Shaped Decks

Shaped Skateboard Decks

Shaped decks connect directly to skateboarding's surf origins from the late 50s, when innovators like Larry Stevenson first started adapting surfboard design principles to concrete and asphalt. These alternative forms became legendary through Dogtown, whose crew proved that skateboards could be functional art pieces rather than just sporting goods. Santa Cruz kept this tradition alive through collaborations with artist Jim Phillips, creating boards that worked as rolling canvases while still performing when it mattered. Modern shaped deck culture thrives through companies like Welcome, whose team continues pushing what skateboard shapes can achieve. Today's shaped decks honor this heritage while incorporating contemporary construction techniques that prove skateboarding's evolution as both sport and legitimate art form never really stopped.