Isle Curiosities series

Two of our favourite pieces of the new Isle drop were the Curiosities series decks, pigeon holes full of interesting things. Isle explained how they shot the decks: The Curiosities series might look like a simple set of shelves – which it is – but there's more going on than first meets the eye. We had a set of custom shelves made up, which worked to the same dimensions/ratio of a regular board shape and size. We then hit up each of our pros and collated objects that related to each of them for their individual graphic. Paul Shier's board features many things that are personal to him. Longtime friends of Paul will immediately notice a few things, such as the Coca-Cola can ("Got 50p for a can of Coke, mate?" being a regular request from his days skating Fairfields, Barcelona and other locations) or his faithful dog Bernard's collar, but there are a few other personal items on there too. The San Francisco fridge magnet relates to Paul's years spent living in SF, the well-travelled passport is self explanatory and the sugared goodies at the top corner reference his sweet tooth. The Leatherman tool (also at the top) was a gift from his grandfather, the anchovies and clementines are part of his well-managed diet - and the original cassettes refer to his love of early-mid '90s hip-hop. Each rider's name is represented by a set of cards with their initials on. Nick Jensen's board features a number of personal favourite objects – a vase, a favourite fruit, a money plant – and also refers to his artist background with a set of paints that were used in some of his latest paintings. Books scattered throughout indicate other interests, and an appreciation of Morrisey and The Smiths is represented by a promotional postcard at the top. The phrenology ornament was a recent eBay purchase – and fitted perfectly into the space on the shelving unit. Shop Isle at Flatspot.