Another Custom Project

The holiday season is a great time to give the gift of longboarding. A good friend David Cartu ordered a custom printed board for his sister for Hanukkah. The image was a Leopard print, printed and applied by Mark from Stick Stick Bang Bang.



Longboard Living is stoked to offer digitally printed custom images on longboards.

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Longboard Living x BOZ Boards x Bustin Boards

This past weekend was a huge milestone for the East Coast / Urban longboard industry as Bustin Boards opened their first retail board store at 340 Grand St. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. Until now they had been bringing in sales through the magical internet store at www.bustinboards.com.

The shop has a signature wheel wall organized by durometer, a great selection of trucks, complete decks and will carry boards other brands as well, including Longboard Living and BOZ Boards.

Congratulations to Ryan and his team at Bustin Boards for achieving this milestone and setting the industry standard high.

Longboard Living x Andrei Calinescu

Longboard Living has had the opportunity to work with many great photographers while accomplishing a mission to "capture" this lifestyle. For the riders, everyday is a new experience as the route home is never the same and the strength of the push is constantly increasing. You are always in the moment and it is such a pleasure to have that moment captured. This past summer we worked with a budding photographer named Andrei Calinescu. It helps that Andrei is a longboarder himself and has an eye and a love for longboarding.

Upcoming projects will involve a photo shoot with all Longboard Living Team Riders.

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Longboard Living collaboration with Hey Apathy

It has been an honor and an absolute pleasure to have worked with Toronto's iconic Mike Parsons - aka - Hey Apathy! Mike painted a page from his comic series onto a deck which will be rereleased as prints in the near future.

To inquire about a Hey Apathy printed longboard, send email to longboardliving@gmail.com

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Ryan Rubin featured in CARVED

New York City longboard film maker Sergi Ferrer is well on his way to on of Longboardings best urban riding video series: Carved. Longboard Living rider Ryan Rubin met up with Sergi and some other NY riders during his weekend at the Broadway Bomb.

Check out Carved XX

http://www.youtube.com/user/Craze29#p/u/1/m7SGXlz-7Kw

And Sergi's Youtube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Craze29

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Longboard Living x The New Beat

Longboard Living has begun a multi-dimensional video project to capture the the birth and growth of the lifestyle brand. The video will be used for online branding and an ongoing medium to track progress, product, team riders and the skills of The New Beat crew.

http://www.thenewbeat.ca/

The first set of footage has been shot in Toronto and is currently being edited. It gives viewers a glimpse of what it is like to ride through the cities neighborhoods and around major landmarks, as well as documentary style interview content.

As this project continues, we will focus on capturing more intense riding and technical moves to show the limitless potential of urban longboarding.

Stay tuned for this project to launch.

Watch the video preview:

http://www.youtube.com/user/longboardliving#p/a/u/1/DpKoDePpBgM

Subscribe to the youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/longboardliving

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Jimmy Chiale solo art show ft. LBL

Jimmy Chiale laid the smack down on every inch of canvas, wood or cotton that he touched for his solo art show at Marc Anthony Hair Salon last night. His new pieces are a perfect fusion of abstract surrealism full of color and smooth lines. The DJ was live and the venue was perfect for a featured artist event. Jimmy is a resident stylist at the salon - 38 Avenue Rd. @ Yorkville Ave. and his pieces will remain on display and on sale.

For a custom painted longboard by Jimmy - Send request to: Longboardliving@gmail.com

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youtube link

Longboard Living 2008 / 2009 collection of hand painted and digitally printed longboards.

http://www.youtube.com/user/longboardliving#p/a/u/0/DpKoDePpBgM

Music by G-Vine

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NEW PRODUCT VIDEO

Check out the Longboard Living roster of hand painted - complete decks - MORE TO COME

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Broadway Bomb 2009

New York - New York

Endless streets and wheels that roll is all you need to surf this co

ncrete jungle. For the second year in a row I made it down to NYC for the Broadway Bomb. An annual race starting in 2000 with 14 riders has now called out over 250 riders from NY and around the world. I was joined with fellow Canadian, business partner and friend, Mike Boz from BOZ Boards. Unfortunately the Megabus arrived late and I couldn't race his new model but I still made the top 30. Bustinboards (www.bustinboards.com) was repping push culture to the fullest at this event with the majority of riders on their boards and everyone screaming BUSTIN!

It was an inspiring week, amazing vacation and a joy to push my limits in the biggest city in the world.

As much as Longboard Living is a company, I often forget it is the lifestyle i aspire to live my life by. Trips like these, and in New Orleans last may are good reminders of the joy that longboarding / traveling brings. It was great to meet so many amazing people full of stoke and passion for the lifestyle. I will begin filming this Saturday in an effort to capture the lifestyle of a city surfer and help spread the stoke to others.

Spreading the stoke,

Ryan Rubin

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Jamie Roy has the FLOW

So, Jamie is not only one of the top producing artists on the label, he has been the gateway artist for a collaboration between Longboard Living and the Funktion Gallery. I stopped in to the gallery at 1244 Bloor St. West last winter shortly after they opened the shop. A few weeks later stumbled upon Jamie's Facebook profile pic which included the Funktion logo and I inquired about his interested on a collab. This lead to a board called "Creative Chaos" and features his tag name JAMS.

David Vasquez

I met with david last spring while he was selling his art in Yorkville. He liked the concept of the Mobile Canvas and agreed to collaborate on a series. The board on the right was the first in the series, the other was a custom order for client and team rider, Oliver Terry. Longboard Living is pleased to offer board by David Vasquez.

For inquiries please email Ryan at Longboardliving@gmail.com

Longboard Photography by Reilly Rightmyer

Reilly has been an asset to Longboard Living with her ability to accurately capture the lifestyle I am striving to create. Her lens seems to work will with my vision. As today is Reilly's birthday I am stoked to wish her a year of happy and safe riding. Reilly picked up a custom longboard painted by Mischa Pillon last April and has been helping rep the brand ever since. Check out the Reilly's photography, and

Jimmy Chiale x Longboard Living

It was about a year ago that I met with Jimmy while he was hustling abstract art in Kensington. The idea to have local artists paint on my boards came to me while riding the city and passing by so many amazing painters with unique styles. I like to see art outside of a gallery, on a brick wall or for sale on the sidewalk, there is something very natural about it. So, Jimmy and I began collaborating on longboard art, a.k.a a Mobile Canvas. This board is the second piece Jimmy has painted for a collaborative retail relationship with North Trooper sneaker shop at 69 Yorkville. Jimmy will be continuing his collection with Longboard Living. For originals or custom orders, email longboardliving@gmail.com.

Nuit Blanche

Tonight is Nuit Blanch in Toronto. A night when the city of Toronto becomes an art gallery full of installations and open gallery doors welcoming swarms of people into the mystical art world. Longboard Living attended the night last year (see pic) sporting a classic Charlie Dunnham longboard...The board that started it all!

Gallery Longboard

At home this week, working on the brand, preparing for NYC and the Broadway Bomb. The living room naturally transformed into a gallery...or maybe its a store. Either way, the boards look great and they are ready to roll.

Introducing...

Longboard Living is...

Longboard Living is...

Longboard Living is a CUSTOM LONGBOARD CO. in TO.

Specializing in hand painted and custom printed decks designed for city cruising and traffic surfing. This blog will introduce you to the boards, the artists and the lifestyle of an urban longboarder. Collaborating with some of Toronto's best emerging artists and already established masters our mission is to provide unique, smooth riding boards to help expand the longboard community and connect riders through this local, East Coast board co.