December 31st, 2011 | by Brennan | published in Footwear, Sport
In the winter you’ll often find me wearing my Red Wing Iron Rangers or 6-inch Mocs. Red Wing’s built up its reputation over the last century as one of America’s finest bootmakers and this winter they’ve teamed up with another venerable American brand – Burton. This collaboration, The Rover Limited snowboard boot, was inspired by [...]
August 12th, 2009 | by Brennan | published in Sport
The Bullet, a vintage custom motorcycle by Falcon is my DREAM bike. According to Falcon’s website, “The Bullet is a custom Triumph motorcycle, that started as the derelict frame and engine of a 1950 pre-unit Triumph Thunderbird — the bike Marlon Brando rode in ‘The Wild One’. The concept was inspired by what a Triumph [...]
December 18th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Sport
From hypebeast: “Pushing the limits of design technology, Burton’s [ak] collection has brought an innovative edge to the Japanese market with their latest assortment of premium equipment. Following the [ak] project with the tunes of Ino Hidefumi, their [ak] movie will give viewers a look into the soulful riding from Uemura and the rest of [...]
December 14th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Sport
From Drinkin’ and Dronin’: “It’s been quite awhile since photos of the old time were gathered for another vernacular trip down memory lane. It’s a going trend that I have noticed with myself that naval and sports photos seem to make it in here the most. In the future, I’m going to try and broaden [...]
December 8th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Sport
This skate deck is by Jared Nickerson. I posted about this artist about a week ago here but it wasn’t until earlier today that I actually visited his website. From there I clicked on over to Popdeck.com, which is “the first design community for skateboarders.” I don’t know if this is true but it’s certainly [...]
December 1st, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Culture, Design, Sport
From Kempt: “There’s something magical about cars made before the advent of anti-lock brakes, power steering, and rudimentary safety equipment. It may not get you to Ferrari speeds, but the first actor to pull up to the red carpet in a Model A deserves all the attention he can get. At least you know he [...]
November 30th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Sport
From highsnobiety: “A couple of artists got together to design an artist deck anniversary series for Black Label. Participating artists included Todd Bartrud, Jeremy Fish, Natas, FOS and Sheppard Fairy. The artist deck series is now available at Stil Laden.” Share
November 18th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Sport
From hypebeast: “Mid Atlantic snowboard company Monument link up with New York based artist Krink aka Craig Costello on a snowboard. The board features Krink’s signature paint drip style along a blank grey base and image of one of KRINKS ink pens. The limited edition piece is part of Monuments BlackBlack series with a 100% [...]
November 15th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Culture, Sport
From hypebeast: “Krooked Skateboards and iconic pro skater Mark Gonzalez will be hooking with with mixed media artists the Clayton Brothers on a set of skate decks. The two piece set will feature original artwork as part of the Krooked Guest Artist Series. Limited to only 300 pieces, the decks will see a release at [...]
November 12th, 2008 | by Brennan | published in Sport
From highsnobiety: “The Burton x Futura Vapor Snowboard that has been first presented months ago, has now finally been released in Burton flagship stores. Featuring a rather simple black upper, it comes with a full on Futura graphic on the bottom with custom Futura Burton signature.” Share
