{"title":"Gedraaid koper","description":"\u003cp\u003eBij gedraaid koper is het metaal als een touw om zijn eigen lengte gedraaid. Dat geeft een doorlopend spiraalpatroon. In deze collectie staan de armband en de piramide in deze uitvoering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEen patroon zonder begin of eind\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGedraaid koper heeft geen vlakken, maar ribbels die in een spiraal doorlopen. Het licht glijdt over die ribbels, zodat het metaal bij elke hoek anders oplicht. Het is een van de oudste decoratieve vormen in koper- en zilverwerk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDe gedraaide armband\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kopero-premium-koperen-armband\"\u003ekoperen armband\u003c\/a\u003e in gedraaide afwerking valt op zonder druk te zijn. Patina zet zich in de groeven tussen de ribbels, waardoor het patroon na verloop van tijd scherper wordt. Meer over armbanden en huid lees je in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/kennisbank\/koper-op-je-huid\"\u003ekoper op je huid\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDe gedraaide piramide\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kopero-koperen-piramide-energizer-gedraaid\"\u003egedraaide koperen piramide\u003c\/a\u003e heeft ribben van gedraaid koper. Hij wordt gebruikt in meditatiehoeken en op werkplekken, vanuit energetische tradities waarin vorm en materiaal een rol spelen. Wat je ervan ervaart, is persoonlijk. Het verschil met de gladde versie staat in de \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/welke-koperen-piramide\"\u003ekeuzehulp piramides\u003c\/a\u003e, en meer over meditatie bij \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/koper-tijdens-meditatie\"\u003ekoper tijdens meditatie\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGedraaid naast glad en gehamerd\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe gehamerde armband staat bij \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gehamerde-koperen-armbanden\"\u003egehamerde koperen armbanden\u003c\/a\u003e. Alle piramides staan bij \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/energizers\"\u003eenergizers\u003c\/a\u003e, alle armbanden bij \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/armbanden\"\u003earmbanden\u003c\/a\u003e. Waar het koper zelf uit bestaat, lees je bij \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/puur-koper\"\u003epuur koper\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"kopero-koperen-piramide-energizer-gedraaid","title":"Kopero Copper Pyramid Energizer Twisted","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn open pyramid of twisted copper wire: four equal triangles meeting at a single point, with 60 degree angles. There is nothing inside it and nothing around it, so you put something underneath and leave it there. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/how-to-use-a-copper-pyramid\"\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/a\u003e is set out step by step in the knowledge base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou choose between 14.56 and 23.56 centimetres, and that is no arbitrary difference: the two sizes stand in almost exactly the golden ratio. The small one fits a desk, an altar or a bedside table and is meant for a single piece of jewellery, a crystal or a written intention. The large one makes room for a glass of water, several stones, herbs or fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the twisted version the copper runs up each edge as a visible spiral. The pyramid draws the large line to the apex, and the twist lays a second, finer movement over it. If you would rather have calm, unbroken edges, there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kopero-copper-pyramid-energizer-smooth\"\u003esmooth pyramid\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere the idea that shape does something comes from, and what of it was visible in the lab, is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/shape-power-how-form-focuses-energy\"\u003eShape Power\u003c\/a\u003e and in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/pyramid-energy-from-a-french-trader-to-russian-fibre-optic-giants\"\u003ethe history of pyramid energy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to get the most out of your copper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlign one side with a compass to the north-south axis and then leave it be. In the Manipal studies the shape did its work precisely at that alignment; if you move it, align it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePick the pyramid up by the base, not by the apex. The edges are copper and therefore pliable, and at the point all the weight rests in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe copper discolours over the years, and that polishes back with lemon and salt (not too hard: salt is mildly abrasive and dissolves well in the lemon juice). Do it gently, following the direction of the twist. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/why-is-my-copper-turning-green-or-black-and-is-that-a-problem\"\u003eWhy is my copper turning green or black\u003c\/a\u003e explains what you do and do not need to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat we can hand you is the source. The tradition runs from Bovis through Drbal to Golod, and at Manipal University peer-reviewed animal studies found lower stress hormones under a pyramid model than in a cube of the same dimensions: the shape did the work, not the shelter. What you experience yourself comes on top of that.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kopero","offers":[{"title":"Small (14.56 cm)","offer_id":54696183824725,"sku":"8720726791489","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large (23.56 cm)","offer_id":54696183857493,"sku":"8720726791403","price":49.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/7259\/4005\/files\/kopero-piramide-gedraaid-klein-1.jpg?v=1791102152"},{"product_id":"kopero-premium-koperen-armband","title":"Kopero Copper Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eWearing a copper bracelet is not a new idea. The practice runs from Egyptian and Greek sources through Ayurveda to the modern Western market, and it was also studied seriously a few times in the twentieth century. What those studies did and did not show is set out in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/the-copper-bracelet-a-centuries-old-tradition\"\u003ethe copper bracelet, a centuries-old tradition\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/smooth-or-hammered-copper\"\u003efour finishes\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eTwisted\u003c\/strong\u003e has a classic cable structure of strands wound into each other. \u003cstrong\u003eSmooth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a single, even band with no relief. \u003cstrong\u003eHammered\u003c\/strong\u003e is worked by hand and catches the light in small facets. \u003cstrong\u003eRound\u003c\/strong\u003e is a plain round bar with no texture. The copper is the same in all four; the choice is about how visibly you want to wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bracelet is open and adjustable, with a circumference of about 17.5 centimetres. You bend it slightly wider or narrower with two hands so it stays on the wrist without pinching. Do that gently and no more often than you need to: copper is malleable, but bending it back and forth repeatedly weakens the metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to get the most out of your copper\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake the bracelet off when you shower, swim and exercise. Soap, chlorine and sweat make the copper darken faster; keep it dry and the shine holds far longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn many wearers, copper leaves a faint green tint on the skin. That is a reaction between copper, sweat and skin oils, and it washes off with water. What it does and does not mean is explained in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/why-is-my-copper-turning-green-or-black-and-is-that-a-problem\"\u003ewhy is my copper turning green or black\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore has been measured about copper on the skin than most people realise: the oldest clinical bracelet study measured an average release of 13 milligrams of copper per month, the dermatologists Hostynek and Maibach showed that metallic copper passes through the outermost layer of skin, and in wound care copper dressings sped up healing. What may officially be said about copper in the EU, and what that rests on, is set out in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/copper-and-your-body-what-can-you-actually-say-the-8-official-eu-claims\"\u003ethe eight official EU claims\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour body makes a copper compound of its own too: GHK-Cu, a tripeptide that holds on to copper. At twenty there are around 200 nanograms per millilitre of it in your plasma, at sixty still 80, and research describes it as stimulating collagen and elastin. Wound dressings with copper oxide have meanwhile been cleared by the American FDA and have been in medical use for over six years. What all of that does and does not say about a bracelet is in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/knowledge-base\/copper-on-your-skin\"\u003ecopper on your skin\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kopero","offers":[{"title":"Twisted","offer_id":54697656320341,"sku":"8720726791427","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Smooth","offer_id":54697656353109,"sku":"8720726791434","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hammered","offer_id":54697656385877,"sku":"8720726791571","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Round","offer_id":54697656418645,"sku":"8720726791564","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/7259\/4005\/files\/kopero-armband-gedraaid-1.jpg?v=1791102152"}],"url":"https:\/\/kopero.eu\/collections\/gedraaid-koper.oembed","provider":"Kopero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}