Birdhouse Skateboards (originally Birdhouse Projects) is a
skateboard company formed by ex-
Powell Peralta professional skateboarders
Tony Hawk and
Per Welinder in 1992.
Birdhouse makes
decks and wheels, as well as clothing and accessories.
History
After the skateboard boom of the late 1980s had died, former
Powell Peralta professional and
freestyle skateboarder
Freestyle skateboarding (or freestyle) is one of the oldest styles of skateboarding and was intermittently popular from the 1960s until the early 1990s, when the final large-scale professional freestyle skateboarding competition was held.
Descr ...
Per Welinder wanted to stay involved with skateboarding by starting a company. Welinder had originally asked Powell Peralta pro skateboarder
Lance Mountain to be his equal partner in the venture. Mountain declined as he only wanted to start a skateboard company if he had 100% ownership. Mountain later founded The Firm Skateboards (now defunct). Welinder later asked another Powell Peralta pro skateboarder
Tony Hawk to be 50-50 partners in this new skateboard company. Hawk gladly accepted as he felt his time in skateboarding was nearly over due to the lack of interest in vert skating caused by the popularity of street skating. Welinder and Hawk decided to name their new skateboard company
Birdhouse Projects
Birdhouse Skateboards (originally Birdhouse Projects) is a skateboard company formed by ex- Powell Peralta professional skateboarders Tony Hawk and Per Welinder in 1992.
Birdhouse makes decks and wheels, as well as clothing and accessories. ...
, Birdhouse being a reference to Hawk's nickname Birdman.
Birdhouse is prominently featured in the
''Tony Hawk's'' video game series, and is one of five skate teams which the player can join in ''
Tony Hawk's Underground''.
Skate team
*
Tony Hawk
*
Aaron Homoki
Aaron Homoki (; born February 2, 1990), also known as Jaws, is an American professional skateboarder and was featured in the ''True Blue Retrospect'' video part. He is from Phoenix, Arizona. He is famous for his ability to withstand big drops and ...
*Ben Raybourn
*Clint Walker
*David Loy
*
Lizzie Armanto
*Clive Dixon
*Shawn Hale
*
Elliot Sloan
*Reese Salken
*Felipe Nunes
*Reese Nelson
Former
*
Jeremy Klein
*Willy Santos
*
Steve Berra
*
Matt Beach
*
Andrew Reynolds
*Heath Kirchart
*
Rick McCrank
*
Brian Sumner
*Jeff Lenoce
*
Steve Nesser
Steve Nesser is a professional skateboarder from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
His current sponsors include Send Help Skateboards, Spitfire Wheels, Hard Luck Bearings, and Lakai Limited Footwear.
Personal life
Nesser has a daughter, Rowan Grey Nes ...
*
Shaun White
*
Riley Hawk
*
Bucky Lasek
Charles Michael "Bucky" Lasek ( ; born December 3, 1972) is an American professional skateboarder and rallycross driver.
Career
Professional skateboarding
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Lasek started skateboarding at the age of 12, shortly af ...
*Mike Frazier
*Paul Zitzer
References
External links
*{{Official website, www.birdhouseskateboards.com
Skateboarding companies
Privately held companies based in California