Santa Cruz Skateboards
Santa Cruz Skateboards, based in Santa Cruz, California, was founded in 1973 by then-owners Richard Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman, who also founded NHS Inc. Santa Cruz Skateboards. SantaCruz has long been revered as one of the original skateboard companies that has not only survived the years, but has also contributed to the innovation and modernization of skateboards and skateboarding. In 2023, NHS celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Santa Cruz supplies you and us with high-quality complete skateboards, longboards, cruisers, surf skates, pintails, mini cruisers, accessories and clothing. However, the Popsicle skateboard decks and editions of the old school decks are particularly popular with us. The classic graphics such as the Screaming Hand and the Classic Dot logo stand out, while SantaCruz provides you with new editions of timeless classics every year for the old school decks. Shaped boards include, among others, these: Corey O'Brien Purgatory, Salba Tiger, Natas Panther, Meek Slasher, Grabke Melting Clocks, Knox Punk, Kendall End of the World, Roskopp Face, Winkowski Dope Planet, Salba Baby Stomper, Street Creep, Dressen Rose Crew, Hosoi Picasso, Dressen Pup, Knox Firepit, Kendall Snake, Winkowski Volcano, Jessee Guadalupe, Knox Cop Beater, Grabke Time Warp, Jeff Grosso Toybox, Roskopp Eye, Boyle Sick Cat, Corey O,Brien Mutant City, Jeff Grosso Demon, Jessee Sun God, Natas Panther and of course many more.
Santa Cruz Colabs:
Santa Cruz Skateboards is also known for collaborations with other major companies: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Stranger Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TNMT, Nixon, Star Wars, Pokemon to name but a few.
Santa Cruz Team:
The Canta Cruz Skateboards team has been a force to be reckoned with since the 1970s. Former and current pros on SantaCruz are for example: Steve Olson, Steve Alba, Natas Kaupas, Claus Grabke, Christian Hosoi, Jeff Kendall, Rob Roskopp, Jeff Grosso, Rick De Montrond, Mike Goldman, Troy Slitter, Keith Meek, Mickey Alba, Monte Nolder, Chris Robinson, Blake Johnson, Devin Flynn, Emmanuel Guzman, Erick Winkowski, Fabiana Delfino, Henry Gartland, Jake Wooten, Jereme Knibbs, Justin Sommer, Keet Oldenbeuving, Kevin Braun, Maurio Mccoy, Phoenix Sinnerton, Rob Pace, Steve Alba, Tom Knox, Tom Asta, Yndiara Asp, Eric Dressen.
Santa Cruz Skateboards videos:
Since the 1980s SC Skateboards has continuously released many good skateboard videos, here is a small overview with the year of release: Wheels of Fire / 1987, Streets On Fire / 1989, Speed Freaks / 1989, A Reason For Living / 1990, Risk It: Gambling With Gravity / 1990, BPSW: Big Pants Small Wheels / 1992, Home Video / 1995, Pack Media / 1996, Ammo: The Next Round / 1997, Guarte/ 2005, Out There... / 2005, V-Day / 2007, Uprising / 2011, Good News / 2016, Right To Exist / 2016, AM Video / 2017, Florida Tour / 2018, Til The End Vol. 1 / 2018, Til The End Vol. 2 / 2018, Til The End Vol. 3 / 2019, Til The End & Beyond Euro Tour / 2019, Til The End Vol. 4 / 2020, Til The End Vol. 5 / 2021, Bae / 2021, Cruzin’ Puerto Rico / 2022, Dope Planet / 2022, Misprints / 2022, Til The Enders – All of the Best Skateboarding from Santa Cruz Skateboards / 2022, Santa Cruz Euro Tour 2017.
Santa Cruz & Jim Phillips
Jim Phillips had and still has a special influence on Santa Cruz's iconic board graphics. Even people who have never had anything to do with skateboards should know the Screaming Hand. The blue "Screaming Hand" is an indelible icon of skateboard culture. Created in 1985 by Santa Cruz graphic artist Jim Phillips, the howling appendage emblazoned on t-shirts, skateboards and stickers around the world is honored with a fitting tribute to his influential legacy. Jim Phillips and the images he created are legendary in the skateboarding community. A graduate of Santa Cruz High School, Phillips began publishing his artwork in local surf magazines in the 1960s. Throughout the 70s and 80s, Phillips served as art director for Santa Cruz Skateboards, where he created thousands of well-known images, the most famous of which became the blue Screaming Hand. "I'm often asked where I got the idea for the Screaming Hand," Phillips explains its origin. "As I sat at my drawing table clenching my left hand, I made a sketch and thought about how powerful the hand is and how artists have used it in gestures to express emotion. Then I thought about how it would be even more expressive if it had a mouth right on the palm, and how much more so if it screamed!" Yet tens of years later, the Screaming Hand has proven to be timeless.
