WHATEVER IT TAKES – web gallery

Our Whatever It Takes skateboards were created in 2012 as part of a competition for a Cornish skateboard design. The competition was driven and inspired by professional skateboarder Nick Jensen and his belief that art and skating are closely linked. He painted a board for the exhibition himself and invited fellow professionals, illustrators and artists […]

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Whatever It Takes

Whatever It  Takes  started with a competition for a Cornish skateboard,  launched in 2012. It was developed with Nick Jensen, one of the country’s top skateboarders. A  free exhibition at Heartlands, Cornwall put prize-winners on display for two months in autumn 2012. We worked with Claire Arymar, Neighbourhood Manager for Pengegon estate and surrounding areas, and Cornwall Community Action Network […]

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Winner skateboard design competition 2016

Cornish skateboarder Max Whetter – who was flipping burgers at the time to finance his art – won the 2016 Whatever It Takes competition. His design featured a tower of burgers, buns and relish reflecting his life in the kitchen. Max, aged 27 at the time, was born in Truro and now lives in Newquay. […]

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