Like an orchestra conductor, he guides the artistic direction of major skateboard brands. From Girl to Element, via the late Uma Landsleds, his mark can be seen everywhere, from skate shop walls to...
Artist Interviews
Behind Boards is about the people hiding behind skateboards design. Artists, designers & handymen, let’s see what push them up to create real piece of art!
Josh Jameson, illustrator
Both the man behind Flip's graphics and a worthy successor to the legendary Marc McKee and Sean Cliver, Josh Jameson brings a new wave of old school. Indeed, the English artist illustrates cartoon...
Brother Merle, artist & illustrator
When he's not representing the "best" skate spots, Brother Merle draws on themes as sexy as they are important: influencers, tuning and the third age. The Canadian has as many real skills with a...
Carlos M. Gutierrez, designer of Chocolate Skateboards
Chocolate Skateboards, Girl's little sister was born in 1994, one year after her. In addition to its incredible name, its team and its mythical videos, the brand distinguishes itself from the...
Mark “Fos” Foster, founder & Art director of Heroin Skateboards
If you've been skating since the 2000s, the chances are slim that you haven't stumbled upon one of the boards designed by Mark "Fos" Foster. The illustrator from Lancashire, UK has created a...
Julien Deniau, artist
In 2014, I was titling 'Amazing elephant skateboard deck by Unknown ...' under the image of the first work I knew Julien Deniau. It has marked me that well, although at the time I didn't even know...
Beto Janz, artist & designer
The Broken Decks Skulls is a skateboard artwork that really struck me and seemed like a proof of the work that could be done with a broken skateboard. His artistic work related or not with...
Laurent Claveau, illustrator & former DA of Antiz Skateboards
Briefly met at the ex Datta bookstore and then seen in a gale during openings, I was finally able to harass questions at the bend of a tattoo he made me on the ankle. Laurent Claveau told me about...
Etienne Bouet & Mathieu Claudon, multidisciplinary artists
To move to realize itself, it is clearly the maxim that comes to me when I think of Etienne BOUET & Mathieu CLAUDON. At the 7th edition of the Wheels & Waves Biarritz, the guys were 200% to...
Yaia, artist illustrator
I contacted Yaia (Julio Cesar Battistelli of his real name) the very first time for the beautiful board he holds in front of his face. The goal was to present it in the book Skate Art but for...
Allister Lee, illustrator & graphic designer
After seeing several Element boards that challenged me without having the name of the graphic designer, I recently discovered (through Keflione) that Allister Lee was behind them. It was therefore...
Nick Zegel, Art Director of Girl Skateboards
Without falling into the idol, you can see that I am particularly fan of the artistic direction of every series Girl put out, from the choice of the theme to the realization, going by the way they...
Cristina Vardanega, Creator of Kre Little Lab
This italian girl is super creative and really know to cut, paint and turn broken boards into awesome objects! Cristina tell us more about what and how she do it. This interview is an update of a...
Hector Morton, Creator & Shaper of Hecs Decks
He is THE shaper of South of England, master of wood and creator of Hecs Decks. Hector talks more with us about his passion and work. This interview is an update of a conversation we had in december...
Mister Tucks, Illustrator at Hoyeah Studio
I've been kicking you a lot with Mister Tucks since I discovered him, but for me, he's really the most outstanding emerging artist of the year 2016. And to mark his arrival in the skate industry, he...
Thomas Busuttil, ‘De Paris Yearbook’ creator
Inspiring, inspired & really super nice, THE guy who publishes beautiful books of skate photographs received us in his super Parisian premises. Thomas Busuttil told us everything: how it's done,...
Martin Ander, Illustrator & Graphic Designer
He is the machine behind most of the Flip pro series skate graphics, He is Manderoid! More known as Mander, which is simply a contraction of Martin Ander. We’ve talked to him about his art,...
Chantal Tanchal, “woodburning” illustrator
Here a mystery artist with a mystery name: Chantal Tanchal. She's a french artist from Nantes, France who's an expert for woodburning skateboards. This interview is an update of a conversation we...
Brice Baleydier, Arkaic Skateboards creator
Today we present the work of Brice Baleydier, a shaper from Lyon, expert in materials and manufacturing processes. In 2010, he launched his project to create an eco-workshop, related to the design,...
Nicolas Dubost & Kiel Bonhomme, Creators of Pureslo
I definitely got tricked on this one... I thought I'd found a new brand of cruiser but no, Pure Slo is much more than that! It is, first of all, a wakeboard & wakesurf brand lead by two highly...
Jérémy Schiavo, “artist” Graphic Designer
I knew Jeremy's artwork for a while, so for my little trip to Bordeaux, I thought why not meet the man behind this monstrous precision work. It was pretty crazy, it's an US company style, in a crazy...
Santi Lissarrague, Illustrator at Turkey Studio
Its very good skills with Posca and his passion for the artists of the skate culture n'surf 70s brought Santi Lissarrague to take action and create his own skate graphics and with his both hands....
Thomas Tö & Otto Kron, Creators of Favorite Skateboards
You need to have balls to start a new skate brand nowadays. Thomas has some and decide to go for it helped by his friend Otto graphic designer. He tells us more about the process and vision. I...
Sanja Čežek, Art director
Live without limit, creatively and at 100%, this is exactly the philosophy Sanja. Her and her husband Dusan (who notably made this magnificent board Breaking Bad) live to create new concepts and...
Davide Pagliardini, Typographer
In true master of typography, Davide find the perfect balance in letters and forms to create his broken boards. Careful and sought work that deserves a deeper insight into his world. It's funny but...
