cons : 5 videos

To welcome Javier Mendizabal to Converse Cons he worked with his long time friend Fred Mortagne to produce Txabolism. A little film inspired by the creative partnership they've both shared for many years skating and filming all over the world together. The name Txabolism comes from another old friend of Javier's, the artist Fernando Elvira. They used travel and hang out a lot when Javi first started skating and Fernando published his first skate photos in 360 Magazine that he used to run. It...

For a two week period in October, Converse took over three floors of an abandoned textile factory to create the second CONS Space with skaters, sculptors and live-in artists. The ground floor Skate Lab featured sculptures designed by Roberto Cuellar, who took textural design influence from the former use of the space. During the many skate sessions that all the Berlin locals got to enjoy Converse Ambassadors Mike Anderson, Jason Jessee, Kenny Anderson, Javier Mendizabal, Remy Taviera and D...

Filmed and Edited by: Ludo Azémar lestroism.blogspot.com