That’s right… Spacecraft has moved to a new location. We found ourselves in an opportune position when former Miami Vice star, Don Johnson, aka “Crocket” was evicted from his secret lair on the waterfront in Ballard, Seattle. With a view of the ocean, shag carpet, a spiral stair case and a setting straight out of a 80’s porno set, the new Spacecraft office is a perfect place for us to plot the takeover of what is RAD.
Hit us up if you are in Seattle… we’ll let you take us to lunch at the legendary Paseo Cuban Sandwich shop just a few doors down.
Check the photos:
The front office
The hall of Spacecraft art
Mango's new corner office
The "Girl's only" bathroom
The meeting room : magic wallpaper
Home cooked lunch
Thanks to all the interns for helping with the move :: Enjoy
We recently received some photos of our Bali production manager Dewa’s beautiful wedding in Bali.
Dewa gave me a few insights into the ceremony, which took place in December at Dewa’s parents’ house.
As the usual the Balinese person gets married (pawiwahan or nganten) it must be done the ‘proper way’ which means in front of the whole village. If a man is living in his own place it will be at his house, if not at the home of his parents, the new wife moving in immediately. When people get married in Bali, the man takes responsibility as a member of society. He gets the right to speak at a Banjar (the community body) meeting and must take on social duties, such as attending the temple ceremonies and taking part in the community activities. In this way other members of the Banjar will come to recognize him as an adult and he will have the opportunity to take on more responsibility in the Banjar.
Hindu wedding ceremonies are rich in tradition; between elaborate entertainment (with storytellers!) ritual and food, it sounds like magic. Dewa provided me with a few highlights:
- The wedding ceremony begins with a Memadik process, where the groom’s family meet with the bride’s family to ask the bride if she wants to marry the groom. If the answer is yes, the bride will go with the groom to his family’s house.
- The groom’s family arranges and pays for the wedding; the date set well in advance on a propitious day. Wedding guests are often entertained by professional storytellers and musicians. Enormously detailed rules govern dining and seating arrangements.
- Usually the bride and groom offer food to one another, then simulate such domestic duties such as washing, cooking rice, and cutting bamboo. Prayers are intoned, and then the couple eats together in public, feeding each other. This is an important symbolic act, as in former times only married men and women were allowed to eat food together in public. The priest then performs a ritual purification and blesses the couple.
- With the wedding process in Bali, both families will unite, not simply the bride and groom… This is why there is always many people attending a ceremony.
Devi takes part in the family business in Bali that makes our magic hand-knitted hats, making her an important part of the Spacecraft. Congratulations to Dewa and Devi for making it happen.
Inspired by the television show “Glee,” more than 800 dancers perform in Westlake Park, Pioneer Square and Seattle Center on a series of “Glee” flash mob events on Saturday, April 10, 2010.
The New York Times put together this video on a “new wave” (ha ha) of competitive surfing and the insurgence of aerial tricks–check it out. This related article has some amazing pictures, too.
Commander Sullivan reporting from the dark and wet regions of Alaska. Since our last update we have spent an unearthly amount of time locked in our stationary living vessels. The Pan Pacific jet stream has taken aim directly at our crew and has barraged us with storm after storm. We have seen the stars come out a few times at night, but the clear skies are gone by the time we are set to depart in the helicopter at dawn.
The best chance we had for a flight mission was the morning after my rock and roll concert in the guide school at the Pioneer Bar, when, after going to bed at 3:30 a.m. with raining skies, dawn broke to clear skies for miles. There is some truth to the saying “drinking it blue,” especially here in Alaska. Someone must not have done their share of self-sacrifice, though. Justin Hostynek, the commander in charge of the video division, had opted out of the ceremonies that night, so maybe blame could be placed on him for the clouds rolling in as we approached the helipad. There’s no arguing with Mother Nature up here. You get what you get.
Avalanche conditions are now at an all-time high after a series of storms that packed copious amounts of precipitation and winds. So even if the sun does come out for 24 hours, intrepid is the soul that first sets foot on some of the bigger exposed slopes.
My sarcastic favorite of this past week was when Camera Technician Jake Price and I stood atop one of the funnest lines we had ever planted our flags on, 2 feet of pow, ready to rip it until the Video Squad leader forbade us to ride it so as to save it for the “real” riders. The lookdown on that one was one of the hardest ever to walk away from. At this point our tracks would have been well covered as there is most likely upward of 6 feet of snow on top of it. I will attach some visual proof of Jake looking down it so one might have a taste. Can I have some cheese with my whine?
During this earthlocked interim we have been keeping ourselves busy in various manners. Gigi has been having lots of arts and crafts time, building snowmen/women and doing lots of stop frame photography and Super 8 filming for the new movie he is working on with Jake Price. Jake Blauvelt has his femme-bot, Kristin (who is also working as a guide with one of the outfits), so we don’t see too much of them on the down days (wink , wink). The rest of us are just lonely Cosmonauts awaiting our next deployment and wishing that our femme-bots were here, too.
We recently had some communications with base and it appears we will be having some new arrivals by early this week from the European Sector and the Seattle Satellite. Officers Blair Habenicht, Wolfgang Nyvelt and Nicolas Muller should be arriving by Tuesday if the launch shuttle can penetrate the thick clouds of this viscious storm cycle.
The Shakedown was a grassroots event that was started in the far away country of Canada. It has grown in popularity over the years and made its way to Washington’s Summit at Snoqualmie.
We were given an invite to come see some talented snow shredders leap off of a huge snow wedge and then navigate a rail set-up after landing that.
It was a cool scene at the Summit, with a steady crowd to cheer on the snowboard leapers.
Spacecraft stayed low key and lurked around checking out the action from the sidelines.
Congrats to Manuel Diaz and Megan Ginter from your friends at Spacecraft
The images below are a slice of the final day as seen through Spacecraft eyes.
Scott Sullivan (foreground), Jake Price, Gigi Ruf (seated)
Spacecraft Commander Scott Sullivan reporting from the outer reaches of the North American sector.
Traveling with the Absinthe Films crew we set up camp in Haines, Alaska.We were trying to escape the warmth that has plagued the Pacific NW winter thanks to El Nino and it looks like we suceeded.
However it is only February and the conditions are similiar to what we would normally find in late March early April. It sounds like it has been a really warm winter up here as well, but luckily we can get high enough in our “whirlybirds” to get up to the goods. We are a tight but productive unit consisting of Jake Blauvelt , Gigi Ruf, Absinthe’s filmer Justin Hostynek,Volcom’s Jake Price and myself. Short of being some kind of miracle we somehow arrived to find bluebird conditions for 5 days straight (rare in these parts). Excellent snow conditions, stable avalanche conditions, and a small crew made for some hyper productivity.
Jake Blauvelt is riding the new snowboard that was a collaboration between Ride and Spacecraft called the High Life. All tests of the board so far have proved positive. Blauvelt is riding like an Alaskan vet Even though this is only his first time up in Alaska riding the giant exposed slopes and spines is new to him. Luckily he is following in the tracks one of the great masters, Gigi Ruf. Gigi has been riding in AK consistently for the better part of the last decade and his unique ability to be creative on such technical terrain is in a class of its own. Both riders excel at freestyling in the natural terrain and I am happy to report that we have not built a single cheese wedge booter during the whole trip. The jumps are as clear and free as a newborn babies conscience.
We are currently sitting thru our first extended bad weather period, its a great time for the crew to heal up and refresh a bit. Today we took over the local radio station for 2 hours and the airwaves belonged to us. Everyone took over the microphone controls at one point and dropped some classic cuts on the masses of Haines. Yours truly played a brand new song on the air live and pumped up my concert that is going down at the infamous Pioneer Bar tonight,I’m anticipating it will go into the wee hours of the morning since the bars don’t close until 5 up here.
Reports from the snow gods are that we have received possibly several feet of snow so far out of this storm. I guess we will be saying goodbye to the snow stability that we have enjoyed thus far. We will most likely be tiptoeing around on some low angle slopes when the sun finally pops out again .
Spacecraft is like a fine wine, the older it gets, the better it tastes, or the better it looks in this case.(CLAIM!) Here is another preview of the spring 2010 line.
Get some!
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Shay is a Washington transplant living in SLC. She started the infamous blog site: www.shayboarder.com keeping all in the know with industry what’s what and genuine perspectives on the state of snow shredding and the people that make it tick.
Shay (Left) and Ryan(Right)
Check out the company profile she put together during a visit to Spacecraft ::
Pat Milbery has it all going for him. A positive attitude, a quick wit, the ladies love him, and the guys want to shred with him. But behind this confident, smooth talking exterior, lies the heart of teddy bear, a shredding teddy bear. Pat is into everything that you could possibly tie to snowboarding. He’s involved in art, music, fashion, product design, event planning, marketing, coaching, feature design, and mentoring. This is in addition to his filming parts with the well-known Think Thank crew of ultra-creative-snowboarding fame. I am fortunate to call this snowboarding entrepeneur a friend so it was my pleasure to grab a few minutes of his time to chat about what he’s up to.–Ben Classen
Spacecraft has set some roots in Bali, Indonesia and in that process they have begun working to help the community of Canggu (a small farming and growing surf village). Their efforts include help with keeping trash off the beaches and organizing a recycling program at the local Warangs (restaurants) in a way that is sustainable and makes sense to the locals. “We then gathered the empty juice containers and potato chip bags from the recycle bins and had belts and wallets made out of them,” says Ryan Davis, marketing manger for Spacecraft. Pick up Spacetrash belts and wallets, the Modify and Offender beanie, and the Cupcake shirt at your favorite local retailer.
Hit up ESPN to view the article they posted on our Spacetrash items coming out this Fall!
Growing up, there are things that impact you and moments that are burned into your brain. I have many key moments in my life that have changed my direction or inspired me. In the month of June, we in the NW were impacted with a tragedy that hit hard… the loss of two amazing humans that more than likely etched in memories with many of us. Gunther Frank and Sean Mansfield were lost in a boating accident… It has crushed the ones that they were close to. The thing we can be thankful for is that if those guys were in your life, you were better off for it. Gunther is the most inspiring photographer that I knew growing up and was pretty magic on a bike. He was an Oak Harbor kid like I was… and that’s a special breed. Sean is a gifted snowboarder that would be considered so on any level. Beyond his skills on board toys, Sean was a talented artist that customized many a friends clothing for the better. I covet the character that he drew on my back-country pack at the Circle Bar in Vegas… An unlikely place to meet someone like Sean for sure. In a testament to the impact that our friends made on us, the likes of the entire Bellingham community showed up at the B-Ham skatepark along with friends from far and wide. None other than Rob Skala came out and showed the youth of today that age is a state of mind and put on a clinic of shred that had skate tails clacking on coping every time that he entered the bowl. Thanks Rob, thanks Gunt and thank you Sean for bringing it full force. See you on the flip side…
The new Sea Skate has taken some time to get the ground broken after the original Sea Skate was taken apart years ago. With years of planning, meetings, and cutting through red tape, the new park will be finished on July 11th.
Spacecraft is getting involved by creating a custom design for the park. Designer “Duffy”, has taken inspiration from landmarks around the city and made this limited piece.
We will be printing only 50 posters and they will be given to the skaters, builders, and city planners that helped make this thing happen.
A huge thanks to Duffy for donating his time, the city of Seattle for letting these parks get built, Grindline for making sick parks, and high fives to Ryan, Matt, John, and the people behind the scenes…make it happen::
Mike Lewis, a writer for Transworld, came out to Seattle to hang with the Spacecraft crew during the gallery release party which took place late last month on May 22nd. He had some very nice things to say about his experience and the company itself. Click here to check it out!
According to the article below, our crazy brethren across the pond have started to accept that what they see as visually appealing, a lot of us see as skateable. Hope this trend makes its way to Seattle, whether the article is valid or not, it is something to think about.
“For years, architects have gone to great lengths to protect their buildings from marauding skaters. But as aesthetic trends move toward folded planes that transition seamlessly from wall to ceiling and back to wall, designers have been looking to their former adversaries for a lesson in flow…”
Congratulations to our friend Shannan Yates, who recently came into the Spacecraft office for a good luck beanie. Her luck and skill paid off with a first place finish in what looked to be, dicey conditions. Well done Shannan. Click the link below to see the action.
Spacecraft was founded on art, creativity and divergent cultures.This was then applied to crafted wears, made in Bali Co-Ops and then distributed to shops throughout North America.The sought after, hard to find artwork and collectables, which the clothing is founded on, were only discovered by the most motivated treasure hunters.These coveted Spacecraft pieces are now available for purchase on the newly launched online storefront: www.spacecraftclothingstore.com.
If you’ve been searching for the perfect fiberglass bunny, a secret agent in disguise, original hand pulled prints, framed art or been yearning to mobilize art through creative sticker placement in your community, the Spacecraft online storefront has you covered.These are all limited edition items with low inventory levels.Once they’re sold out, there may never be another.So hurry and get your one of a kind art piece from Spacecraft.Check back often as we are constantly creating new pieces and will be updating the online offering.
If you click on the products at the bottom of the homepage, it will take you to the online storefront or you can also access it from the shop page. Tell your friends…
While home for the holidays this year I couldn’t help but notice an over abundunce of cameras littering the road sides here in the greater Phoenix area. They even have cameras now that have speed sensors and take your photo when you speed past them. I don’t have all the facts but people around here seem to be outraged, just another reminder that big brother is always watching. Here is a nice holiday clip of a group of santas spreading some holiday cheer.
