21.05.12
Go skatebarding with Odd Future
Dip this in coffee. Odd Future will be releasing a new series of skate deck featuring their trademark donut in an all-over design and boards with their OFGWKTA logo. There will be a few different color options and the boards will be available as part of the Odd Future pop-up in LA this Saturday.
“Slow motion for me, slow motion for me.” – Juvenile
IKYITHWMEL helps you remember that movies used to be called a “picture show.” To accompany his upcoming photography book IKYITHWMEL, which will be released this month, photographer Jonnie Craig, has made a short film. The black and white slow motion pieces stars Skateboarder Chris Ault, and each frame of the video is as beautiful as the next–it almost makes you want to turn them into stills. Think photography sped up or film slowed down.
Watch Jonnie Craig’s IKYITHWMEL staring Chris Ault below.
Jason Dill, Gang Gang Dance and Alien Workshop skate together
New York skate fixture Jason Dill is a fan of Gang Gang Dance. So when he was designing his new board for Alien Workshop he brought the New York-based experimental band on as collaborators. The Jason Dill Gang Gang Dance board was made for this summer–cruise around on it or stick it up on your wall.
Skate. Draw. Take acid. Huh?
Illustrator Matt Box’s latest “Acid Drops” features the skateboard stylings of California’s Dylan Rieder. (See the first edition, featuring Jason Dill here.) Using watercolors and an impeccable attention to detail, Box’s series of short animations show a different view of skateboarding—one that is reminiscent of the 60s and highlights the fluidity and individuality of each beloved skateboarders movements.
See more of Acid Drops, the Dylan Rieder edition from Matt Box below.
Dude, everyone’s doing it. Just set your briefcase down on the curb there.
Just because Vans Bowl-A-Rama Bondi just ended doesn’t mean we can’t keep talking about skateboarding. In fact, we were thinking of maybe going back a little further. Say, the 1960s—when skateboarding seemed to be for anyone and everyone was doing it. Delving into the unimaginably huge Life Magazine archives, Retronaut shows us photos of New York City through the eyes of kids (and some adults, too) on skateboards. The series was taken by Bill Eppridge and they arrive just in time to make summer feel just a little bit closer.
See some of Life Magazine’s photos of New York City skateboarders by Bill Eppridge below.
Benny Gold’s paper airplane soaps will have you smelling fly
Skater, designer and past hearty feature, Benny Gold is known for his paper plane–it has appeared on tee-shirts, lighters, boards, stickers and anywhere else Benny Gold can get it. But now, Benny Gold’s paper plane might also appear in your shower.
For the first time Benny Gold is making his forray into the world of body products and he’s doing it right with all natural products. The Benny Gold All Natural Bar Soap is formulated with botanicals and essential oils including scents of: Bulgarian Lavender, Peppermint and Lemon Verbena.
We may not want to smell like a skater, but we wouldn’t mind smelling like these soaps.
See more of the Benny Gold all natural paper plane soaps below.
