Raphaël Zarka adds colourful skatepark in front of Centre Pompidou
Artist Raphaël Zarka has collaborated with local architect Jean-Benoît Vétillard to create a horseshoe-shaped skatepark defined by bold colours in Paris. More
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PlayLab designs "scenically sculpted" Sacré-Cœur skatepark to resemble stone
LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. More
PlayLab Inc creates "surreal" pyramidal skate ramp for LA art week
Californian design studio PlayLab Inc has constructed a massive skateable pyramid in Downtown Los Angeles in collaboration with footwear brand Vans. More
PlayLab Inc creates plexiglass skatepark for Vans during Paris Fashion Week
LA studio PlayLab Inc and construction company California Skateparks have designed a temporary skatepark for Vans in Paris that was partly made from clear plexiglass to reference the nearby Louvre museum. More
Supreme's Los Angeles flagship features its first fully floating skate bowl
A team of architects and designers has mixed retail with a skateboard facility for clothing brand Supreme's Los Angeles flagship store, sited in the building that was once home to the iconic record store Tower Records. More
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Dezeen Debate newsletter features "skaters' paradise" cafe in South Korea
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a cafe in South Korea with ramped walls and a discussion about the labour market after US studio Bernheimer Architecture announced it is unionizing. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! More
World's first multi-storey skatepark opens in Folkestone
Three skateparks are stacked on top of each other in F51, a major new attraction in Kent, England, designed by Hollaway Studio. More
Yinka Ilori unveils brightly coloured temporary skatepark in Miami Beach
British designer Yinka Ilori has applied his trademark colourful style to a demountable skatepark at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week. More
Students turn discarded chewing gum into colourful skateboard wheels
French design students Hugo Maupetit and Vivian Fischer have developed a method for collecting discarded chewing gum and turning it into colourful, recycled plastic skateboard wheels. More
Skateparks are "one of the world's great kinds of public space" says Iain Borden
In the first in a series of daily videos about London buildings and spaces during Open House London, architecture historian and skateboarding fan Iain Borden sheds light on the design of Crystal Palace Skatepark. More
Yinka Ilori creates "joy and excitement" with colourful skate park in Lille
London-based designer Yinka Ilori has applied his signature vibrant style to the Colorama skate park within the La Condition Publique cultural centre near Lille, France. More
Brinkworth suspends wooden skateboarding bowl inside San Francisco's Supreme store
London design studio Brinkworth has built an elevated skateboarding bowl inside this Supreme store in San Francisco that reverberates sounds "like a huge speaker". More
Nike designs first-ever Olympic skateboarding uniforms for Tokyo 2020
Colourful artwork decorates the skateboarding uniforms that Nike has designed for the sport's Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 summer games. More
Glow-in-the-dark skatepark created inside Triennale Milano by Koo Jeong A
A gallery inside the Triennale Milano museum is transformed into a fluorescent skateboarding venue in this installation by South Korean artist Koo Jeong A. More
MANA and Scott Oster insert mirrored skate ramp into Parisian store
Chicago architecture practice MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster have added a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris. More
Eleven skateparks that tell the story of skateboarding culture
Over the past 70 years skateboarding has gone from fringe to mainstream. Iain Borden, author of Skateboarding and the City, selects 11 skateparks that highlight the key aspects of the movement's culture. More
Yayoi Kusama sells spotty skateboards at MoMA Design Store
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has added four designs to a collection of limited-edition skateboard decks, sold at the Museum of Modern Art Design Store in New York, which are covered in her signature polka dots. More
Discover the best designs for skateboarding on our new Pinterest board
We've created a new Pinterest board full of the best design related to skateboarding, featuring a ramp floating on a lake, IKEA's first skateboard and the recently installed bowl inside the Supreme store in Brooklyn. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
Supreme store in Brooklyn by Neil Logan features an elevated skate bowl
New York firm Neil Logan Architect has retrofitted a warehouse in the city for streetwear brand Supreme, and put a free-standing skate bowl in the back. More
IKEA releases first skateboard in SoCal-inspired collection
IKEA has launched its first skateboard, as part of a series of furniture and clothing items influenced by street culture in Southern California. More