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.
Just when you think your board is dead, it becomes a moose
Japanese artist, Haroshi doesn’t let a good deck go to waste. Bringing life to destroyed skateboard decks, Haroshi’s meticulously carved wooden sculptures include a wide range of mosaic creatures like an arm with its middle finger extended, a giant skateboard wheel, the face of a dog, a fire hydrant, an apple, a shark and a giant moose head. Since his teenage years, Haroshi has been inspired by skateboarding and is still an avid skater today. His website explains, “He often feels attached to trucks with the shaft visible, goes around picking up and collecting broken skateboard parts, and feels reluctant to throw away crashed skateboards.” Wow, this guy really takes his work home. Err…you know what we mean.
Haroshi’s recycled skateboard deck works were recently on display as part of an exhibition at HUF‘s distribution center. In case you missed it (like us) see some of Haroshi’s recycled skateboard sculptures below.
Some of our favorites from CTRL Clothing’s S/S ’12 line
The Finnish skater boys from CTRL Clothing have released their new spring/summer 2012 collection “The Animal Chin Collection.” Since ‘95, CTRL has been releasing graphic clothing with a hankering for over-sized pants and tees, New York City culture and skateboarding. The name of their S/S ’12 line is a nod to the 1987 skate flick ‘The Search for Animal Chin,’ which stars Tony Hawk and the other Bones Brigade members sporting some pretty hilarious haircuts.
You might be wondering what this collection has to do with Tony Hawk and his skate posse searching for a wise old man called Wonton “Animal” Chin. Here’s a clue: pixel leopard print, paint splotch pattern pullovers and tomboy graphic shorts.
Check out some of our picks from the new CTRL s/s ’12 collection below.
Supreme enlists, Writer, Director, Filmmaker, Harmony Korine for a pair of skate decks
You probably know Harmony Korine best from his movie Kids, which scared us as youth into wearing condoms. Maybe still a little scared. Depicting NYC in the 90s and the encompassing skate scene, the movie stars Chloe Sevigny and Leo Fitzpatrick and features NY skaters like Harold Hunter and Justin Pierce. Pretty much, a collaboration with Supreme was destined.
On October 6 Supreme will be releasing two skateboard decks with original artwork by Harmony Korine. Preview the Harmony Korine for Supreme decks below.
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