MZUNGU support exhibition for skate-aid Kenya

MZUNGU support exhibition for skate-aid Kenya

If you are in Denmark enjoy Skate Art and want take part in a very neat project, you’ll want to check out Mzungu!

We have recently been in contact with a Danish Skateboard Builder, Casper Haugegaard. Casper is hosting a fundraiser art-show in Copenhagen from the 1st to the 12th of March 2017, at Galleri Bomhuset.  The exhibited boards are made with Roarockit technology and decorated by Danish artists.

“Mzungu” is a support exhibition for skate-aid Kenya. Skate-aid is an NGO which offers free skateboard lessons for children from slum Kangemi on the outskirts of Nairobi. Since there is no opportunity to buy skateboards in the area, the idea is to create a small production of handmade boards, in cooperation with the local skaters. For this, Bomhuset and a total of 12 artists, each decorated a skateboard for the exhibition. The works are sold at 2500kr. PCS. and the sale will go to skate-aid to establish a production of hand-made skateboards in Kangemi slum. The exhibition runs until 12th March. Opening hours: Thursday: 16:00 to 18:00 Friday: 16:00 to 18:00 Saturday: 12:00 to 15:00.

So if you are in Copenhagen, drop by to check out the boards and help support their project!

 decorated boards by Danish Artists

Coming up…

From 19.03.17-20.09.17, Casper will be volunteering as a skateboard-instructor with “skate-aid” at the orphanage “Shangilia”.

The Shangilia association is offering street children a home in an orphanage, providing them with an education and a decent life. The orphanage is on the edge of Nairobi, in the Kangemi slum. The aim is to carefully restore the children’s self-esteem with acrobatics, music and sports.

In Kangemi, Casper will be setting up a small production of handmade skateboards using Roarockit technology, in collaboration with the local skateboarders.

Read more about Skate-aid’s work in Kenya here

We shall also post updates on Casper’s project here on our blog, so stay tuned!

 

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Photo credits: Simon Skipper

Interview Fabio Brambilla – Broken Board Design: English version

Interview Fabio Brambilla – Broken Board Design: English version

This month’s shaper has kindly written his story in Italian and in English, so pick your language and enjoy!

 

Fabio Brambilla – a talented Italian skateboard builder, with a passion for skateboarding and custom decks, has recently launched his own brand: Broken Board Design! Read on to find out more…

Broken Board Design

 

A little personnal introduction…

My name is Fabio Brambilla, I live in Como, Lake Como lovely place … I am 40 years old but did not hear them, for the moment.

My work is the furniture designer, I work in a large company, and I have a passion for … Skateboard passion for punk and electronic music, a background as an illustrator and designer tshirt, pins and stickers as well as paying video experimental … in short, a small local artist.

Finished Deck

 

1) YOU RECENTLY STARTED BUILDING BOARDS…

It ‘s always been my desire since I was a kid and I practiced Skateboard … to create a custom skate, and now I can do it!

 

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2) YOU HAVE NOW LAUNCHED YOUR OWN BROKEN BOARD DESIGN….

Broken Board Design wants to be a brand dedicated to street-style, contemporary, dynamic, creative brand that keep holds skate and design !

 

 

 

3) WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE NAME  “BROKEN BOARD DESIGN”…

Why not ! I liked Having an “rude” logo and rough, near the punk spiritMaple boardshape-cut-out

Skateboarding, but at the time same ironic and irreverent.

Break a skateboard was a moment to celebrate.

But above all I reuse waste of veneer furniture Processing

And furniture, to give him a second chance … A Second Life!

 

 

maple

 

4) YOU USE OUR ROAROCKIT TECHNOLOGY…

For my work I have heard and seen the machines that bend the plywood with the technology of vacuum … and so in a restless night I searched the internet a similar method. and I found the “Canadian doctor” that explained and showed the ROAROCKIT TECHNOLOGY … et voilà

 

 

5) WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF DECK IS…winter-collection

After a period of tests and tests with various forms I am now concentrating production

SURF SKATE models of style and old school. These are the models that we reflect to me

more and who marry better with my design and the veneer to broken pieces

 

6) ANY FUTURE PROJECTS….

In the future I see other projects not only for skateboards … I want to get hold of the technology

and implement small design objects … the limit will be my fantasy

 

logo-slogn

 

7) ANY COMMENTS, SPECIAL THANKS…

My inspiration it’s my job as a designer and especially playing with my son Lorenzo 4 years and have stimuli with his unstoppable creativity … he’s a little ruscal !

I would like to thank all those who in this period were close to me and they really encouraged me and supported and who believe in this strange project … thank you very much!
– > a special thanks to the “Canadian Doc”


You can find and buy all of Broken Board Design Skateboards on their website 

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