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Znakeside DIY – Rio De Janeiero
After two months we already had our own skatepark! We never had any kind of sponsorship from skateshops or brands – just from the skaters! Many materials were taken from old construction sites nearby so we could save a lot of money for more barbecue and beers!
The Cutie DIY – Zürich, Switerzland
The Beauty was our beloved indoor Pool in the Autonomous Beauty Salon in Zürich. Since the squat got evicted in spring 2014, we started to plan for a new winter spot.
Rathole DIY – Chur, Switzerland
The decision, to build our own concrete dream was already made – all we needed was a good space.
Stokin’ panorama – Canary Islands (Tenerife and La Palma)
Beginning of the year, new energy, new time to spend looking for new discoveries. Once again, I travel to this peacful place, and just as the before I found more than I expected – and with the skate spots – more than I had ever imagined. This trip turned into a crazy kind of stokin’ “search and find” new DIY and new skateable landscapes inside this atlantic paradise.
Super… Pool Sunday
While millions were watching a pig skin being tossed back and forthfor Super Bowl Sunday, some local So Cal rippers were skating a heavy session at Would Shop DIY / Butler’s Pool.
Kiel DIY – northern Germany
Ever since I saw Pontus Alv’s “Strongest of the Strange” I wanted to build some skate stuff myself. The film blew my mind // great skating, artwork and DIY, but especially the short moaning scene. It sounded all so familiar to me: no time, no spots to skate, no motivation.
Agarasa Base – Nagahama, Japan
AGARASA BASE is a skatepark I made in Nagahama, in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan. I spent about three years building the park in my backyard.
Valley Center Skate Spot – California
I started going to meetings and pitching the idea for a skate park in my home town of Valley Center, California about five years ago. At that time they, parks and rec., said there was no money for something like that so I didn’t pursue it for another year, until I saw a sign for and new sports field to be built.
Confusion Magazine – Issue #10 – out now
Featuring interviews with Cody Lockwood, Aref Bobby Koushesh, and artist French. DIY Skate spot check outs on Salamander Ranch (USA), Bob’s Spot (England), Wörgl DIY (Austria), and Down by the River (France). And way way more…
872 DIY bowl project – France
DIY spot in France (Thouars in Deux-Sevres). This is the 872 DIY bowl project, just near a bridge which was built by Gustave Eiffel company in 1872.