Interview: Dennis Enarson

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REMEMBERING MIKE TAG

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Disposed: Stranger in AZ

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DEFGRIPS!!

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ALYK Spring/Summer Lookbook

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— August, 2009 —

MARK WESTLAKE @ RANDOM

August 14, 2009
Mike Hoder

Mike Hoder

August 14, 2009

Mike Hoder has a new video on the Lotek site as well as a new signature edition of the Mike Slims that are apparently beefed up for jumping down huge things. Check out the shoe after the jump and you can watch the video on the Lotek site.

IT’S ALL ABOUT PERFORMANCE…

August 14, 2009

This was a good way to start the day. Too funny. Thanks to my boy Shady for the link.

NEW GRIND

August 13, 2009

It’s been a while, but Grindstate is back up. As of now, there’s a bunch of NYC related pics up and a video from Dah Shop jam plus more to come I am told. You can check it all out HERE.

Maserati: Design Driven

Maserati: Design Driven

August 13, 2009

As long as I’ve known Jim Bauer, he’s always fantasized about living in some sort of industrial Batcave type minimalist bachelor residence where you could park your car in your living room. Building your Batcave out of glass and perching it on a Brentwood hillside ups the overall fantasy factor condsiderably. Jim sent me some [...]

Todd Selby for Nike 6.0

Todd Selby for Nike 6.0

August 12, 2009

Nike got together with Todd Selby of the infamous “The Selby” site to photograph their Fall/Holiday apparel line and we’ve been sent an exclusive look into the photoshoot with Garret Reynolds and Nigel Sylvester. Check out a preview of the Selby photos after the jump!

Shawn Stussy

Shawn Stussy

August 11, 2009

There is a great interview on Honeyee with the one and only Shawn Stussy. It’s the first interview that I’ve actually seen in English on Honeyee and I’m excited because hopefully this is the beginning to more features in English. There was also another amazing Shawn Stussy post on Juxtapose with a nice photographic look [...]

Nike Hyperize commercial

Nike Hyperize commercial

August 10, 2009

Hoops is about heart and hustle If you like stayin’ on the ground, maybe you should wrestle Watch it.

ANDREW WHITE @ ESPN

August 10, 2009

Defgrip contributor Andrew White has a Photo gallery on ESPN, which you can check out HERE.

REVENGE

August 10, 2009

I just came across the above short on Yimmys Yayo. Part of me is amused by the premise mixed with the slow-mo, while another part of me thinks its comical due to the over-dramatic music, while another part of me thinks my time was robbed. You decide. Click below for “three ways of melting a [...]

Konstantin Chernov summer edit

August 9, 2009

From the person who brought you the Spring Days edit, we now have this flatland edit of Konstantin Chernov. Click HERE for more info. Enjoy!

Dew Aquarium

Dew Aquarium

August 6, 2009

Nemo, FuelTV and DewUnderground are rolling through Portland skateparks doing Voodew drops to help promote the the Dew Underground Portland Show, being filmed during the Portland Dew Tour Stop 8/13-8/16.The show will air on August 24th 2009 on FuelTV. VooDoo Doughnut, an amazing doughnut spot in Portland, created a Dew Doughnut, Nemo created the Bug [...]

Accept & Proceed

Accept & Proceed

August 6, 2009

Check out some great work from London based design studio Accept & Proceed.

A Time To Get

A Time To Get

August 5, 2009

A Time To Get is a blog from Nick Maggio that contains a great mix of photos and stories from his life along with all the things that inspire his life. Nick takes a lot of photos and surprisingly they are shot with his iPhone. I was blown away when I saw them for the [...]

More Julius

More Julius

August 4, 2009

I’m gonna keep on the Julius Shulman thing because a) he was a badass and b) KCRW in Los Angeles just did a spectacular radio tribute to him featuring interviews with his high profile friends as well as Julius himself. I learned a few new and surprising things about The Man. Listen here.

C100 Purple Haze

C100 Purple Haze

August 3, 2009

C100 and Purple Haze, two designers that were sharing a studio in Munich, finally teamed up and are now working together as C100 Purple Haze. They have a new site up with a collection of great work.

Threadless Contest

Threadless Contest

August 3, 2009

Threadless recently collaborated with The New Museum in NYC to challenge artists to design a tee based around the theme New Art/New Ideas! The winning piece will be showcased in The New Museum Store as well as the Museum’s Look Book. The winner will also be sent to New York City for a special launch [...]

TIMMY THEUS VINYL EDIT

August 2, 2009

Andrew Brady whipped up this edit of Timmy Theus, who is Vinyl’s latest shredder. Enjoy!

X-GAMES PHOTOS

X-GAMES PHOTOS

August 1, 2009

I lurked around the X-Games the last 2 days and took a bunch of candid pics (click below). I knew a bunch of people would be there to capture the riding, so I wanted to go and get some behind the scenes stuff of people chilling, watching, and doing their thing. It was good seeing [...]

Lova Sample Sale

Lova Sample Sale

August 1, 2009

Lova Design, a clothing company that we’ve posted on before is having a sample sale in LA this weekend. The post we did was on this amazing Super 8 film that they created for their Spring/Summer 08 collection and it is still online. If you missed the short film, or just want to watch it [...]