Ltd Ed. Paul Smith x Bottega Montana Skateboard
November 30, 2006
Paul Smith and Bottega Montana has joined forces to create this amazing hand finished black walnut and white oak limited edition Corvetta 36 skateboard. Over time and use of the board will become more beautiful. This skateboard is only limited to 77 pieces in the world and is available for purchase at the Paul Smith online shop.
For all of you who are not familiar with Bottega Montana. Bottega Montana is the result of two brothers from Italy, Francesco and Marco Gillia and their combined efforts to create extraordinary furniture. The furniture collection of Bottega Montana has a classic feel, but the engineering details of the new joint system, add a modern flavor making their pieces immediately recognizable.
- A style
Here are some pictures
December 4, 2006 at 5:56 pm
[...] My first thought was that these Paul Smith skateboards were just more hipster bullshit. These boards aren’t going to be ridden, they are most likely destined to lean in a corner of some loft apartment. The owner will probably chat about it at cocktail parties. You know, I have half a mind to take it out for spin some time, but Cassandra thinks it’s bad idea because I’m too old. She also says I’m not old enough to have a mid life crisis. – Or maybe some trust fund hippie will buy it, who knows. There’s also the culture of design enthusiasts that probably doesn’t have much of an overlap with the old school eBay skateboard crowd. The board looks good, except for the wide shot of the pink wheels. They spent a lot of time crafting the look and appeal of the deck, down to the over-designed Seismic trucks, only to blow it on the crapy looking pink wheels that don’t match the aesthetic. Not a good combo for the intended audience, or any audience for that matter. [...]
February 16, 2007 at 5:30 am
Media Enquires.
I am a Photo Editor of Prime Traveller magazine. We are going to have an article about your skateboard and would really appreciate if you be so kind to supply us with its photos to illustrate the article.
Thank you in advance,
Nonna
March 26, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Francesco is my Fine Arts teacher at the University of Montana-Western here is Dillon, the pink wheels reflect the Paul Smith builing in LA, that is the point of the pink wheels after all it is a collaboration with Paul Smith.