do it yourself
Wavegarden – Northern Bavaria, Germany
Located in Northern Bavaria; Selb skatepark is one of the smoothest and most flowing next level parks designed by Martin Ehrenberger. For Blackriver building parks is an art form, not a business venture; non-profit building at it’s finest!
The Cananal Sessions – Southern Spain
With no judges, sponsors and no rules… just punk, thrash & skateboarding, “The Canal Session“. This was just about skateboarding in one of the most important DIY spots of the skateboarding scene in Spain. The rough ground and the dusty walls of this mythical ditch made the most perfect session in the land of the sun, Toledo.
Gone But Not Forgotten: OldStar DIY
Not too far inland from the sunny beaches of Venice sat an off the grid renegade skatepark….
Kobwebs DIY – England
It was the summer of 2011 that Frank asked his dad if he could put a little wooden mini ramp in his dad’s old cow shed which was just full of beat up old vans and various bits of knackered old equipment. His dad said he could have one corner of the shed. …
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.
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.
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…
Skartable DIY Skate Spot – Los Angeles, California
Driving down Melrose Ave. I saw a quiet little spot, perfect for a narrow quarter pipe. I knew there is no way I could build there so I started thinking about prefab DIY….
Plymouth DIY – England
The spot is called Plymouth DIY. We decided to build something really steep and whippy because every skatepark around here is really small and mellow.