DIY build week – Münster, Germany

In just one week, with the help of around 30 dedicated maniacs who were willing to spend their free time working in the scorching heat of Münster, we made it happen. Teams from Cologne, Aachen, Sauerland, Hamburg, and Stuttgart joined us and gave us a huge hand – once again: much love to everyone involved – DIY family showed off big time!

Valentin Novo

It’s late in the Morning, in  space that smells like glue, woodstains and vinyl stickers. A young man lies on a chair, half anxious of the day to conquer, and half happy as he diggs through a raspberry pastry…

The Arches DIY – Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow is a post industrial city on the west coast of Scotland and somewhere within it, in a location that is pretty central and easily found on google maps, is The Arches DIY.

Burnside Film Premiere Spotlight:

An interview with Paul Johnson and Dan Eason, director and producer of the feature film “Through My Board” by April Jones

Nolan Houghton interview

I was always getting into trouble as a kid so my parents got me into skating as something to do. I was too unfocused for organized sports….

Oaxaca DIY – Mexico

The funny thing about DIY, is that we spend so much time trying to explain them, community, repurposed space, a reaction to poor government, and they’re not wrong, but they’re missing something. In an era of Street League sponsorships and skateboarding selling cars, DIY spots are a symbol. They are proof that some people still care about the thing itself. 

Secret Fingerboard DIY skatepark discovered

The little things. It’s what the world is made of. Small joys. Like hearing the sounds of boards slapping against the graffiti-laced metal ramps of Marsh Park

Rozkurwiel Tour XVI

Rozkurwiel Tour – “sweet sixteen”. Bunch of semi-bums, semi-skaters took to the road one more time. What can you expect from crew of ageing amateurs skateboarders? Same tricks but different spots. Sounds like fun? To be honest, if I was you I would probably stop reading here and just check these few photos….