by The Editors on April 29, 2013
Portland, Oregon’s Timothy Copeman is a hardware repurposer, recycler and upcycler who give new life to old hammers with interesting materials and then sells them in his Etsy story Copeman’s Corner. Some of his coolest hammers feature handles made from old skateboard decks. Here’s what Copeman says about this one:
This handmade handle was created from White Oak and an up-cycled Anti Hero TNT Skateboard Deck then securely fitted to a vintage reclaimed claw hammer head. Go big or go home! . . . Entire hammer weighs approximately 1 lbs 9 oz and measures 13.5 inches long. . . This hammer was designed to be put in your tool box and used! All my hammers are guaranteed not to break with normal use for the first six months! See my shop policies for details.
How much would you have to drop for one of Timmy’s skateboard hammers? $40 to $45 a piece. Click the link for more details.
[Link: Copeman’s Corner via SethLevy]
by The Editors on April 25, 2013
by The Editors on April 22, 2013
Legendary skateboarding photographer Grant Brittain will be opening a showing of his photos from the Oceanside, California skateboarding scene tonight, April 22, 2013, at The Privateer in Oceanside, California. The show titled The O-Side Skate Connection runs April 22 through May 19, 2013. The opening reception begins at 6 PM Monday, April 22, 2013. The Privateer (a great coal fired pizza restaurant) is located at 1706 South PCH 101, in Oceanside, California.
[Link: The Skateboard Mag]
by The Editors on April 19, 2013
Encinitas, California based style shop, UNIV, is hosting an new collection from artist Charles Bergquist on Friday night, April 19, 2013 entitled Night Shift. The event will also feature music by Tropical Popsicle.
Charles Bergquist is a director, designer and photographer, with a unique style that combines vivid colors with elegant imagery. Most of Charles’ work is the filtered result of working in multiple mediums of image capture and heavy layering. All textures, photos and imagery are shot and then combined, regardless of format. He continues to push his boundaries by constantly creating new work.
The Night Shift opening party runs from 6 to 10 PM in the newly expanded UNIV Garage space. UNIV is located at 1053B South Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas, California.
[Link: UNIV]
by The Editors on April 18, 2013
The latest work of shred artists Ben Allen, Will Barras, Pete Fowler, French, Michael C. Hsiung, Tim Karpinski, Phil Morgan, Schoph, Corey Smith and Owen Tozer will be featured at the 71a Gallery in London’s Shoreditch in a show titled, Looking Sideways London April 26-28, 2013.
“I wasn’t gonna show in the UK for a couple of years”, says Schoph. “But the opportunity to exhibit at a show where all the artists still shred, surf or skate makes sense. The line up is brilliant as well, with such a diverse range of styles. They’re all great artists with their individual deal going off. Standard”.
But if you can’t be in London next week, now worries. Prints of all the art in the show are now up and for sale on Looking Sideways newly relaunched online storefront. The 71a Gallery is located at 71a Leonard St. in London. The show is open from 12 to 6 PM each day, but the new website is open 24-7, of course. For the official word from We Are Lookings Sideways, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on April 16, 2013
Reto Kestenholz, 2006, Austria
Former shred photographer Thomas Stöeckli a.k.a. “Creager” talks photography, snowboarding photography, and where his photography is going now that he’s not shooting the shred any longer with The Morning News co-founder Roscrans Baldwin.
I had a very good decade of capturing some of the world’s best riders and chasing the snow around the globe. It offered me so much, snowboarding in general, I still cannot believe where it brought me to today. It is still my favorite thing to do in my spare time. But snowboard photography is only a little piece of the whole cake. I was always hungry for more. Plus, I could not imagine myself being a 40-year-old dude traveling all year with 16-year-olds.
Yes, that is a problem. For the rest of Stöeckli’s interview click the link.
[Link: The Morning News via The Millions]
by The Editors on April 15, 2013
Kassia Meador and Gomez Bueno will be showing some of their newest work in a show that opens Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow titled Cloud Hunters.
Gomez and Kassia are free spirited inhabitants of the world, their paths crossing time and again in microscopic hinges of life. Gomez Bueno – a widely celebrated artist whose diverse and amazing collection of work over the past two decades has shown internationally in places such as Phuket, Bejing, the Palace of El Embarcadero in Santander, Spain, Galeria Moriarty, China, and Robert Berman, Santa Monica. Kassia Meador – one of the worlds most prominent longboard surfers. She is a nomad moving from country to country, from the water to photo shoots, fashion design to announcing and hosting events. Through her travels she makes beautiful relationships with people and places and her photos speak volumes of the movement, emotion and dreams of our current generation.
The opening reception begins at 6 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2013. AR4T is located at 210 North Coast Hwy. in Laguna Beach, California. For the official word from AR4T, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on April 13, 2013
Tonight at the T.F.R. Gallery in Encinitas, California a collection of images from the biggest names in skateboarding photography will be all together in one place. Photographers include: Grant Brittain, Brian Gaberman, Ed Templeton, Atiba Jefferson, Mike Blabac, Anthony Acosta, John Humphries, Joe Hammeke, Mike Burnett, Matt Price, Dave Chami, Jai Janju, Zack Dowdy, Ryan Allan, Arto Saari, Joe Brook, Peter McBride, Blair Alley, Joey Shiged, Aaron Smith, Rhino, Dave Swift, Dan Zaslavsky, Mike Gould, Seu Trihn, Jaime Owens, Rodent, John Bradford, Miki Vuckovich, and Tod Swank.
Inspired by Grant Brittain’s iconic photo of Tod Swank, the Push Photography Show is celebrating skateboarders pushing in the streets. Proceeds from the sale of the Push photographs will go to the non-profit skateboard initiative Just One Board.
The show starts at 7 PM. The T.F.R Gallery is located at 1026 N. Coast Highway 101, in Encinitas, California.
by The Editors on April 10, 2013
Fans of snowboarding, graphic design, Field Notes, and great story telling in general should not miss and evening with Aaron Draplin as he tells Tall Tales From A Large Man at the LA Mart in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, April 11, 2013.
Using scientific proof and state-of-the-art multimedia techniques, Aaron James Draplin of the Draplin Design Co. delivers a sucker punch of a talk that aims to provide bonafide proof of work, the highs and lows of a ferociously independent existence and a couple of tall tales from his so-called career in the cutthroat world of contemporary graphic design. Just a regular American guy with a trajectory a little dirtier than yours, his talk is open to all incomers brave enough to show up. If you are a youngster, you may find yourself inspired to attack your design future in a different way. If you are established, you may just leave feeling grateful you don’t have anything to do with him. Hard to say. All Los Angeles champion citizens are invited to attend. Be there!
It’s for AIGA members only, so if you have to sneak in don’t blame us when you get caught. LA Mart is located at 1933 S. Broadway 11th Floor, Los Angeles, California. Click the link for all the details.
[Link: AIGA LA]
by The Editors on April 8, 2013
After four weeks of voting the Valhalla Design & Conquer March Action Logo Madness is down to the final two. It’s the Thom McElroy designed Volcom Stone vs. Van’s Off The Wall Logo.
Both of them were behind early last week. Vans took over Burton midweek & Volcom took over Powell late in the day Friday. Voting is open until Friday.
All this contest needs is your vote. Click the link to decide the winner.
[Link: Valhalla Design & Conquer]
