Part of a handmade three piece vegetable tanned cowhide accessory collection produced for Craft The Leather, 2025.
Greenway: ‘This collection is born out of my interest for classic motorcycle culture and its related attire. Taking cues primarily from American Flat Track racing as well as 20th century Britsch motorcycle style and the early Paris Dakar rallies. Combining this interest with the visual and material characteristics of vegetable-tanned leather (suppied by Consorzio Vera Pelle ltaliana) I have taken a contemporary approach to redesigning rugged, practical items.
During my time in Tuscany I was briefly introduced to the process of shoemaking, inspiring me to teach myself to make shoes by hand. The result is a pair of motorcycle boots, the centrepiece of my collection. To accompany these I have produced tool roll and pair of gauntlets. I have utilised the leathers’ natural mouldable characteristics to reference the protective elements found on motorcycle boots and gloves, ordering a refined approach to traditionally utilitarian garb and balancing form with function.
