“There’s a Charles Eames quote saying ‘take your pleasures seriously’,” says Jonathan Olivares, industrial designer, writer, curator and long-time skateboarder. But the skateboard, a pleasure for ...

REDLANDS – Michelle Wangwa took her time, touching up her design every day after school. The end result? Her design was voted as one of two winners in the skateboard design contest held by the Music ...

'Skateboard' at the Design Museum (20 October 2023 - 2 June 2024) is a new exhibition charting the history of skateboard design from the 1950s to today. The exhibition is curated by Jonathan Olivares, ...

Exhibition opening in the autumn will celebrate sport’s journey from fringes to Olympics From its origins in the California hills to its ubiquity on urban streets around the world, the history of ...

From ostracized subculture to Olympic sport, skateboarding has come a long way over the past 70 years. A new exhibition at London’s Design Museum shines a spotlight on the history of skateboard ...

Inspired by the “Harold Schlotzhauer: The Shape of Motion” exhibition, the Yellowstone Art Museum recently invited community members to become artists with its 360° Skateboard Design Competition and ...

Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and N.E.R.D could fairly and accurately be described as the soundtrack to many HYPEBEAST readers’ lives. Therefore, when whispers surfaced that Kanye was bringing his highly ...

Skateboards are not complicated design objects. They consist of little more than a simple deck, usually made of wood, which forms the riding surface. The board is completed by a pair of trucks ...