Episode 58 - Jan Kliewer
Episode 58 with Jan Kliewer, skateboarder and skatepark builder from Berlin, Germany. Together we discussed him growing up in Göttingen and picking up his first board in the late 80’s, traveling to California and getting flowed ATM Click boards and DC shoes for a bit, getting on Cliché and filming for their iconic second full length video “Bon Appétit” directed by Fred Mortagne, moving from DC to Globe and from Cliché to Jart within a few years, having a part in Pontus Alv’s cult classic film “The Strongest of the Strange”, unofficially joining Polar in 2012, retiring from pro skating and getting into journalism as the German editor of European skate mag “Kingpin” for a few years, his current job as skatepark designer at Yamato Living Ramps… (00:13) – Intro (01:25) – Picking up his first board (02:43) – First magazine, video (03:54) – Moving to Berlin (05:34) – Importance of style (15:12) – Sponsors (21:19) – Sharing a part with JJ Rousseau in « Bon Appétit » (27:01) – Leaving Cliché (30:14) – Part in “Strongest of the strange” (30:55) – Moving from DC to Globe (31:53) – Getting on Jart (33:38) – “Unofficially” joining Polar in 2012 (36:13) – Guest board on Magenta (37:48) – Retiring from pro skating (39:26) – Kingpin (44:26) – Yamato Living Ramps (58:47) – Sustainability and concrete building (01:03:49) – Increase in demand for skateparks since the Olympics? (01:08:03) – How long does it usually take to build a skatepark? (01:08:53) – Upcoming projects (01:11:41) – Most valuable lesson learned from skateboarding (01:14:10) – Friends questions (01:53:02) – Conclusion For more information and resources: https://linktr.ee/beyondboards