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Birdhouse Skateboards (originally Birdhouse Projects) is an American skateboard company formed by ex-Powell Peralta professional skateboarders Tony Hawk and Per Welinder in 1992.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 (as Birdhouse Projects) |
| Founders | Tony Hawk Per Welinder |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Products | Skateboard equipment, apparel, accessories, videos |
| Owner | Tony Hawk |
| Website | birdhouseskateboards.com |
Birdhouse makes decks and wheels, as well as clothing and accessories.
History
editAfter the skateboard boom of the late 1980s had died, former Powell Peralta professional and freestyle skateboarder Per Welinder wanted to stay involved with skateboarding by starting a company. Welinder had originally asked Powell Peralta pro skateboarder Lance Mountain to be his equal partner in the venture. Mountain declined as he only wanted to start a skateboard company if he had 100% ownership. Mountain later founded The Firm Skateboards (now defunct).[2] Welinder later asked another Powell Peralta pro skateboarder Tony Hawk to be 50-50 partners in this new skateboard company. Hawk gladly accepted as he felt his time in skateboarding was nearly over due to the lack of interest in vert skating caused by the popularity of street skating. Welinder and Hawk decided to name their new skateboard company Birdhouse Projects, Birdhouse being a reference to Hawk's nickname Birdman.[3]
Birdhouse is prominently featured in the Tony Hawk's video game series, and is one of five skate teams which the player can join in Tony Hawk's Underground.[4]
Skate team
edit- Tony Hawk
- Aaron Homoki
- David Loy
- Lizzie Armanto
- Shawn Hale
- Elliot Sloan
- Reese Salken
- Felipe Nunes
- Reese Nelson
Former
edit- Clint Walker
- Jeremy Klein
- Willy Santos
- Steve Berra
- Matt Beach
- Andrew Reynolds
- Heath Kirchart
- Rick McCrank
- Brian Sumner
- Jeff Lenoce
- Steve Nesser
- Shaun White
- Riley Hawk
- Bucky Lasek
- Mike Frazier
- Paul Zitzer
- Ocean Howell
- Brent Marks
- Donny Barley
- Ben Raybourn
- Kevin Staab
- Matt Ball
- Mike Davis
References
edit- ^ Hendrikx, Eric (December 6, 2017). "Tony Hawk: The Birdman Celebrates 25 Years of Birdhouse Skateboards". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "The Firm Skateboards < Skately Library". skately.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
- ^ "Birdman & The Joker: Tony Hawk meets Vince Matheron". Red Bulletin. 2021-06-17. Archived from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ theblasphemousbear (2009-06-17), Tony Hawk's Underground - BirdHouse Sponsor Video, archived from the original on 2021-12-22, retrieved 2017-02-13