Element Skateboards

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Element Skateboards
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Retail
Founded1992
FoundersJohnny Schillereff [1] [2]
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Products Skateboards, Trucks, Wheels, Apparel, Hardware,
Parent Boardriders, Inc.
Website elementbrand.com

Element Skateboards is an American skateboard company, founded in 1992 by Johnny Schillereff, [3] that manufactures skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, griptape, wax, apparel, and footwear. In 2014, Element created and moved to The Branch, a creative space in Costa Mesa, California. [4] In 2018 Element was acquired by Boardriders, Inc. and has headquarters in Huntington Beach, U.S., and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France.

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On February 2, 2025, Liberated Brands, which operated Element retail stores and licensed the brand, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing assets and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million. The company announced the closure of all Element stores, with liquidation sales beginning a week before the bankruptcy. [5]

Stores

The flagship store is based in Paris, other stores are located in Hossegor, Lyon, Toulouse and Pau (France).

Kava Vasquez holds an Element board she won in a best trick contest, flanked by Donny Barley and Loren Michelle, Pablo Ramirez's mother - 2021 Donny Barley, Kava Garcia Vasquez, and Loren Michelle.jpg
Kava Vasquez holds an Element board she won in a best trick contest, flanked by Donny Barley and Loren Michelle, Pablo Ramirez's mother - 2021

Team

Team as of July 2023: [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "After fanfare, Element Skateboards didn't stay in Boise; pizza place takes its spot". BoiseDev. November 19, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brands: This is how Nigel Cabourn is reinterpreting Element". sportswear-international.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "In 1992 the Element seed was planted". Element.
  4. ↑ "Element founder Johnny Schillerefg brand vision branch". Transworld Business.
  5. ↑ Montgomery, Tiffany (February 3, 2025). "Liberated Brands Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy". Shop Eat Surf Outdoor. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Team | Element". elementbrand.com.