Every once in a while you see pictures of a skatepark that make a big impression. You stare at the pictures and start dreamskating instantly! It’s not everyday that a big public space gets transformed into an inspiring environment made from smooth concrete. Usually these places can be found in the US but more and more examples Read More …
Amsterdam is now officially the only European capital without an indoor skatepark. Ofcourse skating in the streets will never go away but what about visiting professionals doing demonstrations and (international) contests, will we see any of those now that we don’t have a good indoor or outdoor facility? Surely our skateculture has suffered a big Read More …
Take a minute to look at these pictures taken at the incredible ‘park of generations’ in the south of Portugal. Whether you like to streetskate, BMX, ride around in a snake run or do some freerunning or urban fitness, this park has everything you could ask for! The Parque de Geracoes lies in São João do Estoril which Read More …
Saturday the 14th of december the lovely vertramp of the World Skate Center saw lots of shredding go down. Sven Boekhorst invited the best European inline skaters to give it their best on the only indoor vertramp of the Netherlands. Must have been a wicked session cause there was €300,- on the line for the best Read More …
Looking at everything that the Haderslev StreetDome in Denmark will offer it is hard to imagine that this place will be reality around september 2014. Not only will there be a massive outdoor concrete skatepark with an incredible transition section and a big streetplaza, there are going to be several nice grass- and seating areas Read More …
So Skatemates built a Do It Yourself skatepark this spring and the story got noticed by a TV reporter. In this edit Stan Postmus talks about how most skateparks are of poor quality and how this inspired the DIY crew to build their own place to skate. This interview starts at 39.10 and is part Read More …
The birthplace of British skateboarding & BMX-ing, the legendary Southbank undercroft, might get a complete make over. The London new Southbank will be designed to be skatefriendly but be a part of the surrounding urban space all the same. It will however mean that the current skatespot that has seen more than 40 years of Read More …
What better way to celebrate an awesome summer then to have a rad session at the place we built ourselves? This coming saturday the 7th of september we invite you to come by in the Houthavens to enjoy the concrete, drinks, music & the goodtimes. Remember to skate the best you can cause maybe you Read More …
We worked under the blazing sun, in the rain and in snowy conditions but in the end it all paid off: our DIY skatepark is finished!!! We had a secret builders session yesterday and we are superstoked on the outcome of our labour. Would you like to come skate it? YOU’RE WELCOME! It’s located in Read More …
Great news for the Dutch skate culture and the Rotterdam scene especially: Westblaak skatepark gets an additional € 600.000,- to help the redevelopment of the outdated, steel skatepark! The total available budget is now € 900.000,- making it possible to make this a truly professional skatepark with international appeal. Below are some angles of the design Read More …