In a sea of collaborations, clothing brand Fiberops and concept shop UNIV poke fun at the current collaborative scene. The shape your own board affords you the opportunity for that DIY mentality, representing the philosophy of these San Diego brands. The FUNIV wheelie board is available now at Robust Flavor and UNIV (Encinitas / South Beach Miami).
The queen of the adult entertainment industry, Jenna Jameson, has teamed up with Zoo York for a limited edition skate deck. Here we have is the ad for it. The ad crated by davidandgoliath has characters from the Karma Sutra books engaged in sexual activities with a skateboard. Pretty cool if you ask me.
Source: I Believe in Advertising, mashKULTURE
Since the 1980’s, a lot of popular graphics in Japan’s street scene have been produced by the design collective 7STARS Design. Recently they have collaborated with skate brand Uniful for a project that took a year in planning. Together, they have created the “Unistars” series which include skate decks featuring “Wolfgang Honecker” photo prints and a mesh cap. In addition, Uniful has released their new 2008 Spring/Summer line where you can purchase at Zozo.
Typical skateboard deck graphics are screen printed or heat transferred. Alphanumeric went a step further and used a new hi gloss treatment giving the deck an amazing shine effect. Coupled with Alphanumeric’s subtle logo hits and timeless aesthetic, the end product is nothing short of incredible. If this technique has been used before we haven’t seen it, and no this isn’t a slick deck! Available this spring with the re-launch of Alphanumeric.
In an attempt to appease the post-war housing boom facing America, the Case Study Houses was an experiment bringing together leading architects to design efficient and sustainable housing. The Skate Study House revisits this previous theme under a different premise. Regular skate decks and components are transformed into everyday household items and furniture in an attempt to make efficient and flowing designs. The installation was masterminded by Etnies founder Pierre Andre Senizergues and Gil Le Bon de Lapointe and will be on display starting January 28th at Colette.
It looks like Disney is currently working on some interesting projects. The details are vague but rumor has it that Disney commissioned the pro-skater Christian Hosoi to design some products which includes some limited edition skate decks and apparel. Other than Mickey, there might also be some other characters involved but nothing is confirmed yet. I guess we’ll just have to wait to see what exactly the products will look like.
Switzerland’s +41 hit the drawing board to design the Hubble Series for their country counterparts 242 Skateboards. Based on the Hubble telescope, the graphics seen on the tees and decks all feature shots of outerspace. Available now through +41.
The French chapter of mini-lifestyle magazine Frank151 teamed up with luxury leather goods maker Jacques Ferrand to create a collection of limited edition ostrich and crocodile skin skate decks, each bearing a Frank151 stamp. No information on availability but questions can be directed here.
With each season, artist Jeremy Fish will produce and release three limited edition skate deck graphics as part of his superFishal brand. The concept is meant to have two artists with differing styles converge into one graphic. This first Collab Series includes artists Pushead – "The Music" (8-1/4), Todd Bratrud – "The Mermaid" (8) and Michael Sieben – "The Mushrooms" (7-5/8). Each deck is made by local San Diego deck manufacturer Watson Laminates with decks limited to 500 per graphic. The decks are currently available in all Upper Playground retail outlets.
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Supreme has just relaunched their online store with a variety of new items for sale which includes this Supreme Logo Skateboard that comes in three colors; red, blue and black. The skate decks feature the Supreme logo on one side while the otherside has a subtle star pattern. The boards retail for $49.
Other items available at the Supreme online store include the Corduroy Baseball Jacket, Live to Ride Tee, Gonz Crewneck, Oversize Plaid Flannel, Gangster Tee, Oakley x Supreme Frogskin Sunglasses, R. Crumb Hoodie, Buffalo Check Side Logo New Era, and the Velvet Herringbone Camp Cap.
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