The Darkroom Slothstack 9.125″ Skateboard Deck is a premium 7-Ply Maple construction deck. Darkroom Skateboard Deck Slothstack 9.125″ A premium 7-Ply Maple construction pressed and produced at the world-class BBS Wood Workshop. The Darkroom Fractal 8.625″ Skateboard Deck. If you love a 8.625″ deck as a smaller rider or just something with sexy curves instead of the standard cookie cutter pop shapes, this one checks all the boxes. The good news is this one has slipped through the net for those that want something smaller and shapely. Our fearless leader Robbo normally won’t stock a directional board under 8.75″. Let’s take a look at what is on offer! Darkroom Skateboard Deck Fractal 8.625″ The current drop also has these two great directional shapes. They offer a full clip of great pops in all the sizes you need. He unique style of art is back and the latest range of Darkroom decks are amazing. Darkroom Skateboards are the latest venture by skartist Don Pendleton. Doesn’t get much better than that.Hey – that is an amazing new Alien Workshop board! Only it isn’t. Carter and Hill took care of me, gave me the freedom to do what I wanted. I felt like an important part of AWS so I’m proud of the art from that era but I think everyone was ready to move on by the time it ended. It’s just the nature of skateboarding and identity that your work becomes a part of the story a company creates if you’re doing graphics over a period of time. With graphics being a huge driving force behind brand popularity, how do you feel about being one of the main selling points of these brands? You have been so intrinsic to the branding of both Alien Workshop and Element over the years. I like a lot more companies than I dislike these days, which is nice. Roger because I like Sieben and they have a great team and artwork. As far as newer companies, Strangelove for sure. I think I’m more drawn to those brands that have survived and grown because that’s probably the real challenge…not just to do something cool but to build something that works and has some longevity while not getting too stale or just focusing on re-issuing old graphics. Heroin because I like how Fos isn’t afraid to put so much of himself into the brand and go all in with whatever he’s into. Real Skateboards for how they do everything. I also like Welcome for the graphics and shapes and style. I like FA and Hockey a lot still…I helped Dill with some of the early stuff and so I’ve been able to watch it grow and evolve and he’s done a great job with every aspect of both brands. And for strictly acoustic stuff, Southern Belle.Īrtistically, what are your favourite brands out at the moment? Good Morning.’ It’s kind of poppy and the exact opposite of the style that a lot of people try to pin on him. I’ve heard all of the label released material so much that it would probably be a live version of one of the unreleased songs like ‘Mr. The thing about Elliott was that he could play really heavy music and also really soft, acoustic stuff so it’s tough to pick out a single song. Dayton, OH is huge compared to the town I grew up in so I’ve got that going for me. I don’t like traffic or crowds and I don’t have to deal with either of those where I live now. It’s not far from where I grew up and I’m not super comfortable in larger cities. I’d say it’s because I’m acclimated to this whole area. You clearly have a strong bond with Middle America. Hi Don, thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview. We are so stoked to be able to have asked him some questions about the brand, his art direction, its new pros and everything in between. Darkroom was created to allow Don to rediscover his creative freedom and everything you see from Darkroom is an unfiltered piece of art directly from Dons sketchpad. These graphics encapsulate a very specific time in skateboarding, and anyone from that era will not only recognise Don’s art but also feel a very strong affinity towards it.įrom 2005-2008, Don moved over to Element where he faced various issues and pushbacks with regards to his creative freedom which ultimately led him to create a personal project, Darkroom Skateboards. These graphics are still idolised to this day, with a seriously passionate set of collectors and enthusiasts hunting for these rare pieces of art. Starting his trade of skate specific art in 1998 for Alien Workshop up until 2005, Don created roughly 500 graphics for them over this time. Don Pendleton is unquestionably one of the most iconic artists in skateboarding.
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