Vans Skateboarding x Skateistan: Lizzie Armanto | Skate | VANS

Vans, the global leader in skateboarding for over 50 years and world-renowned, iconic Finnish skater, Lizzie Armanto, celebrate Vans’ partnership with Skateistan, the award-winning international non-profit organization which empowers youth through skateboarding and education in Afghanistan, Cambodia, South Africa and supports other social skate projects around the world.

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INTRUDERS Ep. 1 Starring Sam Hitz – Creature Skateboards

Creature set out to explore their friends and allies’ hordes of decks and skateboard-related vomit all in the name of internet content. Your average “wall board” show THIS IS NOT – but rather a “what the f@ck is that?” ”what dimensions are that shape?” “What went down on that deck?” And “who did those graphics?”… monocle-worthy items if you will? Let’s just say there will be some heavy lifting! With Creature’s Sam Hitz spearheading the show, INTRUDERS promises to have notes of obnoxiousness and left-field questioning that will make board collectors of the world cringe.

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Dew Tour Setups: Luiz Francisco’s Brazilian Made Skateboards and More

In this segment of Setups, we sit down with Brazilian park ripper Luiz Francisco. A common theme in skateboarding these days is friends coming together to start their own brand to help support each other and create something for themselves. Luiz’s case is no different in the deck department as he shows us his skateboard brand Blurry Skate Co. and one of the first boards they have produced out of Brazil. Get the full scoop on Luiz’s skateboard gear as he runs through it all in the video above!

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