a visual collective outlet of inspiration
taking it back to the 80’s with 5 boro’s new VHS deck series. each deck is designed referencing classic blank VHS tape sleeves we all used to film shit on. they did a killer job in retrofitting the 5 boros name into sony, NYC into VHS and so on. you can tell a designer with an eye for detail was involved. this gives supreme skateboards artist series a run for their money. well done boys. worth the work… buy some now. by xy
surf-skate
nick tucker: primitive gold skate deck
riddin on gold, its so ghetto… but i want it
damn d we missed out on these!! solid gold it aint but sold out it is… nick tucker’s limited edition primitive gold skate deck made with 7 ply maple and topped with gold foil. you can ride wall street with this shit… now don’t tell anyone but it was priced at $54.95 and if you called now you’d get a pair of gold teeth to go with it. that’s cool… no matter if you get it or not. jeff koons would be proud. by dd
marble surfboards: mollusk, spaulings, hayden cox or alexander wang?
above: surf art not fashion
“the marble surfboards above were part of the belgian marbles show produced by the reena spaulings gallery; made of marble, they are precise copies of boards from the mollusk surf shop in brooklyn. spaulings is with an international group of artists who call themselves the bernadette corporation; the collective has produced films, a faux fashion label, albums, even a novel.” the surf boards are just a hobby on the side.
above: fashion not surf art
“haydenshapes founder hayden cox, has taken the artful practice and elevated it even further with a recent collaboration with fashion designer alexander wang.” hmmm im perhapse too lazy to research this given its god damn winter, but is this one-and-the-same? or some blatant rip-off festival?
adidas skateboard stan smith
did you know the grip on the stan smiths was based on snake skin?
and who knew? i had no idea stan smith had anything to do with skateboarding, let alone the gonz (mark gonzales)
here’s a new take on the classic adidas stan smith. i suppose you can make it any color, and it will still be cool. love the two-tone grip sole, and personally, i think i’d take this over pharrell’s m+m color line. by dd
endless summer
just when we thought summer was over in new york, we have staggering temperatures into september, it definitely feels like an endless summer, and it makes us want to catch that wave one more time. by kt
Aaron “jaws” Homoki
our knees ache just from watching this. how long will jaws be the undisputed king of impact? it’s just mind blowing. by na
boo-kini time
i know maybe it’s a bit too cold out there for this but i’d wear these any time. boo kini bikini by our friends at three as four get em while it’s cold. by cm
skater jumps track on 145th street: not buying this but great just the same
skater jumps over the subway platform, hl swears this is unaltered but there’s simply not enough room to pick up that much speed on the platform. someone enlighten us… by dd
the glossary
words, nicknames, rules and instructions never forgotten. by sv
yo shot challenge – surf photo contest
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the nysea collective brings us the YO SHOT CHALLENGE, new york’s premier surfing photo challenge with $1500 on the line to the winning photographer who captures the viewer’s favorite photo. there is a swell hitting NY over the weekend so check back to see some new entries from some of NY’s best surf photographers doing their thing. by jr
Maybe the heat is just getting to me!
back flip dive off of mini dover cliff. by cm
Russia by Monika Höfler
aaaah, summer time, nice pix from our friends at here we go now. by uh
