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Gentemstick Snowboards

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:19:55 +0000

Handcrafted
Something we don’t see very often in this sport are innovative designs that stray a bit from the norm. Japanese designer Taro Tamai has been designing hand-made boards for over a decade. An answer to the homogenization of board shapes that happened as snowboarding gained mainstream appeal.
Tamai’s goal is no less than to “perfectly blend into the terrain miraculously made of snow and wind, just as if birds flying in the sky or fish flowing in the stream.” The end product of his philosophical approach to the sport is a line of boards renowned for their flexible fins, oversized sized fish tails and ride-ability in almost any snow condition.” More information on these special boards at Gentemstick Snowboards.

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Shaun White x Oakley Holbrook Sunglasses

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:52:04 +0000

Future Classic from the mind of Shaun White
Shaun White, Olympic Gold Medalist and veteran Oakley rider for over a decade, has collaborated with Oakley to create a new lifestyle sunglass called Holbrook™. With his brother Jesse as his creative director, Shaun worked with Oakley designers to crystallize his vision of classic American cool, and Holbrook was born. The name “Holbrook” comes from a small town on Route 66, a place in the badlands with all the grit and glory of the open road. It’s the perfect moniker for a salute to vintage sunglass designs, a fashion-forward creation that takes style to a whole new place. More information and additional colorways after the jump.

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The stress-resistant frame is made of a lightweight synthetic called O Matter® and multiple lens/frame combinations are available, includeing the signature Shaun White colorway that he’s always wearing.Three types of lenses are available for the Holbrook: Optional Oakley HDPolarized Lenses that match unbeatable HDO performance and protection with premium glare filtering. Lenses with Iridium® coating to tune light for maximized performance in a chosen environment, or gradient lens shading — darker at the top and lighter at the bottom. Keep an eye out for these this Summer.

Incase Nylon Backpack Collection

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:49 +0000

Go Incase!
Let’s face it, one of the big parts of living the snowboard lifestyle is travelling around. Hopping on planes and spending more time waiting in the gate for a flight to board is something we’ve all done. The only difference now is that we’re lugging around a whole lot more gear. Incase has been around for a while and they’ve perfected the art of harmonizing form and function into each of their products. The Nylon Backpack is a staple if you have ever found the need to bring your laptop with you when you travel. Offering the right amount of storage for everything from an iPhone to comfortably fitting a 17″ Macbook Pro with enough room to spare for all the cables in organized compartments. This Spring sees the Nylon Backpack available in some bright punchy colors like Royal purple and Red. Pick one up at Incase. More images after the jump.

Image source: Incase

Kinetics x Columbia Faraday Jacket

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:45:29 +0000

Harajuku Stylin’
For the warmer weather out there this (upcoming) Spring, Columbia is putting out some exclusive jackets with Japanese label Kinetics. The Faraday Jacket features Columbia’s advanced Durable Water Repellant material, and comes in dark blue or purple with detailed multi-colored accents. Pick one up if you happen to be in Japan.

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Forsnowboarding x Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest Winners

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:01:47 +0000

Congratulations!
We had a tough time coming up with a winner for the Forsnowboarding x Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest. There were a lot of great entries submitted over the course of the contest from many talented people, but at the end of the day it was Zsolt Varga AKA Sekond who took home the grand prize. Zsolt will get his design turned into a custom one of a kind Grafik Armor decal wrap. Second place goes to Matt Fisher of Provoke Creative, with a great sketch design. Matt will get a Grafik Armor decal wrap of his choice from current lineup. Thanks again to everyone for participating! Better images of the board designs after the jump.

Image source: Forsnowboarding x Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest

Oakley x Nokia N97 2010 Olympic Games Phone

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:26:50 +0000

Not Olympic gold, but close enough.
Straight from the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Oakley put together some Olympic cheer in the form of a limited edition co-branded Nokia N97 mini for 200 of their sponsored athletes that made it to the games. The N97 was given a laser etched “Thunderbird” logo, specially designed for the Vancouver games, and loaded with exclusive Oakley team videos and photos. A great souvenir for some of the top athletes of the world.

Image source: WRG?Mag

Nike Snowboarding Danny Kass Signature Boot

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:43:37 +0000

Return of the Kass
Next season’s Nike Snowboarding lineup debuts their first signature model for none other than Danny Kass. The Danny Kass Signature Boot was designed with Danny and features artwork and branding by Mark Dean Veca. The boot has a more streamlined appearance and features ergonomic shell contruction, premium compression molded, synthetic leather wrapped phylon midsole with embedded zoom air in heel, heat Moldable Liner for custom fit, and a ton more features that you’ll have to wait til the Fall to find out. Bonus points go to the Dunk inspired “winglike” ankle strap for added style. Look for this model in two colorways releasing in September and October this year.

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Forsnowboarding x Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest is now closed

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:33 +0000

Thanks for Participating!
The Forsnowboarding x Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest is now closed. We’ve received over 300 submissions to the contest which can be viewed at the official contest website. Now Forsnowboarding, Grafik Armor, and guest judge Mike Orduña (Fatoe) will look through the entries and officially announce the winners on Friday, March 5th. Check back soon and thanks again for taking part! Good Luck!

Image source: Forsnowboarding x Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest Website

Yes Snowboards 2011 Sneak Peek

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:29:06 +0000

Yes Now Board
2011 looks to be a strong second year for YES Snowboards. Hot off the heels of their inaugural season, JP Solberg, DCP, and Romain De Marchi look to have more options for the next year of shredding. More to come from YES.

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Burton x FYi x Fragment Design AK457 Guide Jacket

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:56:41 +0000

Made in Japan
Burton Japan, FYi, and Fragment Design have merged forces to work on a joint collaboration project to develop high end technical outerwerar. The result is the [ak] 457 jacket, which can be best described as technical equipment for mountain enthusiasts. It’s the most functional and technically developed outerwear coming out of the Burton camp, and for now it’s only available in Japan.

Image source: FYi Design Department

Burton 2009/2010 Global Packaging

admin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:24:52 +0000

Adam Weiss / Landscape Studio for Burton
Some great design work for the current line up of Burton Snowboard packaging conceptualized and designed by Adam Weiss of Landscape Studio, with Illustrations done by Travis Millard. The packaging redesign encompassed Burton’s entire product offering: boot/binding boxes, board labels, outerwear hangtags and accessory boxes. The aesthetic was later carried over into all communications for the brand.

Image source: Landscape Studio

Burton Snowboards x Bob Marley

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:54:38 +0000

“Don’t worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright”
As with every season, Burton doesn’t fail to sprinkle exciting collaborations among its already impressive array of shreds. We’ve seen official collaborations with the Warhol estate, Futura, Ducati, and most recently for 2011, legendary singer and cultural icon Bob Marley. The Marley Whammy board was made possible with a blessing from the Marley Estate and it should give you some good vibes and easy feelings on the mountain for sure. Available at Burton Flagship stores next season.

Image source: Rad Collector

Forsnowboarding X Grafik Armor Snowboard Graphic Design Contest

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:26:15 +0000

Get your design on!
Forsnowboarding and Grafik Armor are proud to announce their first collaborative project together: Snowboard Graphic Design Contest. Beginning February 15th, 2010, we invite all snowboarders and designers to create their best original snowboard topsheet graphics using our supplied templates and submit them to our official gallery to be judged by a panel of artists, designers and industry professionals. Guest judge for this competition is none other than Mike Orduña AKA Fatoe.

Grand prize is a custom one-of-a-kind Grafik Armor Snowboard Decal Wrap with the winners graphic. Second place gets a Grafik Armor Snowboard Decal of their choice from Grafik Armors current line-up.

More information on our contest page.

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Timorous Beasties for Nike ACG Capsule Collection

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:49:16 +0000

Beastin’
For its 20th anniversary this year, Timorous Beasties, a design studio from Glasgow Scotland, has collaborated with Nike ACG to create a capsule collection of jackets and soft-goods featuring their signature style of visual imagery in a limited run.

For this collection, Timorous Beasties have merged traditional 19th century motifs with designs of the day to create an interesting pattern that compliments itself well. This graphic has been applied to a Nike ACG TB Vertical Shell BK Jacket, in both black and blue colorways, and feature fully taped seams and a wind and waterproof lightweight shell that utilizes the ACG Storm-Fit technology.

Image source: Freshness Mag

King Snow Magazine

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:01:55 +0000

Now Available Online
King Snow, the snowboard magazine from the makers of King Shit, can now be found online for those who are not fortunate enough to live in Canada where this print magazine could be picked up in person. It’s the same deal only digital, read the latest issue here.

Image source: King Snow

Oakley 2010 Olympic Custom Crowbar Goggle

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:43:34 +0000

Olympic Series
With the 2010 Winter Olympic Games only a week away, there’s still time to pick up some gear to show your support for your country while they’re competing. Oakleyis making it easy for you to put together some support with their custom Crowbar goggles, complete with country flags of your choice on the goggle straps. Get your support on at Oakley.com.

Image source: South of the North

Burton Snowboards x Starks Laces Hail Boot

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:01:04 +0000

Get Laced
In other collaboration, get-together, and teaming-up news from the SIA, we see an interesting one that makes a whole lotta sense, coming straight from the Burton booth this year. Burton makes great boots. Starks Laces makes great laces. For 2011, they got together to collaborate on a special model of the Burton Hail boot, featuring Starks laces. The boot takes cues from hunting with it’s real-tree camouflage, quilted panels and safety orange accents. Look for this model next season!

Image source: Rad Collector

Oakley Spring 2010 Fade Frogskins

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:37:59 +0000

Get your fade on
With Spring around the corner it’s time to get stocked up and ready for the warmer weather. Oakley will be releasing five new models of the Oakley Frogskins with a new “fade” aspect to the. The first to be released is a rootbeer-to-cyan colorway with Blue Iridium® lenses. Keep your eyes out for these soon.

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Nike Snowboarding 2011 Boot Preview

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:59:00 +0000

New Kicks
With SIA this past weekend, there was an opportunity to see much of what is coming down the pipes gear-wise for next year’s riding season. This current season saw the introduction of this technical boot from Nike Snowboarding, released with an ACG inspired colorway as a throwback from the archives of Nike. What we see coming in 2011 for the Zoom Air Kaiju is no different, as Nike likes to use their resources to add to the aesthetics of these boots. This time around there is an obvious poke at the tech challenge tennis sneakers from the Agassi days, as well as one that touches more on the color palette made famous by late 80’s Jordans. For snowboarders that are also sneaker heads, and for those with taste, next season is looking good to pick up a pair of Kaijus.

Image source: Rad Collector

Next season also sees the introduction of a pro model for Nike Snowboarding. Headliner Danny Kass will also receive his own pro model boot, both in purple and red colorways. Minimal looking compared to the ZF1, and a throwback style 70’s swoosh on the side. More info as it comes from SIA.

Mr. Jago for Endeavor Snowboard Design

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:31:23 +0000

Live Series Boards & Bindings
We gave you a first look at Endeavor Snowboard Design’s 2011 lineup the other day, now we have a better look at the Live Series, done up by Bristol artist Mr. Jago. The Live Series has always been a show piece for Endeavor. In keeping with this style, they chose to use the Live as Mr. Jago’s canvas for 2011. Having worked with such brands as Addict and Rossignol, and having exhibited his work around the world, it’s clear that his collaboration with Endeavor is a great match. Going to his studio in Bristol, Endeavor selected nine pieces of work from Mr. Jago’s portfolio and photographed them to be used as the graphics for this series of boards and also as the inaugural graphics for the forthcoming Live Series binding.

Image source: Endeavor Snowboard Design