A Summer Affair at W Barcelona

W Hotels and RVCA set out to explore some of the most lust-worthy destinations in Europe, starting at the Spanish capital. Earlier this Summer, a crew of riders and creatives travelled to W Barcelona for a fun-filled week, seeking the best spots and experiencing everything the city has to offer in skate, design, music and surf. Follow RVCA ambassadors on this sun-kissed journey, including musician Julia Nar, singer Le Nais, skateboarders Barney Page, Octavio Barrera as well as surfers Patrick Beven, Hugo Ortega and Thomas Martin. Follow W Barcelona on socials to join a series of classes hosted by Patrick Beven this October to train and dine like a RVCA pro athlete.

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Skate The Streets Of West Africa With Jaws & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE – Red Bull

With so much of the skateboarding world documented to death, the quest for virgin terrain always provides its own allure. So while Jaws, Dakota Servold, Yann Horowitz and Barney Page rocked up in West Africa primarily to learn about and share skate culture with Aziz Wone, Ibrahima Paye, Jonathan Riven and their friends, Red Bull also naturally took the chance to film some full-throttle hammers on the largely untouched skate spots they found along the way.

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Skate Cape Verde w/ Jaws, Dakota Servold & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE Part Two – Red Bull

After navigating the bustling streets of Dakar, Aaron Homoki, Barney Page, Dakota Servold, Yann Horowitz, videographer Patrik Wallner and Luke Jackson headed out into the ocean to Praia, the capital of a chain of islands called Cape Verde.

A tropical paradise, the first thing we found was a giant skatepark in the middle of the city, with a healthy skate scene of kids ripping. The trip started in Praia, where we were based for a few days and then we took to the road to see the rest of this gorgeous island.

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Exploring West Africa On A Skateboard With Jaws, Barney Page & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE Part One – Red Bull

There are over 1.2b people living in Africa at the moment. With skateboarding reaching the ends of the earth, from northern Russia to the Maldives, Uruguay to the Galapagos Islands, it only makes sense that, with such a large population, Africa should boast some respectable skate scenes as well, right?

Red Bull partnered up with Luke Jackson of South Africa’s ever-excellent Session Skate Magazine and set sail with Barney Page, Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki, Dakota Servold and Yann Horowitz to explore some of these burgeoning scenes, enrolling Patrik Wallner behind the lens to document the experience for sharing.

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Red Bull – The Making Of OPTICAL ILLUSION with Madars Apse, Tyler Surrey, Barney Page & Friends

Skateboarding meets magic as we enter the world of optical skate illusions, employing only visual tricks to create a phantasmagoria with no post-production effects used. This unprecedented project will become a viral crossover feature by employing only visual tricks to create a phantasmagoria for the viewer with no post-production effects employed.

Director Gaston Francisco breaks down how he came up with the idea for the project along with how his team accomplished it without using computer graphics. Featuring Madars Apse, Tyler Surrey, Barney Page, Vladik Scholz & Danny Leon.

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