Get Connected – Quiksilver Mashed Jacket
With the guidance of pro skater Javier Mendizabal, Quiksilver has developed the Mashed Jacket (€170, Midnightblue or Beige, Ripstop Cotton) that integrates audio headphones into the tips of the hood draw cord. This innovative system conceals the connection between the earphones and the MP3 player, located in the jacket’s front pocket. Now available in Quiksilver [...]
Los Angeles By Skateboard
Ian Flanigan‘s Los Angeles by Skateboard series can be seen as a reminiscence on the art of objet trouvé, a form of found art. This used to be an art movement founded by Marcel Duchamp which uses undisguised, but often modified, objects that are not normally considered art materials, except that Flanigan did not pick up [...]
Blackskate – Special Skateboard Photography
Skateboardphotos are just everywhere, on magazine covers, billboards, single shot or as a series, with flash or natural light, fisheye, wide-angle or tele. Theres a wide variety on how a photographer can shoot someone doing a trick. But in nearly every picture you have somekind of background in it, somehow distracting from the trick and [...]
Skateboard The Obstacle
In February of 2012 adidas Skateboarding rented out a large warehouse and created a free indoor event and skatepark. Visitors were encouraged to come to the space at their leisure to take in the art shows, concerts, skate demo, invitational contest and skate lessons for kids with the purpose of creating a positive experience. ❚
Oh So Yeah Image Transfers
No Instagram or any other digital device can achieve this mesmerizing and unique instants and image transfers like the one of Lionel Muñoz, well known in the world of skate photos and videos. Muñoz explains his way into Polraoid photography: “After ‘Blast Magazine’ asked me to shoot a documentary of Santiago and the skateboarders, I [...]
The Joy Of Ride
Snowboard pioneers Martin Sammet and Jogi März built their first board because they wanted to experience the feeling of surfing upon snow. That was 1983. From those humble beginnings, Pogo Boards was born. Today, they build and ship high-quality, handmade decks to all parts of the world from their reconstructed farmhouse workshop in southern Germany. For [...]
Black History Month Of Action Sports
In honor of Black History Month, Tim Brodhagen gives a dose of the role African Americans have played — and continue to play — in action sports. Shut and Zoo York founder and New York skate legend Rodney Smith, snowboarder and X Games host Keir Dillon, and the untold story of surfer Nick Gabaldon in [...]
NOT ONLY – A Longboard Movie
The Nise-Boys have been on the way from Austria over Nice, along the Cote d´Azur over Montpellier and Barcelona throw the whole Pyrenees to the Atlantic. All the time, Black Mamba was waiting for them. The movie will be out soon: 30.03.2012 Feldkirch ALTES HALLENBAD 13.04.2012 Salzburg KULTURZENTRUM MARK 15.04.2012 Wien B72 21.04.2012 Innsbruck PROJECT [...]
Urban Mobility Hooded Backpack
PUMA will have to make some autstanding collections if they want to overtake Nike and Adidas. For this season, the PUMA by Hussein Chalayan UM Backpack ($180) is a first start. The hooded backback is designed with a two-way zip front compartment, padded laptop compartment with hook-and-loop closure inside main compartment, zip pocket, slip in [...]
Can I Snap It? (Yes, You Can!)
Snap Skateboard (2kg, $119) is the world’s first folding skateboard. This unique skateboard is designed for easy storage within limited spaces. The deck is constructed from 6061-T6, high grade aluminum. The skateboard is comprised of three connected sections that fold up via patented hinges which transforms the 32″ deck into 14″ for easy storage that [...]
Broken Skateboard iPhone Case
This squishy iPhone case by Candies has a street appeal and is pretty rad. Fresh from japan—where they sent phone-lovers into frenzies. The broken Skateboard iPhone Case ($45) is made from 100% natural silicone, they’re earth-friendly and impossible to stop playing with. Fancify your iPhone with this wacky skate deck (complete with wheels) over at [...]
Transform Your iPhone Into A HD Action Sports Camera
The Optrix HD Sport Case ($79.99) transforms your iPhone 4S/4/iPod into an HD action sports camera. Taking advantage of iPhone 4S’ 1080p HD and image stabilizing capabilities, Optrix makes capturing stunning video in all environments possible, from extreme racing to a relaxing day at the pool. Tough enough for military use, Optrix’s design securely houses [...]
Long Lasting Ultra Fun Skateboard
Penny Skateboards founder Ben Mackay has 12 years experience in skateboard manufacturing, which has given him a strong appreciation for what it takes to make great quality skateboards. Mackay came up with a high performance, long lasting, ultra fun plastic skateboard. He says, “From looking at any skateboard you can see whether its fundamentals are [...]
This Is So Avantgandhi!
Emil Kozak is from a small town in Denmark, and was inspired to take on graphic design as a result of his life long passion for skateboarding. He began at an early age to develop his skills, inspired by skateboard-art and album covers. Growing up in Denmark, the long tradition of scandinavian functional minimalism, is [...]
Luis On Fire by Ben Stockley
Ben Stockley is a British born photographer who’s work spans everything from portraiture to landscapes. His photographs have this amazing dreamlike aesthetic, making features of light sources and light effects. Stockley’s unique photography has earned him acclaim as a contemporary artist, editorial and advertising image-maker. His work takes him anywhere from the United Arab Emirates [...]
The Nixon Art Mosh
The Nixon Art Mosh will make its 2012 debut with a two-night installation located in the heart of Munich. Beginning Sunday January 29, this invitation-only art exhibition will showcase the works of Brett Walker, George Morton-Clark, Orlando Campbell, Matt Small, Cheryl Dunn, David Bray, Greg Eason, Mc Bess, LG White, Best Ever, Crista Léonard, Adam [...]
Chaotic Moons Labs’ Board of Awesomeness
Chaotic Moon Labs’ “Board of Awesomeness” is intended as a technology teaser to show how perceptive computing can turn around the way we look at user experiences. “Using a motorized longboard custom rigged with a Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect device, Samsung Windows 8 enabled tablet with full voice control, a phidget interface module, and all [...]
Beast from the East – Skateboarding in Dresden City
Sebastian Linda now living in the Wild East of Germany, namely in Dresden. After a long time he wanted to film some new skateboarding with his new locals. Big thanks to the November in Dresden which wanted to apologize for the shitty summer they had this year. Great days and a lots of fun! In [...]
Cardboard Skateboards by Dominic Owen
Dominic Owen‘s portfolio of work shows a genuine love for the art of illustration, printing and 3D cardboard works. I’m totally mesmerized by the series of cardboard skateboards inspired by the infamous Z-boys, who changed skateboarding forever. The skateboards were part of an exhibition curated by Dominic Owen and Danielle Lovett. Check out his website [...]
Fælledparken – One Of The Biggest Skateparks in Europe
A skatepark is an important contribution to the city and its life. It can be a efficient urban space with a unique character for people of different ages. Fælledparken is the park area with the most visitors per year in Denmark. In 2006 the City of Copenhagen decided to redesign the park area based on [...]
Urban Secrets – A New Book About Skateboarding And Architecture
Urban Secrets – The city is full of secrets. Some can take a long time to find, others remain hidden forever. But there are also secrets encountered in urban space on daily basis – entirely out in the open. Yet we fail to notice that they exist … What we see in our environment highly [...]
Ben Colen And The Touch Of Coolness
Previous Skateboarder Magazine senior photographer and current Girl staff photographer Ben Colen grew up in Long Island, New York, lived in Boston for a long time and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Colen’s favorite skateboard shot is an old Sturt photo of Matt Hensley doing a backside nosebluntslide on a curb. I’ll agree, [...]
The Duffaluffagus Bag
The Duffaluffagus ($80) is a classic duffle bag for the urban styler that holds enough to choke a hippo. Wear it as a pack with the tuck-away backpack straps, or strap your skateboard to the bottom and pull it along behind you. High quality leather accents and tie downs, widemouth metal zipper on top. It’s [...]
Limited Edition Iconic Skateboards
“For the past several years I have been developing large-scale oil paintings and small intricate depictions of figures, and their clothing in a highly realistic manner capturing and evoking the importance of a film still or cropped photo. Inspired by film and comic book images since my childhood, I try to crop my images to [...]
