guapa peaks incorporates natural woods for durable bamboo headwear

guapa peaks incorporates natural woods for durable bamboo headwear
all images courtesy of guapa peaks

 

 

‘guapa peaks‘ is an original wooden headwear brand incorporating sustainable natural materials with premium textiles. the company came about while spending many days, weeks, and months inside the workshop of guapa cycles, its sister business that focuses on engineering composite bicycles. after shaping rough prototypes, testing laminate strengths, and applying adhesives types, they were able to create a peak that would be light, strong, and durable enough to stitch. the english apparel collective says that it has ‘taken the technology, aesthetics, and construction of hard goods such as skis and skateboards then worked out a way to fuse this into soft good products.’  

 

video courtesy of guapa peaks

 

 

 

the first collection consists of three different wooden peaks and five different hat designs. each one has been crafted from different variants of bamboo with the optimal thickness, weight, and construction characteristics that allow it to operate efficiently. as a result, no two peaks are the same, with different patterns decorating every surface. Our first production peaks come complete with a high precision laser engraved logo showing our manufacturing serial emblem to mark its first production authenticity. the project is currently looking for funding on kickstarter here.

orange version

each hat is unique

denim volley 

laser-engraved emblem 

sand corduroy volley 

closeup of the company logo

slate hybrid 

the company is the sister business of ‘guapa cycles’

black five-panel

forest flare

beach sundowner

 

 

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