Netopee

Chengyuan Wei
Jiang Wu
Guanyun Wang

Netopee takes its name and its formal basis from the topee – a lightweight helmet-shaped hat. Netopee varies from this traditional hat form, however, by way of its ability to be transformed into a functional basket. This is made possible by a wide brim of flexible material that has a rubber surface and a reducible edge. When it is folded up, slits in the brim allow it to expand into a net.

Netopee was designed for people in regions where it is a custom to carry goods on one’s head, and where protection from the sun is required.