Karlheinz Edel 2021 - The Fireside Chat Series
Channel: Fireside Chats with Douglas O'Keeffe
Date: 2021-08-14

Karlheinz Edel is European Bootblack 2019, making them the first winner of the contest.

In this video, Karlheinz talks about the joy bootblacking brings ("it's sexy!"), the many disasters early on when experimenting with products and techniques, and how a university degree in historical artefact preservation made Karlheinz want to teach the art to others.


Inside Leather History: A Fireside Chat is produced by Douglas O’Keeffe and Mistress Joanne C. Gaddy ("The Producers”). The Chats seek to capture the memories, reflections, and experiences of leaders in the leather and/or LGBTQ+ communities. With a deep and heartfelt regard for the importance of our history, it is the intent of The Producers to collect, preserve, and appropriately share the stories of our forebears and others who have made significant contributions to the leather and/or LGBTQ+ communities. This is done through a series of recorded interviews.