Sustainability-focused pre-sale garment platform Print Social have teamed up with a range of well known and respected designers from the UK, Europe and USA skateboarding community to curate a range of unique t-shirts in celebration of annual Go Skateboarding Day on the 21st June.
The collection brief was to create a design which encourages people to jump on their boards and get outside for the day, spend time with their mates (old and new) and just have a laugh!
Fellow Print Socialer Fliss, who curated the collection mentioned that ‘As a fellow skateboarder I know how important it is to people’s mental health and wellbeing and after this difficult past year it’s SUPER important to get back outside with the community that skate generates! There’s are a multitude of benefits and offerings that the sport can provide people with’
They worked closely with artist Jack B Hamilton @jack.b.hamilton. Who has collaborated with lots of brands within the British skateboarding community, and is becoming a well known figure in the merchandising and aesthetic side of the skate industry. – Jack created a piece for Palestinian based charity SkatePal @skate_pal and is donating 100% of profits toward them.
‘SkatePal is a non-profit organisation supporting communities throughout Palestine, promoting the social, health and wellbeing benefits of skateboarding to enhance the lives of local youth. They work with communities affected by the ongoing conflict, facing severely limited access to cultural, educational and sporting opportunities, through building skateparks, providing equipment, running skateboarding classes, art and sustainability workshops. Since 2013, their ongoing presence and award-winning projects have reached hundreds of young people across the West Bank and won recognition from supporters around the world.’
They also partnered up with Athens based charity Free Movement Skateboarding @freemovement__sb.
‘Free Movement Skateboarding supports and promotes the wellbeing, empowerment and social cohesion of youth in Athens through skateboarding. It builds community via skateboard sessions, operating inside refugee camps, community centers and children shelters. Its weekly skateboarding workshops focus on creating a safe place to welcome a diverse Athenian skate scene and society, with high female participation for the most isolated youth. – Since January 2017 the nonprofit organisation Free Movement Skateboarding, has promoted the wellbeing, empowerment and social cohesion of youth in Athens through skateboarding. FMS pushes for a welcoming and diverse Athenian skate scene and society.’ – ‘Since 2018, FMS have taught more than 680 sessions to marginalised youth in 12 different locations in the Athens, Attica region. FMS have provided access to skateboarding, a positive and empowering recreational sport, to more than 1390 youth, many of which regularly attended sessions. They have worked with youth from 32 different ethnicities, all living in Athens. We strive to promote the importance of accessibility, inclusion, social cohesion, celebrating Athens diversity and providing youth with a sense of belonging. Since 2018, 43% of participants in sessions have been girls, empowering them to participate in an activity that tends to be male dominated and empowering them to claim space. The various ethnicities of the participants continue to reflect how multicultural Athens has become and the many displaced communities living in Athens. This indicates the importance in social cohesion initiatives, and fully accessible and inclusive spaces, where everyone is welcome.’
Of which commissioned a piece with skate inspired collaborator Eloise Dörr @eloweeese. – Eloise is a London based artist, who paints – “Skateboarding characters, sometimes big, sometimes small, and sometimes somewhere in the middle. I take them on journeys doused in curiosity and wanderlust, based around both solitude and community.” She has worked with the likes of Vans, ASOS, Mob Grip, Nike SB, The BumBag Co, Dickies and more. 100% of the profits from this collaboration will go to Free Movement Skateboarding.
Other exciting contributors include: A collaboration between artist German based artist Clara Knör @claraknoer and photographer Laura Kaczmarek @laura_kaczmarek_ . Snowboard designer Morgan Anderson aka @shred.mango. And illustrators Lizzie King @lizzie_kingdom, Filippo Colombo @stay.dirty, Alex Diel @alexdielalexdiel, and Kieran Glennon @kpglennonart. Donating toward charities: @thebenraemersfoundation, @skate_pal, @skateistan, @farskatefoundation + more. Donations from this project will go to making a real difference for these charitable causes and organizations!
You can find the collection at https://www.weareprintsocial.com/project/GSD which will run for a limited time of 2/3 weeks.
