The Mountain and Wave

This past August Quiksilver teamed up with Autumn Skate shop in New York and opened a 10 day pop-up retail shop with a mini-ramp at the Open House Gallery in the Soho District of Manhattan. Billy Rohan built the mini-ramp, Dave Mims from Autumn set up a skate shop, and together we hosted an art show, a contest, and just let kids skate and hang out for 10 days. Alex Olson, Kyle Leeper, Reese Forbes, Jake Johnson, and Natas Kaupas all flew out to NY to take part in the event and everyone had a good time. This month, GrindTV.com will be posting a 5 episode video series telling the story of the 201 Mulberry project. Check out Episode 1 to get an idea of how the space looked and the guys invovled.

Check out the making of the New York City Zine – a collaboration between Jake Johnson and Natas Kaupas.

To see the zine, click here.

This Saturday night 201 Mulberry in NY will host the “Land Your Thoughts” indoor mini-ramp contest. If you’re in the area and you think your mini-ramp skills are up to it, get in the snake session and see if you can win first place and a MacBook Pro. Check the flyer below for all the details. Facebook folks can RSVP and spread the world to all the other Facebook’ers by clicking here.

The launch party for 201 Mulberry went off Saturday night without a hitch.  The private gathering was small and intimate, celebrating a unique skate shop in the heart of Manhattan, only open for a limited time.  Guests included close friends and family of the players involved with 201 Mulberry – from Billy Rohan’s friends and affiliates of Run My Game Productions, to the Autumn crew, to the local skaters friendly with Quiksilver team-riders Jake Johnson, Tim O’Connor, Alex Olson, Reese Forbes and David Clark.  Everyone had something different to say, but one common sentiment was that “it is too bad this shop is only open for eight days!”

This month, August 22nd through August 29th, Quiksilver will be hosting 201 Mulberry in New York City. 201 Mulberry is an 8 day Quiksilver skateboarding event that includes a retail store and indoor mini-ramp open to the public every day from 11AM – 7PM. We’ll also be presenting three events including an art show hosted by Alex Olson and mini-ramp contest hosted by Jake Johnson. If you are anywhere near NYC come by, hang out, and skate the ramp. Check the flyer below for more details. Stay tuned here, on Twitter, and on Facebook to keep up to date on the events and everything that’s happening at 201 Mulberry.