World's first multi-storey skatepark opens in Folkestone
Three skateparks are stacked on top of each other in F51, a major new attraction in Kent, England, designed by Hollaway Studio. More
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Yinka Ilori unveils brightly coloured temporary skatepark in Miami Beach
British designer Yinka Ilori has applied his trademark colourful style to a demountable skatepark at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week. More
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Students turn discarded chewing gum into colourful skateboard wheels
French design students Hugo Maupetit and Vivian Fischer have developed a method for collecting discarded chewing gum and turning it into colourful, recycled plastic skateboard wheels. More
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Skateparks are "one of the world's great kinds of public space" says Iain Borden
In the first in a series of daily videos about London buildings and spaces during Open House London, architecture historian and skateboarding fan Iain Borden sheds light on the design of Crystal Palace Skatepark. More
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Yinka Ilori creates "joy and excitement" with colourful skate park in Lille
London-based designer Yinka Ilori has applied his signature vibrant style to the Colorama skate park within the La Condition Publique cultural centre near Lille, France. More
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Brinkworth suspends wooden skateboarding bowl inside San Francisco's Supreme store
London design studio Brinkworth has built an elevated skateboarding bowl inside this Supreme store in San Francisco that reverberates sounds "like a huge speaker". More
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Nike designs first-ever Olympic skateboarding uniforms for Tokyo 2020
Colourful artwork decorates the skateboarding uniforms that Nike has designed for the sport's Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 summer games. More
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Glow-in-the-dark skatepark created inside Triennale Milano by Koo Jeong A
A gallery inside the Triennale Milano museum is transformed into a fluorescent skateboarding venue in this installation by South Korean artist Koo Jeong A. More
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MANA and Scott Oster insert mirrored skate ramp into Parisian store
Chicago architecture practice MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster have added a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris. More
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Eleven skateparks that tell the story of skateboarding culture
Over the past 70 years skateboarding has gone from fringe to mainstream. Iain Borden, author of Skateboarding and the City, selects 11 skateparks that highlight the key aspects of the movement's culture. More
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Yayoi Kusama sells spotty skateboards at MoMA Design Store
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has added four designs to a collection of limited-edition skateboard decks, sold at the Museum of Modern Art Design Store in New York, which are covered in her signature polka dots. More
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Discover the best designs for skateboarding on our new Pinterest board
We've created a new Pinterest board full of the best design related to skateboarding, featuring a ramp floating on a lake, IKEA's first skateboard and the recently installed bowl inside the Supreme store in Brooklyn. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Supreme store in Brooklyn by Neil Logan features an elevated skate bowl
New York firm Neil Logan Architect has retrofitted a warehouse in the city for streetwear brand Supreme, and put a free-standing skate bowl in the back. More
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IKEA releases first skateboard in SoCal-inspired collection
IKEA has launched its first skateboard, as part of a series of furniture and clothing items influenced by street culture in Southern California. More
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Vans headquarters by Rapt Studio nods to California street culture
Employees of streetwear brand Vans can skateboard around the company's new Southern California headquarters by US design agency Rapt Studio. More
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Alvar Aalto "changed the history of skateboarding"
Finnish Modernist architect Alvar Aalto accidentally invented the skateboard bowl with a 1930s swimming pool design, according to a US skateboarding magazine and a Finnish newspaper. More
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Robert Bigler's Hoverboard is a one-wheeled gyroscopic skateboard
A Silicon Valley inventor has created a vehicle that looks like a skateboard balanced on a single wheel, and allows users to "surf on land" (+ movie). More
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Arx Pax unveils updated Hendo hoverboard on Back to the Future day
Tech company Arx Pax has worked with pro skateboarder Tony Hawk to create a slimmed-down design for its second Hendo hoverboard, released today to mark the exact date travelled to in 1980s sci-fi film Back to the Future II. More
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Lexus unveils Back to the Future-style hoverboard
Japanese car brand Lexus has revealed its eagerly anticipated hoverboard, which uses magnetic fields to carry its rider without touching the ground (+ movie). More
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Guy Hollaway plans to "put Folkestone on the map" with world's first multi-storey skatepark
British architect Guy Hollaway has unveiled plans for the "world's first" purpose-built multi-storey skatepark, which he says will help prevent young people from moving away from a sleepy British seaside town (+ slideshow). More
