ART + DESIGN
A Visit to Lewis Leathers (2013)
On a recent (Spring of 2013) whirlwind trip to London and Paris, I had a chance to catch up with Derek Harris, proprietor of Lewis Leathers, the oldest motorcycle-clothing business in the world - founded in 1892. Derek is a breath of fresh air as proprietor of an internationally recognized 'brand', and the very opposite of today's capitalist-opportunist-vultures who snag a dead name, creating Franken-brands stitched up from skins of the 'cool' dead, in the feverish pursuit of money money money. (Ask me how I really feel). Derek Harris, who…
Freeze Frame – Allan Tannenbaum
Allan Tannenbaum has been a celebrity photographer, photojournalist, and…
My Coney Island Baby
'When Edison invented the lightbulb, it they lit up Coney Island. And that’s…
The Remarkable Mister Cox
Known for his 'little NYC choppers' of extraordinary quality, Paul Cox has been…
Winston Yeh and Rough Crafts Motorcycles
With a Masters in Industrial Design, Winston Yeh brings a fresh approach to…
Jeffrey’s Finishing Touch – Taipei, Taiwan
He taught himself Japanese to catch the scene, then taught himself English to…
Mark Huang – Building Customs in Taipei
Taiwan has the most riders per capita in the world, but customized motorcycles…
1970s Speedway Racing at Irwindale
Pat Brady captured Speedway riders in the 1970s without a flash, evolving a…
‘Brooklands George’ – Conrad Leach
Conrad Leach painted 'Brooklands George' in 2008 for the Dunhill Drivers Club…
A Chris Killip Retrospective
One of the greatest British photographers turned his lens on his native Isle of…
The Ultimate Collector Motorcycles – Taschen
Taschen presents a truly ultimate book on motorcycles, a 2-volume behemoth…