Magenta & Pop Trading in Amsterdam. <p>The Frenchies from Magenta and the Dutch Pop Trading Company (the Amsterdam based brand, but also Magenta’s distributor) joined forces for some collab stuff that should be in stores by now. As a result, the two crews hung out in Amsterdam this Jul...
Launched early last year as a new independent company in the wake of the old Sect, it’s already clear that Quasi Skateboards is more than “just another player in that whole small brand renaissance” – and that they’ve come to stay. Run by Chad Bowers, who conceptualized and built the company together with Jake Johnson, Tyler Bledsoe, and Gilbert Crockett, a single year was indeed enough to establish an entire aesthetic and vibe, a sentiment that couldn’t be more honest: Everything about Quasi is no-frills yet out there, no-nonsense yet always over the top.
Waterproof – Phil Zwijsen. <p>At first it sounds a bit crazy that Phil Zwijsen and photographer Davy van Laere did chase the rain for a couple of months and actually were delighted to find low-pressure areas. However, the results of their wet odyssey are anything but a washout...
Ol' Catbeard – Nick Boserio. <p>It’s 10 a.m. and Nick is just enjoying English muffins for breakfast as I contact him via Skype. He has to laugh when I ask him if that’s part of his English heritage. He was born in England and afterwards went to India, Oman, and Indonesia, befor...
