

Location Currently not on view 1s 1985 ID Number 2016.0349.01 accession number 2016.0349 catalog number 2016.0349.01 Object Name skate deck skatedeck skate deck Physical Description wood (overall material) Measurements overall: 30 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in 78.105 cm x 26.67 cm x 4.

The cut aways at the top and bottom of the deck allowed for the grabs he was doing while riding vert and became instantly recognizable as an Hosoi board leading the new craze of deck design. He formed his own company in 1984 and developed this Hammerhead design deck as his signature pro model. Hosoi skated vert with a grace and style that blew his competitors away.

He left Powell to join Dogtown but after Dogtown went bust he joined Sims Skateboards. Hosoi is a professional skateboarder who was first sponsored by Powell Peralta in 1979. Object Details Description (Brief) White wooden laminate, Hammerhead double kick skateboard deck designed by Christian Hosoi in the 1980s. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art This Classic Shape is the same as the original Hammerhead Christian designed in the early 80s with a flat nose & no concave The Hosoi OG Hammerhead Deck Black.
