Ever since he first set foot on a skateboard growing up in the early '80s, Michael Akira West has always had a head full of ideas that only grew. The cultures surrounding first skateboarding then snowboarding as well as his heavy diet of punk, rap and jazz would go on to influence his work which culminated in the forming of 686 in 1992. Having grown leaps and bounds since, 686 now shares a new home in San Diego with recently acquired Matix® and brand partners New Balance Numeric and Dickies und...
Ever since he first set foot on a skateboard growing up in the early '80s, Michael Akira West has always had a head full of ideas that only grew. The cultures surrounding first skateboarding then snowboarding as well as his heavy diet of punk, rap and jazz would go on to influence his work which culminated in the forming of 686 in 1992. Having grown leaps and bounds since, 686 now shares a new home in San Diego with recently acquired Matix® and brand partners New Balance Numeric and Dickies und...
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