Skateboard by Jonathan Olivares

Skateboard by Jonathan Olivares

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An authoritative chronicle of the history and evolution of skateboard design from 1950 to the present day

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Skateboard by Jonathan Olivares

An authoritative chronicle of the history and evolution of skateboard design from 1950 to the present day

‘Gorgeous’ – Forbes  

Skateboard examines the fundamentality of its namesake device.’ – Vogue

‘Cover[s] everything from the first boards and videos right up to the modern day plank we all know and love—plus a few quirky, forgotten side quests in between.’ – Thrasher

‘ [A] marriage of counterculture and aesthetics.’ – HYPEBEAST

‘Converse skates through history with Phaidon.’ – The Face



Jonathan Olivares is an industrial designer. He established his Los Angeles-based practice in 2006 and his clients include Vitra, Knoll, and Kvadrat. Olivares’s work has been published internationally, granted several design awards – including Italy’s Compasso d’Oro – and is included in the permanent design collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Art Museum, and the Vitra Design Museum.
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ISBN 13 9781838667498
ISBN 10 1838667490
Title Skateboard
Author Jonathan Olivares
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Year published 2024-04-04
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.