Copper and coffee

• • Sulejman is one of Bosnia’s youngest coppersmiths
• • One of his trademarks is traditional coffee pots
• • He helped make the famous giant coffee pot in 2004

Tucked away in one of Sarajevo's most charming streets, Kovači, where the sound of local potters' hammers can still be heard, Sulejman Hrgić's miniature studio hosts numerous souvenirs, pieces of jewellery and paintings he has made of copper. It was here that the young artisan learned his craft and today runs his shop. Back in 2004, his teacher – one of Sarajevo’s well-known coppersmiths – asked Sulejman to help make a giant coffee pot that competed for the Guinness World Records and that’s how he became a part of his city’s history at young age. People are usually surprised to see a young person practising his craft, he does not match the profile of a typical traditional Sarajevo craftsman in appearance or in his manner of work.