During Las Vegas Bikefest (Oct 2-5) 20 great custom builders are going to display their new creations at the Cashman Center where they are going to compete in the 11th annual ARTISTRY IN IRON, MASTER BUILDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP. The 2014 winner will be selected by his peers and this year, in addition to be invited next year to defend his title, he will receive for the first time the champion bracelet featured above in which his name will be hand engraved.
Master Artisan Steve Soffa, designer and creator of the 2010 World Series of Poker bracelets, got the responsibility to create this magnificent bracelet to be awarded to the Champion each year. Soffa’s career spans 20 years and includes work for Fortune 100 companies including Apple, Sony, Oracle and Universal Pictures.
“It’s a tremendous honor to be awarded with creating the foremost trophy for bike-building artists,” said Soffa. “I have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the “Artistry in Iron” Championship bracelet and look forward to unveiling it for public viewing at the Las Vegas BikeFest 2014 “Artistry in Iron” bike display.
Soffa will be on hand at the bracelet ceremony and will also hand-engrave the 2014 Champion’s name into the back of the bracelet. In addition to the personalized bracelet, Soffa is creating a unique collector’s box to showcase it in. The bracelet will be presented to the winner on Saturday, October 4 at 6:00pm.
“It’s an honor to work with a designer of Steve’s caliber,” said BikeFest’s Event Manager, Mindi Cherry. “He’s passionate about the motorcycle industry, an expert in his craft, and we’re confident the masterpiece he is hand-crafting will elevate the prestige for anyone fortunate enough to win one.”After the jump,
List Of Builders Invited To Participate in 2014 Artistry In Iron Championship.
SHANNON AIKAU, COUNT’S KUSTOMS
LOCK BAKER, EASTERN FABRICATIONS
RICK BRAY, RKB KUSTOM SPEED
TIM DIXON, GAS AXE CHOP SHOP
DANIEL DONLEY, PANDEMONIUM CHOPPERS
JASON GRIMES, NORTHEAST CHOP SHOP
MAX HAZAN, HAZAN MOTORWORKS
DAR HOLDSWORTH, BRASS BALLS CYCLES
NATE JACOBS, HARLOT CYCLES
KEN NAGAI, KEN’S FACTORY
CALEB OWENS, CRO CUSTOMS
PAT PATTERSON, LED SLED CUSTOMS
CHRIS PHILLIPS, DOOMTOWN CHOPPERS
PAUL PONKOW, BONES LEGACY
CHRIS RICHARDSON, LA SPEED SHOP
KOSUKE SAITO, SUNRISE CYCLES
AKI SAKAMOTO, HOG KILLERS
DANIEL SANCHEZ, CUT THROAT CUSTOMS
JON SHIPLEY, HOOSIER DADDY CHOPPERS
JESSE SRPAN, RAW IRON CHOPPERS
JIMMY TODOROVITCH, PROFILE CYCLES
DALTON WALKER, SPLIT IMAGE KUSTOMS
this is a great event must do bucket list make sure you stop and see the chop-in block
traveling road show in the vendors lot . live welding – painting- leather tooling demos
and lots of our builders custom bikes on display. look for the chop-in block semi rig
thank you, mindi and her team for such a great event