Vincenza, Italy – Murder Bowl mania
The Italian scene seems as rich and happy as the country seems poor and in deep shit. So when I saw the murder bowl contest ad, my bag was ready.
Basque full pipe experience
Maurizio Dayan, Jaime Mateu from Mallorca, Oier Zabala and Borja Casas from Algorta went on a rainy day search the full pipes in a factory near Algorta. Only looking for some fun and to skate these awesome pipes, they went to the factory and skated. This is the true love of skateboarding.
Best of Both – Düsseldorf, Germany – 2013
The Best of Both is a wooden bowl contest that takes place every year for the last four or five years. The first day the skating is in the downstairs Factory Bowl, and the second day upstairs in the OMSA Pool which is a wooden replica of a real backyard pool.
Australians (and Kiwis) in California – roadtrip
I planned a quick roadtrip to central California with my mate Scott Standley. He got a hold of some of his homies to see who was in. Kieran Reilly was down to get out of So Cal. I borrowed my sisters SUV plus some camping gear, grabbed a couple kiwi dudes along the way and headed north.
Logr crew (Czech) video
Czech crew Lógr released their audiovisual manifesto. It lasts almost 30 minutes, they were filming over a year in different locations around Europe. You can see among other locations, Malmö, Berlin, Prague and Zurich.
Pumpa Party 2013 – Postojna, Slovenia
The Boldrider’s guys have organized two days of party and skate sesh, with16 bands playing, because they were supposed to destroy all the concrete and the vert ramp at the gas station in Postojna. I was so sad about that, but so hyped at the same time to meet up with all the guys. Whoever was there knows the situation… the atmosphere was so rad.
2er Builders Jam – Hannover, Germany – Part 1 & 2
On arrival I don’t think anyone really knew what we were getting ourselves in for the following week back in early June in Hannover, Germany. The basic idea was that the 2 er – ‘the two stair’ Crew had the idea to invite D.I.Y (Do It Yourself) Skate crews from all corners of Europe to come to their spot and each team would be given 3 days to build something.
Introduction of Japanese skate scene
These are daily lives and ways of skateboarders in Japan, introduced by a local skateboarder who doesn’t belong to any Japanese distribution or corporation.
Land of Marble documentary – Pietrasanta, Italy
This is the trailer for a video documentary I’m working on about the first skatepark made completely out of recycled white marble…