THE JOURNAL

Concrete Jungle Foundation’s work aims to empower communities across the world through the medium of skateboarding. One of the things CJF does is to build skateparks and provide on-site training in the field of skatepark construction. We sat down with Construction and Outreach Manager Lisa Jacob, as well as Programmes Director Tim van Asdonck to learn more about this inspiring organization and the action-focused approach which drives it.

Sakson Rouypirom started Sati Foundation, motivated not by ideas but by people. His passionate need to understand human problems on a deeper, more data-driven level, has been providing local Thai youth with long-lasting and impactful solutions for an entire decade.

In a conversation with THE SKATEROOM, Korakrit paints some of those stories and reveals the thought processes behind a few of his most innovative concepts. Read on to discover more about the thought-provoking artist and celebrate the launch of our limited collection in partnership with the Kukje Gallery and in support of the Sati Foundation.

Visual artist Korakrit ARUNANONDCHAI has designed a collection of skateboard editions made in collaboration with THE SKATEROOM. The project launches in partnership with the Kukje Gallery during Frieze Seoul 2023.

Fabian Jean Villanueva works as the bridge between THE SKATEROOM and the artists we collaborate with. As an art lover and believer in the power of authentic human connection, he nourishes long-term relationships based on trust, friendship and a shared vision.

The Swiss home of art & interior tastemaker Camille (@si.len.cio) is a warm, sunbathed space full of unique yet complimenting styles, music, books and the beautiful mixture between old and new. It is also home to one of THE SKATEROOM’s classic editions – the Jean-Michel BASQUIAT “Trumpet” triptych.

Furniture and interior blogger Yunji (@yunji_yi) is no stranger to colorful designs, bold patterns and – above all – beautifully curated aesthetics. It is no wonder that THE SKATEROOM editions go so seamlessly with the creatively conceptualized spaces of her Korean home.

Social change is the driving force behind all of THE SKATEROOM’s practices. We bring consistent, tangible impact to global communities worldwide through skateboarding – a medium we know and love best. These are not just empty promises but concrete actions, rooted in careful strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation. 

In a small South Indian village, the local youth are reaching for the stars every day, driven by passion, resilience and – skateboards. Kovalam Skate Club is a community led organization promoting education, gender equality and personal development through skateboarding. 

Deriving – as the name cleverly suggests – from both Japan and Scandinavia, the popular interior-design style fuses together the concepts of East and West into one wonderfully calming aesthetic.

Harold Hunter Foundation is a grassroots organization providing support, opportunity and advocacy for New York City’s skateboarders. Off the back of the annual Harold Hunter Day, we caught up with Ray Mendez – the foundation’s Creative Director and a life-long friend of the Hunter family.

Summer is officially upon us and what better way to celebrate than through bringing some sun and color into your interiors. For this reason, we have curated a selection of four skateboard art editions to brighten up your home.

The Modena Paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat remain stand-out works amongst the legendary artist’s oeuvre. They are not only fascinating from a technical standpoint, but also due to their rich history.

In celebration of Pride Month, we want to shine a light on the queer skate community and support an organization whose work towards LGBTQIA+ inclusion and visibility continues to inspire, educate and bring a tangible impact.

Multi-hyphenate artist JOHN Yuyi releases a brand new collaboration with THE SKATEROOM, in support of Kovalam Skate Club. Discover the limited collection here.

THE SKATEROOM brings back BASQUIAT’s rarest works in a brand new skateboard art deck collection, in partnership with Fondation Beyeler.

In tandem with the ongoing Keith HARING: Art is for Everybody exhibition, THE SKATEROOM has teamed up with The Broad to produce a special box set of four skateboard art editions, featuring some of the most renowned works by the groundbreaking artist.

THE SKATEROOM is proud to reveal Ed Templeton’s limited collection of hand-signed skateboard art editions, marking our first collaboration with the prolific artist.

For almost a decade, THE SKATEROOM has been working closely with The Andy Warhol Foundation, upholding the artist’s timeless legacy and channeling it into iconic skate art decks. This time we are proud to present a truly special result of our cooperation – the first limited collection of 100 Self-Portraits editions, in partnership with The Brant Foundation.

Multi-hyphenate artist JOHN Yuyi releases a brand new collaboration with THE SKATEROOM, in support of Kovalam Skate Club. Discover the limited collection here.

The legendary pro-skater and artist Ed TEMPLETON visited THE SKATEROOM GALLERY in Brussels last month to celebrate the release of our highly-anticipated collaboration and to personally sign the brand new editions. 

THE SKATEROOM is proud to reveal Ed Templeton’s limited collection of hand-signed skateboard art editions, marking our first collaboration with the prolific artist.

Renowned Swiss artist Claudia COMTE explores the flowing rhythm of structures and biomorphic forms in a first-of-its-kind collaboration between design icon USM and THE SKATEROOM.

Join us for the unveiling of Ed TEMPLETON’S limited collection on April 19th at THE SKATEROOM GALLERY in Brussels.

MAK2 and THE SKATEROOM collaborate for the first time, releasing one limited edition (100 of each) as well as two original painted triptych artworks, inspired by the artist’s incredible Home Sweet Home series.

THE SKATEROOM, is proud to present the limited edition Wayne THIEBAUD collection, produced in partnership with the Fondation Beyeler and Acquavella Galleries, in aid of Concrete Jungle Foundation’s EduSkate programs around the world.

As our collaboration with Henry TAYLOR commits 10% of revenue to Salad Days of Skateboarding’s Pakistan skatepark build, we speak with its founder and pro skater Nestor Judkins.

2022 was our biggest year yet. One incredible collaboration after the next. We want to thank all our partners, and you, our community, for becoming the change this year.

Actually, looking back, we are a little shocked by how many new collaborations there were in 2022. Some of the most exciting emerging artists, and a selection of world-renowned legends, joined THE SKATEROOM’s mission to create social change this year. Here’s what you might have missed.

At EVPA earlier this month, our Founder, Charles-Antoine Bodson, took the stage alongside Concrete Jungle Foundation’s Clement Taquet, and Tom Critchley, PhD who wrote a thesis about the social impact of skateboarding, to tell a story. A story of art, skate and social change.

Gregor HILDEBRANDT releases 10 unique music-inspired skateboard artworks, plus limited edition collection, with THE SKATEROOM.

From now until 15th December we will be giving 10% off to you, in addition to that 10% for change.

A mobile skatepark in Athens, a group of young people teaching refugee children to skate, a camera following their journey. A political, sensitive, redeeming short documentary that talks about the small utopias forming in the heart of contemporary societies in turmoil.

In the artist’s inaugural collaboration with THE SKATEROOM, three limited skateboard editions (a solo, triptych and pentaptych) are being released to raise support for Skateboarding Pakistan’s construction of the country’s first skatepark. The collection is released on November 6th in tandem with MOCA’s Henry Taylor: B Side show, the most extensive museum presentation of Henry Taylor’s work to date.

Our recent Edward HOPPER collection proudly raised sponsorship for the incredible work of Cuba Skate, a social-skate NGO from Havana. Their latest initiative, an all-recycled plastic skatepark, is beginning. We had to know more.

The inaugural Edward HOPPER skateboard collection features three open editions featuring City Roofs, Early Sunday Morning and Manhattan Bridge – showing the Big Apple from the perspective of America’s legendary realist artist.

The 2022 Keith Haring Collection by THE SKATEROOM comprises seven new artworks on skateboards – three triptychs and four solos – released 22nd September.

After 8th September’s launch at THE SKATEROOM Gallery (Brussels, BE), today Jules de Balincourt’s first collection with THE SKATEROOM is live on our website.

Brussels Gallery Weekend, 8-12 September, is one of the hottest dates on the Belgian art calendar. For THE SKATEROOM, it’s time to go big or go home – which is the same thing in this case, ‘cus Brussels is our home…

From giant inflatable buttplugs to tearing Trump a new one, it’s been a wild ride since we hooked up with Paul McCARTHY back in 2016. Here’s to many more years to come!

So it’s summer, you’re throwing a BBQ, somebody’s brought a friend you don’t really know. On the way to the kitchen, you pass each other and, disaster(!), you have to make small talk. If only you had a conversation-worthy skateboard art edition hanging in your home. Well, we’ve collected together a few of our hotter hangers to save your soiree, just in time.

Concrete Jungle Foundation are experts in building skateboarding infrastructure all over the world. But they know that to really make lasting social change, you have to go further…

Every year THE SKATEROOM publishes an Activity Report. What is this fascinating thing? We hear you ask. How can I get my hands on it? We hear you cry. Well, we’re here to answer all those questions and more right now. And sorry to keep you waiting, we know you’ve been queuing for hours. 

‘The Invincible Summer’ – a deep dive into the work of Free Movement Skateboarding, an Athens-based NGO empowering migrant and local youth in Greece through skateboarding – will premiere on 12th July at Metaphor in Athens.

Episode One in the new THE SKATEROOM Podcast is here, featuring Will Ascott, Co-Founder of Free Movement Skateboarding.

THE SKATEROOM drops a pair of skateboard triptych editions (50 hand-signed of each) depicting two of the photographic artist Cindy SHERMAN’s most legendary artworks, with 10% of all revenue going towards Free Movement Skateboarding in Greece.

It’s official! The Japanese artist best known for his powerful portraits with eyes that appear simultaneously sweet & sinister, has released four new editions in aid of the award-winning international NGO, Skateistan, under THE SKATEROOM’s social impact business model.

Looking back on our Weekend of Art, Skate and Social Change – one thing is clear: you had to be there.

Karabo MOOKI’s photo series documents the women of color pushing the new soul of skateboarding in South Africa

Today marks the release of one of our most exciting collections to date: 4 limited-run skateboard art pieces (100 per edition) addressing themes of femininity and struggle, with 10% of all revenue supporting Skateistan’s empowerment and education of young girls all over the world.

From April 27, THE SKATEROOM welcomes you to our Brussels HQ and GALLERY for an activation which will create lasting social change in Morocco, through skateboarding.

Ever felt like you were floating through life? Like one moment all was clear, and the next you were drifting out to sea? Elliot did.

We at THE SKATEROOM are big fans of StreetwiZe. The work this Belgium-born, globally-operating, organization does to empower children on the streets through education is inspiring to say the least.

Over the eight years we’ve been funding Skateistan’s mission to educate young people around the world through skateboarding, a lot has changed. Immense growth, thousands of smiling faces, and even an Oscar-winning documentary. But no change has been so dramatic as the one that took place in August 2021, when Taliban forces seized control of Afghanistan once again. The Taliban is making the future of woman in Afghanistan uncertain. 

His two older siblings were born in India, a country that he’s visited often, and he never travels without a deck – or his camera. In June 2021, his twin passions came together in the most intense trip of his life: a six week volunteer placement in Jamaica. Arriving at Kingston’s new Freedom Skatepark (a Concrete Jungle Foundation project which THE SKATEROOM funded back in 2020), Jago started teaching photography, skating and set about filming for what would become the sensational Freedom To Flourish documentary. Had he imagined what community he would find growing in the midst of a global pandemic? We wanted to find out.

THE SKATEROOM’s extremely-limited, hand-touched pieces – by ‘the most influential skateboarder of all time’ – is now LIVE!

Three is the magic number. In this, our third collaboration with Rhode, we once again unite the artist with award-winning international organization Skateistan under THE SKATEROOM’s social entrepreneurship model. 10% of all revenue from this collection will go directly and without restriction to operations at the Johannesburg skatepark we helped build back in 2016.

We’re celebrating a new turn in our collaboration with Concrete Jungle Foundation NGO and sealing a new formal partnership to support their growth.