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We are proud to introduce you to the first ever bastard Bali Collection! Forget about surfing, the wind blowing your hair and the beautiful seaside.

The Balinese people we played with, love to spend time organizing bootleg races with homemade dragsters on the infamous 200 mt. of the dusty roads around Kuta, and they definitely don’t waste their time with basa-basi (a.k.a. introductory talks). They We’re more “straight to the point” type of dudes, and when we hang out at night, we like to dress nicely.

If you ever had the chance of walking around in the island, then you know that in Bali, there are a lot of dogs wandering around, and sometimes they jump out of an alley or a bush… don’t ever look in their eyes! They may be cute and endearing, but if you’re in their territory they’ll read your staring as confrontation, and bite you. Watch out! Most of them have rabies.

Balinese design, local materials and Proudly MADE IN BALI by Those Lazy Italians.

When Washington D.C.’s skater and photographer Anthony Smallwood (@brokensquare on the gram) stopped by the bastard store for a visit sometime ago, he had told us about his ongoing work on the documentary photo book of a pool skating scene located in Washington DC. It was too good for not to spread the word in our circle. Read the rest of this entry »

Today the jury made their final decision on WPC entries, and we have the winner…

Paolo Proserpio, with his work named Presidents’ Hair Cut Rocks that you see in the picture above. Paolo (Proserpio as we call him here) isn’t a new name for us, as he frequently collaborates with bastard on different levels and on different graphical projects. We always have a subject in common: the print. He also teaches Printing Techniques and Brand Identity at the IED school in Milano.

Proserpio will use collage, acrylics and even some spray paint (hair lacquer?!) for his work on the main wall, in the coming days. If you want to know more about this dude follow him on instagram @paoloproserpio Read the rest of this entry »

The new bastard Local Rats t-shirt is a tribute to two of the skaters that left their deepest mark at the bastard bowl: Jacopo Carozzi and Aref Koushesh.

The artwork, pencil designed by the italian father of skateboarding Max Bonassi, in full 80s style, is inspired by one the the best shots ever taken in the bowl by photographer Giuliano Berarducci.  The original photo has been published on Thrasher Magazine, as a poster on SHARE Skateboarding and is available as a free gift in the shape of a postcard at the bastard store.

Today the bastard Wall Paint Contest to paint the bowl wall begins and you can start sending your artwork to the judges. This year the works received within 9^th April 18^th April 2015 will be printed and exhibited at the bastard store during the week of Salone del Mobile (a.k.a. Milan Design Week – yes we will open all of our spaces for the occasion and we will host daily skate sessions in the bowl too, every afternoon until dusk!)

Time is short but as we all know, this is only another kick to creativity. Read the rest of this entry »

Monday 13th April at 6PM, we’ll be busy with master Paolo Proserpio of Print Fast Dry Young, silkscreening live the artworks that the prisoners of Carcere di Bollate made for a special collaboration with bastard in its Jammin series.

See you at Spazioostrakon (zona Isola, Milano).

The bastard Wallie wallet is designed for safety and speed. Check out the video to see it in action.

We are glad to announce the Bastards Everywhere competition in collaboration with Domus Academy. The competition aims to develop new products or  capsule collections by gathering design, materials, traditions, use and costumes in a bastard style from your country.

Get the best out of your country!

Starting today January the 3^rd, at bastard store we run the Winter Sale with discount up to 30% on most of our products.

If you subscribed to our Newsletter, you are about to receive a coupon code that gives you an extra 10% on EVERY product for the first week, not only on discounted products, but also on any online purchase or in the actual Milano store. If you still didn’t get the coupon it’s about time to:

For the first time in Italy, the Organized Chaos art/photo exhibition will feature bit of Bryce Kanights’ organized effort and Chet Childress’ maximized chaos.

The exhibition gathers a selection of Bryce photos that made into skateboarding history and new artworks from Chet, and it will be served with a bastard bowl session with some special guests, including Cody Lockwood, Kevin Kowalski and local ripper Jacopo Carozzi.

Grand opening is on Saturday, January 10th at 6 pm with free tattoos and live silkscreening, thanks to Tattoo Agio and Print Fast Dry Young.

The exhibition will remain installed until Wednesday, January 14th and for the occasion the bastard store will open all its upstairs spaces to visitors with the following:

mornings 10:30 am to 1 pm / afternoons 3:30 pm to 8 pm

A selection of original artworks, t-shirt and photos will be on sale for the whole duration. Read the rest of this entry »