Designers reveal the secrets of skateboard design . Henry Wong. Skateboarding is having a moment. Tokyo 2020 is the first time the sport – popularised by Californian surfers as a way to pass the time ...

With vitrines containing the skateboards, contextualising the industrial design, is a “large photography gallery” – hanging from banners above – and supporting artefacts ranging from magazine spreads ...

Here, Olivares explains why the skateboard is such a good object to document in this form, and why the design is arguably perfect. Skee-Skate, Tresco of California, 1963. Metal wheels.

Design – IPSVM Skateboard – Loren Kulesus 2:47 pm January 12, 2009 By Roland Hutchinson Check out this stunning looking skateboard by designer Loren Kulesus, the IPSVM Skateboard.

Learn what a longboard is and how it differs from a skateboard, including design, riding style, and performance features. By Red Bull Editorial Team 5 min read Published on 07/06/2020 · 7:07 PM UTC ...

LOS ANGELES — Larry Stevenson, a skateboard maker who helped take the sport from an early 1960s kid’s gimmick often compared to the hula hoop to a respectable and eventually professional sport ...

SKATEBOARD charts the history of board design over seven decades, from their homemade, humble beginnings to today’s professional and technologically advanced models.

Skateboards and Invention From its origins—roller-skate wheels attached to a wooden board—the skateboard has given rise to a vibrant culture of art, music, and sport. Used by surfers when there were ...

Back in the 1940s, when skateboards were invented, longtime La Jolla resident Carl Ekstrom was there. I asked him what he thought about the new design. "Oh it's just fantastic.

The first skateboards were cannibalized from scooters and surfboards. Now, their elevated style is on display in a Design Museum exhibition in London. Mark Smith of Gully Boards in his father’s ...

“Skateboard” features over 100 decks, images from over 40 photographers, and spin-off ephemera; it runs from October 20 to June 4, 2024. ... at London’s Design Museum.