by The Editors on November 28, 2012
We all have loads of gear. Take one look around the garage or office of any action sports worker and you’ll find a pile of equipment. We’ve all got solutions to tame the clutter, but few of them look as good as Turnstone’s new Limited-Edition Bivi Board Rack.
A division of SteelCase, Turnstone offers sustainable designed, modular and modern office furniture and accessories. The Bivi line encompasses everything from desks and privacy screens to desk chairs and couches. The board rack is made to work congruently with the existing Bivi line, but it can also be mounted solo on a wall.
With three slots for board storage, the rack can hold an equal amount of mounted skateboards or snowboards. If you’re a deck collector, however, it will probably top out at nine or ten boards depending on the width of the boards and if you choose to add the rubber shelf protectors.
Available in arctic white, platinum, tangerine, wasabi, and midnight metallic, this thing looks right at home next to pieces from George Nelson or Charles and Ray Eames. The rack has a $219 price tag, but for hose who appreciate good design the biggest problem may be in not buying the entire Bivi office suite to go with it.
[Link: Turnstone]
by The Editors on November 27, 2012
Stance apparently wasn’t happy simply supplying socks for sweaty skate dudes. Nope. They’ve reportedly hooked up the ladies as well.
The collection takes inspiration from both the runway and the streets. Intricate beading, fringe detailing, studs and fun prints can all be found in the collection. Right away, you’ll notice that these aren’t your everyday socks! . . Stance is truly changing the way we view socks.
Indeed.
[Link: Stance]
by The Editors on November 27, 2012
Large companies often make seriously idiotic decisions. For instance, when Nike bought surf brand Hurley back in 2002 someone at the company decided that even though they had a solid surf brand, they would also dive into surf category with the Nike brand and compete directly with the company they just bought. Well, those days are reportedly over according to a story on Shop-Eat-Surf.
Nike is announcing this morning it will exit the surf category for the Nike brand and roll all surf resources under the Hurley umbrella, including Nike’s marquee young surf team riders like Julian Wilson, Carissa Moore and Kolohe Andino. . . . Going forward, Nike will focus Nike action sports on skateboarding and snowboarding, a company spokeswoman said.
Nike has done quite well in skateboarding, but we’ll bet their snowboarding efforts will continue moving in a direction very similar to their surf work. Then again, maybe they could buy an established snowboard brand. Hmmm, anyone know any recently streamlined companies with a strong last name and great brand recognition?
[Link: Shop Eat Surf]
by The Editors on November 26, 2012
Supreme gets the big, old media treatment with a profile by the New York Times‘ Alex Williams. Sure, it’s full of many of the normal comments regarding boutique skate shops. . .
Huge lines, once endemic to its New York flagship in SoHo, now form at satellite stores in Los Angeles, London, Tokyo and other cities. The current issue of British GQ Style, a men’s fashion bible, hails Supreme as “the coolest street wear brand in the world right now.” And the Berlin culture magazine O32c called it “the Holy Grail of high youth street culture.” The Business of Fashion site called it “the Chanel of downtown street wear.”
But the piece also gets in with the story behind James Jebbia, the brand he launched 18 years ago, and why it hasn’t been completely blown out into big box stores. And those stories are always good.
[Link: New York Times]
by The Editors on November 21, 2012
In another twist in the Billabong buyout story, Paul Naude has announced that he is stepping aside from his roll as board member and president of Billabong US for six weeks as he seeks “talks with financiers and gain support for a bid proposal” to purchase the company himself in a leveraged buyout, according to story in Bloomberg Businessweek.
“Paul’s generally viewed quite favorably by the market, which makes this an interesting trade,” Nick Berry, a retail analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., said by telephone from Sydney. “If either a bid isn’t forthcoming or it gets knocked back it’s going to be very difficult for him to go back.”
A Naude led Billabong could be great for everyone, we wish him the best of luck. The market certainly seems to be happy about it as the stock is up 11 percent. Click here to read Jeff Harbaugh’s thoughts on the deal, or follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on November 20, 2012
The Agenda Show is not yet a teen, but it is amazing how far founders Aaron Levant and Seth Haber have brought the show in its ten years. This year will be the biggest with 600 brands in Long Beach and 150 in NYC in January.
“It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 10 years since AGENDA’s humble start in Long Beach,” said AGENDA founder Aaron Levant. “It’s amazing to see how far AGENDA has come as an independent show over the last decade.”
Happy Birthday dear Agenda, Happy Birthday to you. For the official word follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on November 19, 2012
686 and New Balance have teamed up for the fourth season to bring what they are calling their “lightest and most complete” snowboard boot collection to date.
Combining New Balance’s® world-renowned reputation for superior footwear and 686’s® long technical apparel history and loyalty to the core snowboarding market, the boots are made with premium fabrications and materials, minimalist design aesthetics and have an incredible sneaker-like fit. Throw in extras like the RECCO® avalanche monitor, BOA® focus lacing system and a 3-zonal SCL speed lacing system and you have three amazing styles to choose from to fit your riding needs.
Follow the jump for more photos and an interview with 686’s Michael Akira West and lead boot designer Michael Bretz on the genesis of the 2012-13 line. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on November 17, 2012
Shareholders of Globe International have “rejected its executive pay structure for a second straight year,” according to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Almost 86 per cent of votes cast at Globe’s annual general meeting on Wednesday were against the company’s remuneration report for the 2011-12 financial year. . . That follows a 74 per cent vote against Globe’s pay policy at last year’s annual general meeting. . . Under new corporate laws, shareholders of a company receiving two consecutive votes of 25 per cent or more against its remuneration can force the company’s board to face re-election.
Apparently, the shareholders (who only own 8.6 percent of the company) don’t like the fact that CEO Matt Hill made $721,720 in a year when the company only made $100,000 in profits. So, Globe has 90 days to have a “spill meeting.” Wonder how that will go?
[Link: Sydney Morning Herald]
by The Editors on November 16, 2012
Sessions, the OG shred clothing company, opened their newest retail store in Palo Alto, California on Friday, November 16, 2012.
This store in Palo Alto is a valuable opportunity to connect with the local community and increase brand awareness.” said Cindi Ferreira Busenhart, SESSIONS President and Co-Owner explained, “We’ve been local to the South Bay for twenty years and we’re thrilled to be here.” . . . The store is the second of three forecasted to open this month, the first being in Santa Cruz, CA, the third in Truckee, CA. In addition to opening local stores the company looks forward to bringing back its street line in the coming year.
Can’t really imagine an outerwear brand diving into retail, but as we’ve said several times, there’s probably no worse time to do it. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on November 16, 2012
Pretty sure this advice from Volcom works in any and all situations:
The Fastest Way To Get Festive This Season? Throw On A Party Dress and Turn Up The Music! — Voila.
VeeCo has come so far it’s astounding.
We all have loads of gear. Take one look around the garage or office of any action sports worker and you’ll find a pile of equipment. We’ve all got solutions to tame the clutter, but few of them look as good as Turnstone’s new Limited-Edition Bivi Board Rack.
