For the rest of UNIV’s brand new 2011 Lookbook click here. Like certain 80s soda it’s crisp and clean.
[Link: UNIV]
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One of the more amazing aspects of “the industry” is how many different doors there are to get in. Artist Drew Brophy is a classic example. As he tells Surf Expo’s Sean O’Brien, sometimes it’s just a matter of sticking around and doing your thing no matter what everyone else has to say about it.
I was trying to find someone who would let me use paint pens on surfboard for years. Kelly Richards from Perfection Surfboards let me do some, but he hated them. He was like: “Drew, these are the ugliest surfboards I’ve ever seen!” Then when I was in Hawaii I rode for Town & Country and I showed Craig Sugihara and the rest of the crew there my ideas and they weren’t into either. I got the same feedback from the guys at Local Motion and it seemed like everyone else on the North Shore. I was blown away, I was like “Wow, nobody’s going to let me do this.” . . . Matt [Biolos] was actually the last guy I wanted to talk to. He really had nothing going on at the time. They weren’t even on the map. But I needed an outlet to do the art and I wanted to meet him. That day I walked in there I was more or less looking to do something fun. I was making more money working at Stewart than I had in my whole life. Working with Matt was more of a release; it was just fun.
And to think, now Brophy is designing shirts for tradeshows. . . Click the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: Surf Expo]
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Winters are cold in NorCal and Thrasher Magazine knows that the worst part about skateboarding out in the frost is slapping a hand down on frozen concrete. Apparently, that’s why they made these new new Goat Grip Gloves and and matching Blackout Beanies. These seem perfect for flying over Cuckoo’s nests if nothing else.
[Link: Thrasher Store]
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Stance’s Ryan Kingman gets interviewed on TransWorld Business and he takes the opportunity to explain how they got their feet in the door.
Stance saw an opportunity to address a category that has been neglected and overlooked by most brands over the years and bring it to the surface, show it off, champion it. Whenever there’s a product being manufactured in a space with an excited and loyal consumer base there’s an opportunity to develop the category and make it shine. As it turns out there are a lot more sock enthusiasts and aficionados than we had hoped for.
Yep. Some people are just into feet. . .
[Link: Transworld Business]
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686’s new HUF x New Balance ménage à collab snowboard boot and and sneaker will be sliding out in limited quantities beginning January 8, 2010.
The triple partnership brings forth a focus on clean design, with dark blue and white tones accented with pink and green hits and embellishments. The HUF for New Balance 205 sneaker is made of a micro suede and highly breathable mesh upper. The perforated suede New Balance logo makes a polished statement with coordinating NB 205 and HUF logo hits on the tongue. The terry cloth lining gives exceptional cushioning properties and has a contrasting micro suede heel cap.
A party to celebrate the release will be held at HUF LA on Saturday, January 8, 2011. HUF LA is located at 410 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles For more photos and all the details, follow the jump.
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Just a reminder for those making the trek to Orlando for Surf Expo 2011. This Friday, January 7, 2010 Quiksilver and Surf Expo will host the All 80’s All Day Vert Challenge in the Orange County Convention Center, North Hall A, 9400 Universal Drive in Orlando, adjacent to Surf Expo. Admission is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. Parking at the Convention Center is $13.
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Last night (January 2, 2010) at the Staple Center the Los Angeles Lakers organization helped Kelly Slater celebrate his 10 ASP World Titles with a private pre-game party that included 20 of Kelly’s closest friends, food, drinks, and a special surfing cake.
After catching up with his friends over some great food, drinks, and a little cake, Kelly was off to his courtside seat where he would wait for the Laker’s staff to come and get him to present the game ball at center court just prior to tip off. After the players were introduced, Kelly was escorted out to center court where Kelly presented the ball to the ref.
He and Kalani then watched the Lakers lose to the Memphis Grizzlies up close and personal. There’s just nothing like watching the Lakers lose at home.
[Link: The Mountain And The Wave]
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SlickWraps, the purveyors of fine iPhone skins, have a new skin that turns an iPhone 4 into a nice 7-ply maple board–sort of.
We use real skateboard grip-tape to manufacture each item and each is precision cut with a laser for a perfect fit. When combined with a wood grain vinyl edge wrap this design actually gives your iPhone 4 the illusion of being a skateboard, all you need now are the wheels. The only advice we can give you is not to slide this phone against your grandma’s table because this material is very rough.
Finally, an iPhone that can do damage, rather than the other way around. Right now, it’s only $20 on Etsy.com.
[Link: SlickWraps via TheNextWeb]
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The world-wide fight against Dengue Fever (the disease that some suggest may have killed Andy Irons) could get a huge boost if scientists at Tulane University are right about their newly designed trap that kills pregnant mosquitos, according to a story on io9.com.
Recently researchers developed a low-tech device shaped like a trash can and doused with a chemical mixture that smells like the decaying matter which draws pregnant mosquitos in. Inside, the mosquitos land on insecticidal fabric, which kills them and any eggs they’ve laid.
If they work these little stinky trash cans seems like a nice addition to the traveling surfer’s quiver.
[Link: Live Science via io9.com]
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Seems like this should have happened years ago, but legendary snowboard photographer Bud Fawcett has finally put his first gallery showing together. The Bud Fawcett Photo Retrospective runs January 4 – 30, 2011 at the White Rabbit Bakery in Aurora, Oregon. Bud says:
I chose images for this exhibit that represented those special ‘ah-ha’ moments in my photo career. I hope that you will come by and check out the prints in person and have some great coffee and treats at the White Rabbit Bakery (closed Mondays).
White Rabbit Bakery is located at 21368 Hwy 99e, Aurora OR, 97002. Photos from the show are also posted on Fawcett’s AbsolutelyRadical.com website. And yes, the show features the classic photo of Jeff Brushie ending the all-around snowboarder era with a method on the 1990 June Mountain OP Pro GS course.
[Link: Fawcett Photo Design]
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