Hiroshi’s woodworkings are masterpieces and to see them up close and personal last year when his exhibition ran at Stolen Space in London was a treat to say the least.
Monster Children visited his studio in Kosuge, Japan to speak with him on his fascination with recyling skateboard decks into modern works of art.
Get behind the scenes of Clive Dixon’s Horror part with raw footage of the making of one of the best clips of the year so far. If you missed it, it’s here.
There’s a slam three minutes in that will make your hips shudder. Nutcase.
Rad to see Heroin getting amped on their new video that’s in the works. Bath Salts looks like it’s going to be Heroin’s next step forward with new faces who’ve bedded in since Fos upped sticks and headed for America. All ams, all on the up, coming this November.
This looks rad, get hyped!
Ring ring. Hello? Need a new deck? Ben Raemers new rig on enjoi is lurking at your local skateshop right now. It’s an 8.38″ x 31.8″. No hang ups.
The guys at Mother Collective ran into some legal nightmares only a few months after launching their new skate company and were served up a cease and desist letter. Like any name thesedays, it’s tough to find one that isn’t owned by someone else, even if it’s not for the same goods, but it looks like they’ve nailed the issue head on.
You can imagine the amount of stress this would have caused but they have fought it and re-launched this week under a new name, so welcome Quasi Skateboards and their new first run of decks that look incredible.
Nothing has changed other than the name so look out for these colourful gems in your local skate shop.
Blue balls 8.375″ X 32.25″.
8″ X 32.125″ & 8.25″.
Bledsoe – ‘Shaman’ One 8.125″.
Gilbert Crockett – ‘Quilt’ 8.25″ & 8.5″.
’72 [ whitewash ] 8.5″ X 33″.
‘Proto One’ 8.25″ X 32.125″. Comes with a free custom mini-sharpie.
Paul Schmitt has more experience and knowledge of making skateboards than anyone else on earth so when he was set a task to make a deck made of cardboard, it was odds on he would probably be able to pull it off. Tony Hawk tests the final design in this new engineering feat.
The pied piper of all things skateboarding Ben Jobe was interviewed at the Undercroft this weekend as the annual Reunion passed through the infamous banks.
Sometimes a good battle can leave you transfixed. Grass Macheras‘ intro to his part in the SPOONFUL video is dying for a make. There’s only one winner here fueled by Greek ambition.
Pick up the full S.O.S Skateboards DVD here and if you want more, check out the part from Manos Kiriakousis.
Mourn the apparent last of the French Fred tapes with none other than the British wizard of all things skateboarding, Tom Penny. I don’t know whether to first discuss the sadness that Fred Mortagne’s incredible archive of tapes from such an important period of skateboarding has come to an end, or the fact that unseen Penny footage is beyond gold.
The only way of leading out of this is to doff your hat to French Fred as his dedication to filming and photographing skateboarding his entire life is commendable. Thanks for everything.
Find more of Fred’s incredible work explained in our feature with him.
Most of us took our first ride on a little plastic rig but not all of us return to slay it in a way most would not think was possible. Spanish tech head Manolo Robles shows you what’s possible if you put your mind to it. Call the coastguard.