We get to see part of the new Daisuke Takahashi ‘Subspecies’ film. There is some really impressive freestyle street skating in this two minute clip, something you just have to check out!

HUF partners up with Tokyo-based artist Haroshi and Bay Area skateboard distributor DLX on a limited edition collaboration, available January 2012. Shot at artist Haroshi’s studio in Tokyo by Shinto God, cut by Martin Reigel.

While going through the most recent issue of Fricote Magazine, we stumbled across the work of artist Arthur King. In his latest work, I Want To Skate, he presents a series of installations making skating democratic. From the sandwich to apples to books and t-shirts – everbody and everything is allowed to skate.

Check out the entire series after the jump.

This week The Guardian published an interesting article on the rise of skateboard brands and clothing to a multimillion dollar business – The Fall and Rise of Skate Chic. They talk about Supreme’s London store opening, Ed Banger Records and Busy P, Jason Dill, Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator and many other topics that we often speak about here. Furthermore they also speak about the sale of Volcom to PPR, the parent company of Gucci and YSL.

In the article they interview Keith Hufnagel of Huf and other tastemakers, designers from the industry. Certainly an interesting read and mainstream take on the trends in our market.

“When Supreme opened its London store this September, the young and well-heeled spilled on to the streets of Soho from a launch party many had queued for hours to get into. Inside, Ed Banger Records label owner and Parisian DJ Busy P rubbed shoulders with legendary skaters such as Jason Dill. This was more than good PR for the New York-based skater brand, recently worn in prolificacy by Odd Future’s Tyler the Creator. This was an event that marked a remarkable change in fortunes for a fashion once largely dismissed as the style concerns of waster teenagers.

Supreme started life in the mid-90s, when New York skating was at an all-time low. Companies were going out of business, skaters couldn’t afford to live off their sponsorship and the sport had developed a reputation for being popular among a nuisance generation of slacker kids. The idea that, a decade down the line, skater fashion would not only occupy a burgeoning corner of the market but also infiltrate high fashion must have seemed absurd. But that is what’s happened.

This spring PPR, the parent company of Gucci and Alexander McQueen, bought the Californian skate company Volcom in a deal worth $607m. The leap in Volcom’s stock to $24.39 from $19.73 when the deal was announced in May even prompted some law firms to take a closer look at it because they claimed shareholders weren’t getting a fair price.”

Read the full article here.

Palace Skateboards has released the full length VHS powered film, Tres Trill, this week. Some good old school looking skate action can be found in this 6 minute short film. Check it out!

Street League presents a ‘Best of Paul Rodriguez’ 2011. Check out the year’s recap here above for some solid skateboarding from P-Rod!

Vans’ classic Era sees a bit of an added modifications for for Holiday 2011 for the brand’s skateboarding line. The Vans Era Pro sees an added a new DURACAP sockliner to the upper and for this season it’s available in a range of six colorways; Navy/Gum, Pewter /Black/Green, Chima Ferguso/Red/Black, Chima Ferguson/STV Navy and a classic black/black. The best thing is that even with the slight improvement on these sneakers, there’s no price difference than before. These are available now from Vans.

Check out the collection in full after the click.

Earlier we reported on the Trasher Magazine 30 Year Anniversary Exhibition presented by Oakley that took place last week in Costa Mesa, CA, and now we present you with an in depth look at the Love & Guts exhibition that went on concurrent with Thrasher’s. Love & Guts featured a lineup comprised of genuine skateboarding legends that have played a huge part in the growth of it. Guys like Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Pat Ngoho, Steve Olson, Ray Barbee, Salba, Christian Hosoi and Chris Senn all exhibited some works as part of this special block party put on by Oakley. We were on hand to capture some flicks of the exhibit as well as some portraits with the show’s key players. Unfortunately, the exhibits were one-night only, but we documented everything, so no worrying.

Photos by Highsnobiety.

Take a further look after the click.

Zeppelin Films presents a nice documentary short film on Brazil’s world longboarding championship in Teutonia, where riders often go beyond 70 mph (120 km/h). The short film stars Douglas Rodrigues Da Silva. Check it out here below.

Dalua Downhill – Episode 4 Teutonia (English Version) from Zeppelin Filmes on Vimeo.

SwineTrotters head to Auckland City, New Zealand to study of then relationship between skateboarding and architecture. The piece focuses on public space and materiality and how the skateboarder’s perspective on the form of the city compares to the views of the average citizen. Enjoy..