This quite beatufiuflly shot video follows the French skateboard company Oxelo‘s team as it tours India (Bangalore, Jaipur, Delhi and Agra). While it’s common to see youth beguiled by pro skaters the world over, I love seeing the innocence and wonder that the grown Indians watch with as they applaud the much younger skaters. And […]

Dave’s Quality Meats teams up with Girl Skateboards for this limited edition small release collaboration. Consisting of only a skate deck, cotton T shirt and baseball hat, the pieces feature both the DQM and Girl Skateboards logos in a very American red, white and blue color palette, as well as the word “Everyday” — as […]

Makr Carry Goods — the production label of designer Jason Gregory — brings another fine quality handmade product. Few would normally consider a skateboard deck to be luxurious, but custom shaped, hand stained and cleared, and featuring leather risers definitely qualifies this as a luxury item. Each deck is individually numbered to insure you get […]

We’ve been fans of the Skateistan charity since we first heard of it, and the Burka Board and Prayer Board auctioned off to teach Afghanis how to skateboard. Now a short 10-minute documentary titled Skateistan: To Live and Die in Kabul has been creating a buzz since it showed at Sundance last month, and the […]

Marc Jacobs expands their limited skateboard library with a set of decks featuring the photography of fashion lensmen Juergen Teller. Utilizing imagery from past Marc Jacobs advertising campaigns, the collection of limited edition skatedecks includes M.I.A. from Spring of 2009’s campaign, plus dig into the crates for Kate Moss (Fall 2000), Lisa Maria (Spring 2000) […]

Corbus Skateboards feature unique deck designs made from aluminum rather than traditional wood. Although a different  shape and quality, these boards maintain the riding style of a classic skateboard with the added advantage of looking awesome. Or crazy, however you may feel. Designs made available are in the style of a fishbone, gas mask, skeleton […]

Culled from images cut out from numerous skateboard magazines such as Monster Skateboard, Limited Skateboarding and Place, Cologne Germany’s Tilles Singer put together this short stop motion animation titled Skateboardanimation.”A ton of digital photos, a ton of real life magazines, an hour of recording music,” went into it, says Singer. Not only is the idea […]

Directed by Swiss photographer Yann Gross, Uganda Skateboard Union is a short documentary about skateboarding in Uganda, which is rad on about 12 levels. Watching the video, it’s crazy to see the kids skateboarding on dirt roads and lots, and some asphalt roads with potholes bigger than IED craters. Filmed whie Gross was making a […]