Habitat Skateboard Decks
Who is Habitat Skateboards
Founded in 1999 Habitat Skateboards is the sister company to Alien Workshop. Initially they where formed under the DNA Distribution umbrella but have since moved to the Sovereign Sector. Joe Castrucci is responsible... Read More
Habitat Skateboard Decks
Who is Habitat Skateboards
Founded in 1999 Habitat Skateboards is the sister company to Alien Workshop. Initially they where formed under the DNA Distribution umbrella but have since moved to the Sovereign Sector. Joe Castrucci is responsible for the unique aesthetic of Habitat and has led to its success as a brand.
Habitat’s ownership has shifted a few time over the years but things really took off when Rob Dyrdek, owner and once pro for Alien Workshop, brought the company and gifted it back to Joe Castrucci. Through these turbulent time of changing hands Habitat managed to retain many of their pro skaters. We’ll get onto this later.
The Habitat logo eludes to a eco-friendly vibe. Utilising a plant within the logo gives the right vibes for those with the planet in mind. Habitats eco-friendly stance has also been found to impact the methods and materials used within their decks.
Thankfully, for Habitat, and us. Things have settled down and they now take residence inside the same decommissioned Nuclear bunker as Alien Workshop. Just outside Dayton. This is probably the coolest headquarters for a skateboard brand currently in existence. Also it means that should America/ the world come under Nuclear attack we’ll still have Habitat Decks. Well at least until they run out. As I assume most the Canadian Maple Trees would be destroyed in Nuclear war? Let’s hope we don’t find out.
Habitat Decks
Habitat Skateboard decks are typically constructed using the traditional 7-ply construction using epoxy resin. However, this eco-friendly brand has not been shy of experimenting with different methods and materials. Habitat have been known to utilise hemp, bamboo, and cork within their decks. They’ve also been known to use water based glue’s rather than epoxy resin. As the by product created is less damaging to the environment. Though through all the testing and trying 7-ply decks remain the most successful for Habitat.
Being based in Dayton, Habitat has 2 locations across the USA where their decks are printed and 1 in Europe.
P.S. Stix, BBS, and HLC all press and print this incredible skateboard brands wood and transfer their graphics.
Habitat have been known to print some pretty quirky graphics. Currently they enjoy teaming up with Artist Charley Harper to bring some funky art work graphics and their in-house team of designers are always churning out incredible ‘team’ graphics for us to put through their paces.
Habitat Skateboards Team
Known for their incredible team of pro skateboarders it would seem wrong to not provide you with a list of the ‘current’ Habitat Skateboards Team.
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Silas Baxter-real
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Stefan Janoski
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Fred Gall
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Marius Syvanen
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Kevin Lowry
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Brain Delatorre
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Mark Suciu
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Josh Matthews
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Flo Mirtain
All these dudes rip and are more than deserving to be part of one of the raddest teams in the USA.
