear & surf-industry materials meet in guapa's 2016 hat collection

headwear & surf-industry materials meet in guapa’s 2016 hat collection

when surfboard and head are used in the same sentence, it tends to be preceded or followed by a grimace and cautionary tale. fortunately, in the instance of british lifestyle brand guapa’s ‘surf series’, this is far from the case. blending design with surf industry materials and manufacturing, the company explores the outer limits of headwear.

translucent brim
images © guapa

built utilizing specially-developed processes, traditional five panel caps are paired with a resin-infused composite brim. hats are available in a range of colors and ‘peak’ brim options, with more possibilities in the works. ‘surf series’ lids are flexible, waterproof, semi-translucent, and possess a tangibility nearly identical to that of a new surfboard. the collection was designed by british lifestyle brand guapa. 

‘composite peak’ collection

guapa caps are waterproof

grey tint composite 

clear & carbon pinstripe 

waterproof capabilities 

black composite underside when wet

bamboo brim detail — the eco series was launched in 2015

black composite peak 

eco bamboo cap

eco bamboo in black

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edited by: nick brink | designboom