adidas Skateboarding presents /// SHIN

In celebration of the latest addition to the adidas Skateboarding team, this edit showcases Shin Sanbongi’s effortless style on a cross-continental run with fellow teammates Filip Almqvist, Dennis Busenitz, Niels Bennett and Silas Baxter-Neal. Captured through the lens of Chris Mulhern on location in Taiwan, Detroit, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New York and Paris.

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Aurelien Giruad is PRO! – PlanB

PlanB heard you! The French sensation Aurelien Giraud has been destroying the gram, winning contests, and lighting the skate world on fire! His dedication is unquestionable! Now, PlanB is proud to announce Aurelien is PRO for Plan B Skateboards! His three premiere Pro Models are available now at finer skate shops around the world!

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HUF Welcomes Nick Matthews To The Team

HUF is proud to announce Nick Matthews as the first newly added am to its HUF apparel team. From Naperville, Illinois—just outside of Chicago—Nick has been traveling and skating with the HUF crew over the past year, most recently in Los Angeles and New York City. Watch Nick’s official “Welcome to HUF” clip out now, and stay tuned for more from Nick in upcoming HUF edits releasing soon.

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Chris “Cookie” Colbourn is Pro – Element

“We chose an unusual route, and decided that working with team rider Chris “Cookie” Colbourn for his own pro board made more sense than just slapping his name on any random idea the graphic department could come up with.

In a day and age when most skateboards can’t even choose their graphics, or provide much feedback on his/her pro designs what happened between Brian Arii, Element hard goods production expert & designer, “Cookie” and videographer Tom Mull was quite special.

Working with Cookie’s art the two creatives got together for a period of two weeks working on different ideas, graphic placement and discussing special production techniques to create three boards that celebrate ELEMENT’s latest pro rider art and passions.

All the three Cookie’s pro boards feature art hand-drawn by the east coast native himself, with one of the boards featuring two graphic layers that when skated, showcase an image of cookies.” – Element Skateboards

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