Kyle Landas (born January 8, 1979, in
Iowa City, Iowa ) is an American craftsperson who typically works in leather. Landas has created album artwork for chart topping artists, their guitar straps and fashion pieces
such as vests that Landas has created have been used in music videos, music awards and the
Country Music Hall of Fame. He has also created works of art for large corporations.
Landas was Zac Brown's (
Zac Brown Band) personal leather artist from 2010 to 2012 and has created
guitar straps and fine leather art for musicians such as
Hank Williams, Jr.
Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style is often considered a blend of southern rock, blues, and country. He is the son of ...
,
Brad Paisley,
Jerrod Niemann, and
Willie Nelson.
Landas is an amateur artist with no formal training. Originally a
bricklayer
A bricklayer, which is related to but different from a mason, is a craftsman and tradesman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The terms also refer to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. ...
by profession,
he turned to leather work when a painful condition meant he could no longer do heavy work.
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Living people
1979 births
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