Blast Skates have released their new Chronological Series One decks this week with guest artists including Jon Boam on this 8″ rig, Marcus Oakley on an 8.5″, James Jarvis on a 9″ and 8.75″ Sidewalk Psycho’s are still running strong. Look out for these on your travels as graphics are sooo tasty when sat on the grain of pure wood.
We love a gimmick, but what we love even more are skate accessories that have a damn good time. Brian Anderson’s new company 3D Skateboards have rolled out this banana wax for your ledge needs this month. Look out for them on your travels.
As predicted by many, Mike Vallely’s Elephant brand skateboard company has unearthed a Black Flag deck in record time.
It was only 6 weeks ago that he was announced as the new singer for the band but this has been released in a series of new decks available online this week.
It’s a beast of a ride coming in at 9.75″ x 31.0″ and costs £36.
The Lazarides Gallery brings you this backside treat courtesy of artist Mark Jenkins.
His ‘Wipe Out‘ deck comes with not one, but two bog roll’s for those buttery days at a cool cost of only £1140.00
Thankfully he signed it too.
Small Wheels (SML) have come a long way building a solid urethane team in a short space of time. The company was set up by James Craig and Austyn Gillette whose vision of creating quality wheels is now a reality that you can’t ignore. Their new Favorite Things series is out now if you are looking for new wheels for the Spring months ahead.
One-off shoe collabs are rife but whatever Neil Blender signs up for is usually is pretty dope. A Vans Syndicate model has been designed, made and about to hit various hand picked independent Vans retailers out there this month. These also come with an exclusive custom-designed Neil Blender turtle bobble head.
Pretty cool looking on first view.
Alongside earings and door knobs, necklaces, dog tags and much more, the talented lifers at Thrashion have taken broken decks and recycled them now for a while. Their latest design is this hand made chrome pen that comes with a single barrel deck offcut for a one-off treat. Recycle your old decks by sending them to Thrashion and they will turn your old wood into something new.
Grab one of these and more of their designs from here.
Lakai have issued a new bunch of rad shoes under their Anchor editions program this month, limited only to those skate shops that have been there for the brand since day one who have helped shape their local skate scene.
These Marc Johnson x Chocolate Anchor specials are indeed, special. Last year Lakai sent us his KOTR model that became the only skate shoe I could really trust to help save my heels. This year, they have taken a good look at that model and decided to trim a centimetre or so off the width, which works a treat. These thinner versions also come with the Griffin sole that was definitely one of the highlights of last summer.
The fact that Lakai are thinking how they can improve shoes for us to skate in and progressing successfully at the same time can only be good for us all in the long run. These look sick, feel ready to skate straight out of the box and although limited, worth appeciating and then stocking up on. Stores such as Parlour, Note, Scene and others have them in the UK and they retail at about £60. Oh, and they come with a free pair of Chocolate sunglasses too, nice touch.
Selfridges are really going to town on their fashionable skateboard section right now. Check out this Sacai effort, a snip at £8500 that comes with a warning from Selfridges – “Due to the delicate nature of this item it is a display piece only, skating is not advised.” No shit sherlock.
Next up is Alexandra McQueen’s estate, who have produced this denim-topped nightmare. “Designed exclusively for Selfridges, this board is the easiest way to maintain your high-fashion credentials down at the half-pipe.” It’s steal at just £1000. If McQueen had turned up mall grabbing that at his local park, it surely would have saved him a job.
Or you could spend a nifty £4000 on this deck made by Caité. “Handcrafted with thousands of glass pearls, this one-off skateboard deck custom made by the Ciaté London team is a truly luxe way to travel. An ode to the original and best-known Rainbow Caviar Manicure which caused a Beauty storm back in March 2012, the board was glossed with a slick of Strawberry Milkshake pink and coated with multicoloured sprinkles, giving it that cupcake sprinkle finish.”
Did you actually just read that?! There is no end to this nightmare, and there are so many more. Wait until you see the helmet…
The Force is with Santa Cruz on this one whose latest collab with Lucasfilms is underway finally. Amazing to think that back in the day thse sorts of graphics would have just landed in your local skate shop awaiting a cease and desist charge. How things have changed in 2014.
