Baum Celaris Bar Tape

Busyman custom bar tape for a Baum Cycles Celaris. Matte black textured leather tape with twin row white stitching and ruby red triple row offset perforations.

Exploring Ancient Feet & Fashions in Samos Museum

September 2025: The Archaeological Museum of Vathy was our last stop in Samos before returning to Türkiye. Looking for inspiration as we venture into designing and making our own minimalist leather footwear. I have become very aware of my own, and observant of peoples' feet and footwear. Seeing the structure of footwear and the shape of feet as represented in these ancient marble figures is one small piece of this slowly evolving minimalist/barefoot journey of learning.

Tanning: An Ancient Craft

One of the main reasons for visiting Samos last year was to see the museum of leather tanning which was set up in the island's original tannery in the town of Karlovasi. We were sad to learn that the tannery ceased production in the early 1970's, after nearly a century of operation, and that there was no longer a leather craft industry on the island. The museum was curated to outline the entire process of leather manufacture using the layout of the tannery and its antique tools and machinery to illustrate.