New in Town: Elmijosk8

ON BOARD

The team from Elmijosk8 been designing skateboards for over 10 years and more recently, Lenin, the head designer, has completed a serigraphy course resulting in new designs with a unique, raw quality. “A few years ago I started working in a serigraphy workshop that my friend owns. He gave me the opportunity to use the workshop for my own stuff as well, and so I began cutting out boards in different shapes and designs,” explained Lenin. This freedom in the workshop enabled him to build a wide-range collection of boards from scratch—contemporary boards with personalised extras, including finger holes— as well as funky furniture made from broken boards. “El Mijo was originally my nickname from my time in Ecuador,” he said. “Everyone had always called me that, and it seemed natural for it to evolve into the name of the brand, El Mijosk8.”

Ricart 15. www.elmijosk8.com