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More Sylvain – Greetings From The Future

Jan — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:15:34 +0000

On another Sylvain note, him and the Blueprint boys are just back from time-travelling to Japan. Here are a few random impressions he collected. No crazy bangers, just some funny bits and pieces from a future society… Oh yeah, that, a dog 360 and Shier’s after black hammers!

DOG 360 from sylvain tognelli on Vimeo.

The Drive: Blueprint Day 8

Alex — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:00:26 +0000

The final day and we had arrived at our final destination: Cologne. Once the last tricks had been wrapped up there was definitely a sense a relief; through all the bad weather and everything else we had made it. Stoked!

Sylvain entertained the crew on his skateboard.

Jensen couldn’t resist this passed out busker ollie.

SK-EIGHT-TE.

Once all the stunting is taken care of, Shier like to just cruise, man.

Celebratory chest bumps.

Shier and Jensen soak it up at Cologne Cathedral.

The Drive: Blueprint Day 7

Alex — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:00:21 +0000

Day number 7 and we decide to swap Brussels for Antwerp, I don’t think we wanted to sit in that bar anymore.

Antwerp thug life.

This famous Antwerp spot got the Jensen treatment.

Whilst Knox opted for the ‘smash your feet up’ special.

The Drive: Blueprint Day 6

Alex — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:00:30 +0000

Day 6, Brussels again, and yet more rain. Rain meant that tasks got handled!

Stephane Larance challenge at the double set? Smith says, “yep”.

This guy took care of us, thanks John, you’re the local ripper, wherever you are!

We tried to find dry stuff but the residents of Brussels weren’t feeling us this time.

Garrett Hill challenge anyone? “Go on then..”

More enforced bar time, what can you do?

The Drive: Blueprint Day 5

Alex — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:00:17 +0000

Day number 4 meant we were escaping the wild times of Paris and heading for the slightly more subdued (and rainier) Belgium.

Later Paris!

Petrol station food is the same the world over: CRAP!

Jensen and Smithy look on as Shier takes advantage at the European Commission before the rain and darkness set in.

Our favourite bar in Brussels, we spent hours in this place.

Knox loved it too.

The Drive: Blueprint Day 3

Alex — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:50 +0000

Day number 3 and we ditch the van so we can get all up in the Paris streets. We definitely put the hours in on this day and it was also really productive too.

Thought we’d treat ourselves and have a croissant and a coffee at one of those fancy Paris cafes on the pavement. This guy literally pissing on our parade

Sylvain doing what he does best.

Blueprint got fans worldwide!

Getting it.

We can find some filthy undercover parking garage to shred anywhere.

The Drive: Blueprint Day 1

Alex — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:00:31 +0000

Day number one saw the Blueprint team get their collective shit together and take a boat from Dover to Le Havre. Le Havre greeted us with some shitty weather but we got a quick session in before nightfall. This was definitely a ‘travel day’ though, letting us settle into the swing of things to come.

Shier and Sylvain admire the view from the boat. Visibility was about 20 metres.

Sylvain goes nowhere without a chessboard…

… Whilst Tom Knox will only spread Utterly Butterly on his morning toast.

Sylvain nose blunts at sundown session at the harbour banks.

Smithy is always ready.

Carhartt in Cornwall

Jan — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:08:43 +0000

Watch UK Carhartt boys – Smithy, Obama, Rob Smith, Rogie and Joe Gavin, plus the ever amazing Hjalte – go analogue on a journey to the Southwest of the Brithsh isle, straight to the rugged streets of Cornwall.

Quality clip filmed by wayward and underground hypster Lev Tanju.

The Line: London With Neil Smith

Henry — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:58:13 +0000

Our Line feature moves to London, England with Blueprint, Nike SB, Carhartt & Slam City rider Neil Smith.

Join Smithy as he cruises through the City of London, retracing a route he used to do most days as a kid, getting the train into Liverpool Street from Essex, and skating through through the business district to St Pauls… Dropping his usual blend of casual hammers along the way.

Filmed and Edited by Henry Edwards-Wood

If your asking yourself, “What is The Line?” Be sure to check out the last 4 edits from Berlin and Helsinki.

Blueprint Holiday in Poland

Henry — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:31:48 +0000

Jerome Campbell, Neil Smith and Tom Harrison spend a week in Poland, dodging torrential storms and 80 percent humidity at Woodcamp… they also take a day trip to Warsaw with Nike SB rider Michal Juras.

Big thanks to everyone at Woodcamp for making us feel so welcome, and to Kuba at Nike SB for hooking us up in Warsaw.