Paul Sewell Rips

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in Random | Comments Off

San Diego local and all around good guy Paul Sewell was hanging out in beautiful, historic downtown Encinitas California last week. While there, he threw down a nollie 180 heelflip in the parking lot at UNIV. Paul is also a finance ...

Retrospective: UNIV Presents Brave Art

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Events | Comments Off

In 2007, UNIV put on the Brave Art show in Encinitas, CA. The show featured the who's who of street art and culture, including art by: Wes Humpston, Haze, Ricky Powell, Sam Flores, Shepard Fairey, Seventh Letter Crew (Revok, Renta ...

Taking It To The Streets

Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Features | Comments Off

Street skating's roots date back 40-plus years. The latest-and-greatest video from Robust Flavor gives you a glimpse of what the early days of skateboarding were all about...

Interview With Jun Jo Of In4mation

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Interviews | Comments Off

Introducing professional surfer Jun Jo. Jun was born in Japan and raised in Hawaii. He travels the world surfing, shooting photos and just being himself. Jun is a founder and co-owner of Hawaiian apparel brand In4mation. RF: Who are your sponsors? Jun: ...

Fiberops Spring Collection Second Delivery

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Products | Comments Off

Introducing the new second delivery spring collection from Fiberops the “high end, low brow" brand... Fiberops was founded in 2002 by Alyasha Owerka-Moore and Tabo Kagaya. Since its humble beginnings, Fiberops has catered almost exclusively to the Japanese market, including a ...

A Bike From The Robust Flavor Fleet

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Products | Comments Off

This is our favorite bike of the moment. This Schwinn Continental 10-Speed comes from the good old days of 1978 and still running a-ok to this day. It features an ample amount of rust, book rack and a vintage Belt ...

UNIV Concept Shop South Beach Miami

Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Features | Comments Off

In June 2007, the UNIV Concept Shop opened up in South Beach Miami Florida. Featuring wood paneling, vinyl flooring and assorted kitsch- the shop is a nod to old Florida, a time gone by, with additional curious flair. UNIV ...

On The Road With Takashi Kumagai aka Lake Tajo

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in Features | Comments Off

Robust Flavor had the pleasure of traveling with renowned Japanese style icon Takashi Kumagai, top fashion photographer (under the working name Lake Tajo), as well as stylist and owner of stellar Japanese label GDC (which also operates other labels Ventura, ...