First off we want to give a major shout out to Peter Deigard! We were present when he first tested his “new” fisheye and after seeing this video we can conclude that he has been out practicing a lot.
Of course, it helps that he’s got some pretty good skaters as friends, friends like: Heitor da Silva, Ville Wester, Elias Mensi,and Jonas Skrøder.
The youth is the future and young Deigard is working hard to make himself a bright one.
Max Pack, Hendrik Herzmann and the German Vans team extended their stay in Copenhagen after CPH open to hang out, skate, and film this video together.
Lately, it seems that time, again and again, Joscha Aicher provides the highlights and in this video, his supporting cast is Timo Meiselbach, Marco Kada and Jan Hoffmann.
With all the CPH coverage dropping we present to you one last recap to close it off and that is the PLACEMAGPAULE photo recap.
Contrary to last year almost the whole PLACE staff traveled to arguably the best city in the world. But even though we were all in the same city, festival rules applied, which meant that within moments we lost each other and started doing our own thing. We all ended up at different events and safe for a few moments only saw each other at the plethora of parties that the CPH Open is host to.
It seemed everybody had a great time at every single event but our highlight was definitely the Levi’s event which looked rained out at first but ended up saving our lives by offering us a boat ride, good food, cold drinks and a very hot but healthy sauna experience!
We wish we could say “See you next year!” but the organizers felt that it was time for a break. So we will end it by saying, enjoy Paule’s photo recap and see you at the next Copenhagen Open.
Photos by Paul Röhrs
Text by Roland Hoogwater
Remember last years CPH Open? Bobby Worrest got some stuff done… The Nike guys certainly enjoyed their time in Copenhagen.
Featuring: Bobby Worrest, Hjalte Halberg, Andrew Wilson, Hugo Boserup, Max Palmer, Cyrus Bennett, Alex Olson, Oskar Rosenburg-Hallberg, Ishod Wair, Ryan Bobier and Ville Wester.
Little did we know, Copenhagen is one step closer to paradise. We just got back from CPH Pro’17, and for the most of us, it was actually the very first time. While we were on our way to the capital with the world famous mermaid and probably the biggest and coolest contest in the world, we got a call from Henning Tapper (Cleptomanicx TM) asking if we would be interested in releasing their latest tour article. The answer was clear, although we did not even saw the video or any of those photos. It’s a trust thing and if you know that Niklas Speer von Cappeln, Jan Hoffman, Tjark Thielker, Benjamin Vogel and Dennis Laass went on a trip to a huge skate park that looks like Copenhagen, you better put all your trust in it. At this point, we do not even have to start to explain how crazy the architecture is. Watching the video, those guys did not even go to all the famous spots. Having David Lindberg as a spot guide and filmer was definitely helpful as well, but the rest was the pure power of having a smart community with very open minded people and no fear of including all the different urban subculture genre; instead of leaving us alone and building “stop skateboarding” signs. Copenhagen does it the right way and so did the Cleptomanicx team with this film.
Jan Hoffmann with a FS 180° fakie Nose-wheelie Flip out. Yeah, it’s not a skate park.
Dennis and Tjark; looking for options, we presume.
Even while playing baskteball Dennis would not leave his board alone. The Team plus TM.
All photos by Friedjof Feye.
Quartersnacks is releasing their new collection, “Keep Skateboarding Romantic“, in cooperation with Street Machine, and they flew over to Copenhagen to film this promo together.
You might recognize some of these tricks from our own Instagram and you might remember Peter Deigaard from his previous video called “MY VIDEO HMC2“. We met Peter over at Jarmers in CPH and he told us something was coming.
So when we were at Bryggeriets Gymnasium doing a tour later that week and we saw Peter and Ville Wester sitting in the editing bay we already knew what was up.
After Hackelona Farid Ulrich and Vincent Heller proudly present to you their second video project called Københacken. That the footage stems already from 2015 doesn’t effect its appeal at all. Let’s face it, CPH Open is kind of the same event each and every year, which shell mean it’s always sensational and worth watching!
Danish Danni Olsen got himself a pretty nice present for his 30th birthday. One of the first full parts of ’17 is coming from a former Berlin resident and Iriedaily, Mischief Skateboards and Search & Destroy Skateshop team rider; with a big heart and die ability to drink more than the Franken bar has to offer.
If you follow Hjalte Halberg on Instagram you already know that he has a passion for insane Iphone clips that are a lot of fun to watch. Recently, he collected a couple minutes of footage of Jonas Skrøder in Copenhagen in order to release a humorous full part project entirely filmed and edited with his smartphone, which is almost in no way inferior to a common full part.
We posted the two Quartersnacks Copenhagen offcuts now here is the final result. Filmed by the prolific Johnny Wilson with skating by Ishod Wair, Alex Olson, Bobby Worrest, Hjalte Hallberg, Oski, Andrew Wilson, Cyrus Bennett, Ville Wester, Hugo Boserup, Max Palmer and Ryan Bobier.
Photo by Zach Malfa-Kowalski
When I happened to be in Copenhagen for the CPH Open, I met up with Marius Syvanen in a small Danish pub. Marius is one of those type of people you can already tell from their outer appearance that they have traveled the world and have seen quite a lot. He seems to live an enjoyable life far off the stressed and hectic world, which has given him a very carefree and humble character. As soon as we had been done with the interview, he drank down the rest of his beer, took his board and skated the curbs in front of the pub as if there would be no better place to skate in the whole world.
Interview & photos by Paul Röhrs
First of all, tell me about your roots. I read you originate from Helsinki?
Yeah, just a bit outside from Helsinki. My parents and me moved to the States when I was about five. I still have the rest of my family in Helsinki and I come back to visit them for a couple weeks every summer. I just came here from Helsinki right now and this was the 22nd summer in a row that I go back and forth.
Have you ever thought about moving back completely?
Maybe later but now not really man. San Diego’s weather is hart to beat.
It is a well-known fact, that in San Diego you became close friends with the guys from Skate Mafia. What do you say about the enduring rumors about you being on Skate Mafia for real one day?
Haha! Fuck yeah! I am the TM! But you know, of course this always has been a joke. People have saying this to me for so long like Wes and Tyler. Even on my first photo in a skate mag I had a Skate Mafia board. This was like ten plus years ago man. They are my dawgs! Straight up for sure! But still, Habitat for life!
I just have seen the Levis documentary about the building projects you and the rest of the team did at various places in the world. Tell me a bit about it. How is it to travel the world and build all these skate parks in those sometimes rather remote regions?
Yeah, that’s an epic experience for sure! It’s a give back to communities that don’t really have going so well, you know. It’s like get there and support skateboarding to literally give back something.
Some people might wonder that you actually are a pro skateboarder and now you seem to pursue a rather ordinary job building something with your own hands.
Haha! That’s definitely right! But it’s fun and I learn a lot! Joey Pepper really knows how to do everything proper and kind of like shows us how to build all these things.
How is it going right now with the Levis projects?
We just finished a project in Detroit, Michigan, and we are talking about something possibly in Finland for next year and maybe Vietnam. We definitely will keep on going!
Then I saw this clip of you guys went to Patagonia, which is pretty far south. Tell me about it.
Oh, yeah! Argentina! Man, that was definitely incredible! I guess no professional skateboarders have ever traveled down that far in South America. It was wild man! We went to all these cities that were super poor so it was pretty rough most of the time but we still found some shit to skate here and there. One day we also went to this national park, I can’t remember the name of it, but there was a bunch of penguins on the beach and all these seals and stuff, then suddenly killer whales came out off the water onto the beach to fucking eat the seals. Dude, that was crazy! It was raw nature, although it was still some kind of tourist attraction.
Last but not least, as you are pretty much of a traveling man I heard you are also into photography. Is that correct?
Yes, for sure! I love photos! They help me to remember all these trips, events and experiences, which sometimes would be lost because I have a bad memory. Haha!
Thank you for the interview and I wish you a good stay in Copenhagen!
Thank you, too! Let’s get some beers man! Cheers!
Well, for those who do not know, my name is Paul and I am working for PLACE since nine months now. So one might say I am still pretty new to the game. Nevertheless, I got my nickname “Placemagpaule” right at my first day at the office and it even developed to a frequently used hashtag on Instagram.
The coolest thing about my job is that I need to travel from time to time and as I have not really been around a lot before, most of the time, I go to see places I have never been before. This also applies for Copenhagen. So as Benni told me that one of us got invited by Levis Skateboarding to join the CPH Open series and asked me if I would like to go there, I of course did not hesitate.
I stayed in Copenhagen for four days and I can say it is indeed a very beautiful city, which is not well-known for its quality of life for no reason. Besides the great architectural mix between old and new, the proximity to the sea, the good food and the friendly and open-minded mentality of the local residents Copenhagen also offers an uncountable number of skate spots. Moreover, most of the people in Copenhagen seem to enjoy or at least to tolerate skateboarding. The best example therefor is that one of the CPH Open events took place inside the historical city hall of Copenhagen, which would just be unthinkable in any other country I have ever been to.
Evan Smith – Bs 540 Nosegrab
Unfortunately, I had bad luck with the weather conditions, which is why I could not be outside as much as I would have liked to. But still, there were enough moments I took off the lens cover of my Canon AE-1 and hit the shutter release. So welcome to the first episode of my personal Placemagpaule travel recaps!
Text & Photos by Paul Röhrs
On top: Brad Cromer – Fs Flip
Eric Koston recently effected a collaboration between Soulland and Nike SB, which is called FRI.day and then went out to Copenhagen to join the Euro riders to produce one of the best Swoosh clips I have ever witnessed. The collection is looking pretty dope as well!
Antosh Cimoszko’s filming and editing is just on the pulse of time and this montage is no exception. Featuring: David Stenstrom, Dylan Fulford, Donald Glover, Sam Bunton, Douglas Jacobsson, Vincent Hasselberg, David Jakinda, and Elias Mensi.
Kopenhagen in Dänemark gehört seit Jahren und einigen Umfragen zufolge zu den glücklichsten Städten der Welt. Wer selbst schon einmal da war wird das nachvollziehen können, denn in der Stadt herrscht ein unfassbar entspannter Vibe, den jetzt auch die beiden Vans Teamfahrer Josh Young und Ignacio Morata genießen konnten. Die beiden cruisen durch die Stadt und nehmen dabei ziemlich viele, ziemlich stylische Spots in Angriff: Kopenhagen ist wirklich eine Reise wert, der nächste Sommer kommt bestimmt…
Die Special Effects lassen es bereits erahnen: Phil Evans hat den ganzen Sommer über mit Oski in Malmö und Kopenhagen gefilmt und dabei ein sagenhaftes Budget von 2 Euro auf den Kopf gehauen. Das Resultat kann sich trotzdem mehr als sehen lassen. Oski hat Transitionskills!
Der Streetmachine Shop aus Kopenhagen feiert in diesem Jahr 25jähriges Bestehen – zu diesem feierlichen Anlass hat man zusammen mit adidas die gemeinsame “A League Collection” an den Start gebracht, die aus einem “Adi Ease”, sowie ein Trikot besteht. Das gesamte Pack ist in den Farben Schwarz, Weiß und Blau gehalten und wurde durch die Liebe für die Fußballclubs der Stadt inspiriert.
Anton Juul (Streetmachine): “Athletic aesthetics have always been our drive and of course one of our goals. The crest is inspired by Copenhagen football teams, mostly color-wise. The snowflakes on the crest symbolize that we are from the North, It gets cold and nasty up here in Winter!“
Der Frühling ist langsam aber sicher da und eigentlich ist es auch schon zu warm für Beanies – die haben Post Hats & Details aus Kopenhagen zwar auch im Programm, aber eben auch freshe Shirts und Kappen. Die komplette Range ist im neuen Lookbook zur Spring/Summer 2014 zu sehen. Bittesehr.
Der bis jetzt stylischste Noseslide des neuen Jahres kommt von Hjalte Halberg, das steht mal fest (Min. 1:20). Und auch sonst macht der Däne eine ausserordentlich gute Figur auf dem Board, wie der Vores KBH Remix Part zeigt. Pontus Alv hat auch den ein oder anderen Trick und deswegen klicken wir jetzt nochmal auf Play.