Copper maker. Steampunk

Large round-rimmed glasses in copper, copper bracelet on his arm, the phone in the copper casing is an amazing design of the buttons and levers, - the fascination in the guise of steampunk Dmitry Tihonenko says a lot.

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Large round-rimmed glasses in copper, copper bracelet on his arm, the phone in the copper casing is an amazing design of the buttons and levers, - the fascination in the guise of steampunk Dmitry Tihonenko says a lot. However, himself a master of fashion direction have learned after many of his works made of copper.
Workshop Dmitry officially engaged in repair of household appliances. Tuning refrigerators and electric stoves - it is rather a hobby that has become the hallmark of Tihonenko. In a separate room, where there are works of Dmitry, let not everyone. We knew to ordinary customers Tihonenko what wonders it can create, probably would have gasped. We're talking, sitting at the desk bound in copper, standing next to a copper plate, copper coffee machine, microwave.



"Passion for the metal began in the army, where he served in the Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea. On the ship, many details of copper that you regularly have to scrub. Gradually it grew into a habit, - Dmitry smiling. - First articles made of copper were nemudrenyh - decorations for dembelskogo album: Letters, ships ... But if you dig deeper, my father all my life worked as a mechanic, and was so good in their field, that puts its products nominal stigma. This was considered aerobatics at the plant, parts made with hands of his father, did not even have to pass OTC ".



After three years in the Navy, Dmitry immediately got in an atmosphere of "dashing nineties". Like many young people at that time, engaged in buying and selling, and eventually became the owner of a workshop for repair of household appliances, is doing to this day. In parallel, he began to collect antiques from nonferrous metal. Since ever had to work with appliances, master wanted to do something special for yourself. That offers a world-serial manufacturers did not suit him.
"From my grandmother was a working refrigerator, throw it was a pity, he decided to" upgrade ", - says Dmitry. - Follow the microwave oven was after - a plate ... If someone rests in bars for a pool table, I went to the studio. "



That is a steampunk, Dmitry learned in 2011. Amazingly, before he tuned set of units of household appliances, even not knowing what works in a particular style!



"Come to me one day an email: guys from Moscow saw my work and was invited to the festival of steampunk. I answer them: guys, you're wrong, I'm no punk ... - Dmitry laughing. - After sorted out, I read books, look photo reports from meetings stimpankerov and realized this is my. "



As you have probably realized, Dmitry Tihonenko - a solid man, so he soon created a Belarusian website dedicated Steampunk and, in fact, become one of the main movers of this culture in our country, while remaining in their own way unique. If the majority of stimpankerov main goal - to create the image, a fake suit, then Dmitry every thing that he had made to function. Around his neck hung the master goggles, or, as they are called, "Goglev" belt - leather apron, such it constantly can be seen for the machine, so that steampunk party he comes in everyday work clothes.



"Every button, each lever operates with rare exception, and performs a specific function, - says Dmitry showing their products. - Moreover, I try to thing was not only beautiful, but also comfortable and maintainable. For this example, a plate made viewing window is opened, it can be seen that occurs in the oven. "



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Dmitri continues to show his work: "This is one of the first models of flat-panel TVs. The case she had a traditional - silver plastic, and I do not want it, so at home we are all in the yellow metal. More than a year it gather dust in a box until I am for him, finally he took. Now the TV in a copper "cover" all the buttons work (their design was borrowed from the wind instruments).



The only props on it - next to the keys coil, it's just decoration. Then he said to a TV Case for DVD-player, speakers, made from an old "Radio". The columns in the form of sockets on top of the same workers. My friend is engaged horn acoustics, and I made them just for his drawings ".



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Coffee machine was created simultaneously with the TV, and gradually developed into a large project. To it was added a bar, made on special order.



Top placed containers for beverages. Below several shelves, each of which bears its own particular function. The first is a copper tray, the second stored utensils, crockery and this is heated with a special device.



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And, of course, telephone. He noticed all at once. Several years ago, his wife Olga gave Dmitry Nokia 6670, which, after a long and hard work turned into a work of art.
"Metal shields the signal, and most of all I had to tinker with the output of the antenna, - says the master. - But the problem was solved. The result is striking: each of the buttons work, we have personally checked. "



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On each of the products it puts Dmitry nominal stigma and attaches special number plate, which is encrypted several important parameters for it. Master tune refrigerators, microwaves, hoods, coffee makers, televisions, washing ...



At present, there are signs of more than one hundred items, but to see them and to get very difficult: most of the work, or the master gives to friends, or places at home. There are exceptions. For example, a coffee machine "Copper Joe" tune Tihonenko, recently standing in the club TNT



And recently "improved" his hands appliances appeared in the transfer of "Housing Problem." The representative of the famous brand, to provide the plate, asked not to be seen a company logo. Not because he did not like the work Tihonenko. On the other hand, they feared that consumers begin to ask the same plate in the shops, and there they were, of course, not.



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Such a tuning plate when ordering it from the Russian master (which can be counted on one hand), will cost about $ 10 thousand. Minimum. Tihonenko discuss the "issue price" refuses, he says that most of his works shown are not sold, but admits that sometimes still makes something on the order. For example, he is now working on the columns that appear in one of the capital's clubs.



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"Friends call me a happy man - said goodbye to the master - Besides the fact that I have a lovely wife and children, I'm doing a favorite hobby that even brings a little bit of money. What is necessary to enjoy life? ยป
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