Patagonia - Surf Fall 09
Spouting some hippy shit about not using any paper, saving resources and the environment Patagonia have just released their first online-only catalogue. The paperless pages are brimming with stunning photography, videos and interactive product pages. There is also some pearler shots of surf ambassadors Liz Clark and The Malloys busting fins and getting balls-deep in the barrel. A must-see is the wetsuit video, so make sure your retinas get a dose of that.
Repeat After Me: I Am Free
Those crafty bastards over at Insight slapped up their new campaign over the weekend. Repeat After Me: I Am Free involved a dirty old double-decker bus painted up by Steve Gorrow and the art department to resemble some sort of 1960s protest-wagon. Inside, a crew of twenty-six skaters, surfers and so and so’s slammed back bevvies, chewed through ciggies and chin-wagged a plenty as they travelled along the East Coast of Australia. Stopping along the way at all the relevant surf and skate sites, Insight caught the whole fandango on film, edited it up and put the sucker online.
Repeat After Me: I Am Free features:
Surf: Kai Otton, Luke Stedman, Warren Smith, Jared Mell, Jason Apparicio, Rangi Ormond and Shane Herring. Watch here.
Skate: Daniel Shimizu, Tyler Mumma, Sam Partaix, Brian Brown, Paul Shier, Nick Boserio, Rhys Grogan, Bernie Foo and Jamie Thomas. Watch here.
The Return: Catching Up With Eric Koston
Hypebeast have interview up with Koston where they chin wag about his return to Oakley, his new product line and an exhibition in Japan alongside photographers Atiba Jefferson and Keiichi Nitta. If you like the sounds of all of that and then some, click here.
Jamie Thomas Joins Insight
Jamie Thomas knows how to play it. He’s the head honch over at Black Box Distribution, the parent company for brands like Mystery Skateboards, Slave Skateboards, Zero Skateboards, and Fallen Footwear - they also distribute Insight in North America. Well, The Chief has joined the Insight ranks alongside Daniel Shimizu, Rhys Grogan, Brian Brown, Paul Shier, etc. Thomas will feature in Insight’s new campaign Repeat After Me: I Am Free, launching November 13th from Insight51.com
Deus Vintage & Retro Surf Market & Swap Meet
Sydney has been calling out for something like this for yonks. Deus are putting on a vintage and retro surf market & swap meet at their HQ in Camperdown on the 12th of December. If you’ve got any gnarley old surf/skate junk to hock, drop them a line. It’s going to bloody awesome, more info here. Loving the poster art too, Carby Tuckwell knows how to do it.
Transparent Sea - Final Video
The last video from the Transparent Sea voyage just got slapped up on their blog. Transparent Sea is an iniative by Surfers For Cetaceans that involved pro surfers Dave Rastovich, Chris Del Moro and a crew sailing from Byron to Bondi in order to raise awareness about the plight of humpback whales and general marine conservation. Check out the video above for some spectacular footage from the journey and some all time surfing along Australia’s east coast.
Ksubi - Eyewear 2010
Ksubi have just released their eyewear 2010 lookbook showcasing a whole bunch of fresh shades to hook over your honker this hot season. Check them all out here.
Via Gnarlitude.
Ed Templeton Interview
Bloody huuuuuuuge interview with Ed Templeton over on the Emerica website. The Tempster talks about boners, domestics, art, nudity, InDesign, his old man and of course skating. Definitely worth a read.
Neckface - Movie Trailer
In another Neckface related post (see a few down), check out the trailer Ty Evans (Yeah Right, Fully Flared) made up for the twisted fucker here.
The Spokey Doke
The Spokey Doke is a not so regular email from Deus that gives you all you pedal-heads what you need to know about their man-powered machines, frames, parts, events, and other gorgeous info. Check out the first two here and here. Designed lovingly by Matty W.
The Sea Biccy
Sea Surfboards, putting the gnar back in body boarding with this little beauty.
Neckface - The Devil Made Me Do It
Following his latest exhibition Devil’s Disciple, Neckface has released a new 156 page book entitled The Devil Made Me Do It. A nice little hardcover tome featuring photography by Erik Foss, Jerry Hsu, Ako Jefferson, Atiba Jefferson, Norman Lendzion, Athena Razo, Giovanni Reda and Chris Shonting. Available now via O.H.W.O.W.
See more photos via Hypebeast.
Modern Collective - Surfing Mag Review
Kai Neville swung past the Surfing Mag offices to allow them a private screening of his new film Modern Collective. Featuring the likes of Mitch Coleborn, Dane Reynolds, Dion Agius, Dusty Payne, Yadin Nicol and Jordy Smith, Surfing Mag have written up a little review - but this line pretty much sums up their thoughts:
Buy or boycott, cry gayness or greatness, but as of right now (October 28, 2009) Modern Collective is simply a better surf film than we’ve ever seen or imagined.
Read the whole piece here.
