{"id":4064,"date":"2019-11-22T11:30:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/budweiserbudvar.com\/uk\/?post_type=story&p=4064"},"modified":"2019-12-03T11:51:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:51:28","slug":"meet-the-makers-2-leatherwork","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/budweiserbudvar.com\/uk\/blog\/story\/meet-the-makers-2-leatherwork\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE MAKERS #2 LEATHERWORK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Behind the scenes on <\/span>the Budvar Bike.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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JAMES COLLIER, LEATHERWORKER<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Club & Fang, London, UK<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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I<\/span>t won\u2019t be a surprise to anyone who knows the Budvar story that we have something of a passion for people whose work \u2013 just like our brewing \u2013 involves true dedication, skill, mastery of craft, respect for tradition and going the extra mile to deliver perfection.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the great things about our partnership project with BOLT Motorcycles is that we get to meet a whole bunch of inspiring and gifted craftspeople currently working on the Budvar Bike. As you can imagine, turning the raw ingredients of what was a boxy old 1980\u2019s model JAWA CZ into a thing of beauty has required some serious skills. And as well as the skill and vision of Andrew and Simone at BOLT, the bike\u2019s customisation is giving a glimpse into some incredible traditional crafts, like fabrication, leatherwork and sign-writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this mini-series, we\u2019re following Andrew around the workshops as the bike is being transformed, catching up over a cold Budvar with each of the makers working on it. This time it\u2019s Jake Collier from Club & Fang, London.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jake left his native New Zealand in 2001 after establishing a career in leatherwork on TV shows Xena Warrior Princess and Hercules \u2013 skills gained after years making leather gear in Auckland to sell at punk gigs for beer money. In the years since leaving NZ Jake has lived and worked in Sydney, Melbourne, Berlin, Helsinki, Prague, and London, where he is currently based and where he founded his Club & Fang leatherwork label. Jake also works as prop master and leatherworker with many Hollywood films and TV shows to his name, including Farscape, The Pacific, Prometheus, Thor, The Crown and Wonder Woman<\/em>. When not on location, Jake spends his time tinkering with and riding motorcycles.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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