Mellowpark: DIY Berlin
A short view on the Mellowpark bowl project in Berlin, Germany. With helping hands of the locals the bowl was finished in the spring of 2011.
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The Maya Pool (DIY Backyard Pool)
I think it’s a dream of every skater to have his own ramp at home. Sure, I have my own ramp at home. Sure, it’s a crazy big ramp, half bowl half mini ramp, etc. But sure its not a pool….
OWL BOWL opening – Cologne, Germany
October 1st was a momentous day in Cologne with the opening of the first concrete bowl in Germany’s fourth largest city. Built by IOU Ramps and the local skaters of Cologne, the OWL BOWL is located at the NorthBrigade Skatepark, which has been open since the 1980s. Skaters from around Germany showed up for the opening party which was graced with sunny skies, which at this time of the year is a treat, as there was just as much chance the rain would shut down the event.
BERGFEST: Battle of the Monster Bowl – July, 2011 – Münster, Germany
The concrete bowl at Berg Fidel in Münster, Germany was built in 1989 and marks the early development of concrete bowl skateboarding in Europe. It was the same year Titus held the world championships in Germany, and pros from America like John Cardiel, Matt Hensley, Chris Miller, Christian Hossoi and Danny Way all have skated the Monster Bowl in it’s early beginnings. 22 years later…
Wollmatingen pool: Konstanz, Germany
The bowl is located in Konstanz. The construction company is Bowl Construction from Switzerland (they also built Hard, St. Gallen and München Hirschgarten to name the good ones).
Ultrabowl III: Malmö, Sweden
In the 3rd year of the Ultrabowl, they decided not to have the contest in the ‘backyard’ style pool, but instead to have it in the whole park (except in the pool). Skaters from all over the world attended and as could be expected, some serious shredding went down. I wasn’t there as I decided to explore previously unvisited lands in Croatia and Slovenia, so there’s not much for me to say, so look at the photos and watch the replay of any heat you want.
Cologne, Germany gets it’s first Concrete Bowl
Finally, in Cologne, Germany, at the NorthBrigade skate park a new concrete bowl is being built!
CONFUSION MAGAZINE – Issue #3
The 3rd issue of CONFUSION “international skateboard” Magazine is at the printers and will be shipping out in 10 days!
100 pages, offset print, on matt paper. A5/half mag size/full color
Sihlside Spot. D.I.Y: Zürich, Switzerland
A year ago, we started with a small concrete quarter pipe. We didn’t know how long it would stay there, so we were really happy with our little spot. After a while, we built up a wobble and a china bank and still, no one teared it down. So we went big and built a corner, complete with Pudi’s Pool Coping.
Amsterdam Pool Project (update)
More progress on the Amsterdam Pool Project in Holland, initiated by Miktor and Molf.
Mini-bowl: Begues, Spain
This is a new mini bowl that I finished last week. It is located 30 minutes south of Barcelona in a town called Begues.
Back to Old School 3 – Antwerp, Belgium (pre-contest)
A long time ago, in Anterp, Belgium the Back to Old School, 2nd edition was due to take place. Jason Parkes met me at my house in Cologne with his son Kilian. We got in my vw van and drove the 2 hours to the skatepark, where Lester Kasai and Mark Partain were warming up the day before the contest. It had been raining earlier and the park just dried up when we got there, and was practically empty, except for one of the best pool skaters in the world, and legendary 80s dominator Lester Kasai.