Makers & Movements
Fingerboard Pioneer Brands
A source-cited map of the makers who pushed fingerboarding forward — decks, trucks, wheels, tuning, obstacles, events, shops, and media, by year and country.
- Brands mapped
- 32
- Story pages
- 11
- Confirmed dates
- 11
- Countries
- 8
1999–2006 · Early Boutique & Wood Deck Era
1999 · Germany
Blackriver
How a carpenter's frustration with toy ramps turned into the company that gave fingerboarding its parks, its trucks, and its world championship.
Trucks, Obstacles & ramps, Events, Shops
2003 · United States
FlatFace Fingerboards
Mike Schneider started FlatFace as a young rider selling grip tape — and grew it into one of the biggest names in fingerboarding.
Decks, Wheels, Shops
2006–2012 · Community Growth Era
late 2000s · Germany
ASI Berlin
Berlin fingerboard shop founded by Timo 'TKY' Kranz in cooperation with Blackriver; a two-time world-championship team and home of the 'King of Berlin' format.
Shops, Events
2018–present · Modern Boutique Era
2020 · Spain
Caramel Fingerboards
Spain-based brand and retailer (William and Estefania); deck line plus an active buyer's-guide media presence.
Decks, Shops, Media
Date being verified · United States
Slushcult
Part shop, part brand, part media machine, Slushcult co-presents Fingerboard Con and keeps the modern scene loud.
Shops, Media, Decks
Date being verified · Country being verified
6skates
Shop/event presence; co-presents Fingerboard Con.
Shops, Events
Date being verified · South Korea
Shmaplex
Korea-based modern fingerboard project and shop/community presence connected to Down South in Jeonju.
Shops, Decks, Media
Era being verified
Date being verified · Country being verified
Skull Fingerboards
Retailer/brand that publishes scene history content; named in directories.
Decks, Shops
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