germany
Mit Ari auf Safari
End of July, a period of the year when people hit the road for sunny beaches or discovering foreign countries. It’s also the moment when you realize that your own city has suddenly become all quiet. No hordes of scooter kids at your local skatepark who come all at once after school, and less traffic in town. Actually, if you think about it, this period of the year seems to be the best moment to stay north, with comparatively less posers at your local skatepark…
Shitfoot Mongoland – skater owned tradeshow – 2016
A stupidly named 3 day tradeshow for skater owned brands, independent distributors, retailers and press.
Rat Bowl contest at North Brigade – Cologne, Germany
Volcom Rat Bowl contest at North Brigade – Cologne, Germany
Professional D.I.Y. in Glücksburg, north Germany
Starting to write this article, I wondered about the term ‘professional d.i.y.’ which has been quietly existing for a while now. I mean, since the serious skatepark building business nowadays seems to be in the hand of skateboarders pretty much isn’t every project kind of professional d.i.y.? Well, we as skateboarders do it ourselves (just like the whole industry used to be), if we get paid for it or not, it’s bloody d.i.y., isn’t it!? We take matters into our own hands, this is something we should be really, really proud of and continue to do so.
Basement Bowl – Titus Skateshop – Cologne, Germany
In late summer we started a very special project in the basement of our store in Cologne. We had that space of approximately 60 square meters and thought of building a little bowl area down there. We had small experience from our DIY projects in Berlin, Münster and Wuppertal. But this project was special.
Drop into the Pissrinne – Bonn, Germany
Down in a passway, where junkies roam and people pee, skaters from Bonn brought some ramps to skate on the Saturday before Christmas. Welcome to the Pissrinne (peegully).
Wohnzimmer bowl cradle – Germany
After the fullpipe and wave ramp, Ben made a new organic furniture set in his living room.
Bergfest 2015 – Peace, Love and Skateboarding – Münster, Germany
Bergfest 2015 was a massive hit……. Bowls, Beers, Bros, skateboarding, sun, girls, bbq, slams, stalefishes, never been dones, almost makes on the rail, bands, more beers, after party, and three days to recover. Thanks to Koloss, Pavel Skateboards, Jimmy’z, Concrete Wave, and Hoax mfg for helping make this skate party a smashing good time. If you really want to know what it’s like at the Bergfest, you have to come experience it yourself. See you next year!