Team Rider @ryan_losito and his favorite Shape: 8.125” @mikevallely Let’s Go! 8.125" x 32.625” Wheelbase: 14.25” Nose: 7.125” Tail: 6.875" Shape: Moderately Shaped w/ Modern Concave. Rides like a Popsicle Stick. Construction: 7-ply Maple. Hand Crafted By Master Skateboard Craftsman @professorschmitt at PS Stix. Art: @yusuke_tsuge Photos: @ferraphoto

Street Plant 100% Independent Skateboarding! Des Moines, Iowa. Skate. Create. Enjoy!® Photo: @mddkm

@mikevallely | Frontside Wall Ride | Des Moines, IA Photo: @koshuajelley

Fresh From Garageland! Our 60mm/95a Donut Wheels pay Tribute to our sweet pups, Rizzo and JoJo (RIP), who Faithfully “made the donuts” with us every day here in Garageland! Baked in our versatile Hybrid-Formula Batter, these Wheels are perfect for Streets, Skateparks, and Ditches. Size: 60mm Width: 35mm Running Surface: 18mm Hardness: 95a Formula: Hybrid-Formula Cut: Classic Color: We Bite Brown Center-Set. MADE IN THE USA! Art: @crabscrambly Photos: @robxwallace

Most of my Skate Heroes are older than me; @kristiansvitak is one of several exceptions. What I saw in Kristian the day I met him was EVERYTHING I Love about Skateboarding. I wrote this piece (below) about Kristian right when Street Plant started, and since then, my Respect for him as a Skater, a Family Man, and a Friend has only grown. This poem, along with 22 others, is in my new book of Skateboard Poems, Natas On My Mind, available now from streetplant.com. — @mikevallely Svitak The first time I saw Kristian Svitak Skate  I was moved by what I saw, by what I felt Like Rodney Mullen or Tony Hawk, I realized I was in the presence of someone who HAD to Skate This wasn’t the mere exploitation of some fine-tuned ability This was something deeper He doesn’t do tricks  Svitak Skates Or maybe another way to say it is: EVERYTHING that he does on his Board is a trick Like Duane Peters — No moment on his Board is wasted When Kristian pushes — It has meaning He drops in and kick turns with purpose  You watch him assault the streets and every inch of asphalt and concrete is covered with intention He makes you want to Skate harder He makes you want to put all of yourself into your Skating That’s what the best pros do; Inspire us Kristian’s love for Skating shines through And you realize in watching him that he is still the young kid that fell in love with Skating, and that he would never stop And he hasn’t, and he won’t Since day one, he has faced his life and his Skating head-on with a shit-eating grin and a defiant middle finger Just the way it should be done Svitak Photo: @tednewsome Cover Photo: Chuck Katz

Street Plant Presents an Old School Jump Ramp/Wallride Best Trick Contest hosted and judged by @mikevallely in front of @subsect on September 23 as part of the 3-Day Des Moines Streetstyle Open. This event is free and open to the public. For more info: @skatedsm Art: @jakeearp

Celebrating 33 Years of Non-Stop, Skate Punk Action out of Cleveland, Ohio! I met @kristiansvitak in the autumn of 1998. He'd been Skating for ten years, starting at the peak of '80s popularity, through the lean and underground '90s. He was of a band of brothers who had never quit, whose Board had never been closeted or stored away in a garage somewhere. I had just begun working with John Lucero at Black Label Skateboards, riding for and helping manage the team. Matt Hensley and I were demoing in San Diego, California, when Kristian approached me and asked if he could Skate with us. I remember it so distinctly, more so than any other time a young Skater had ever asked me the same question. There was a humility and hunger in his eyes that I immediately connected with and a strong sense that I had somehow known him my whole life. Of course, Kristian Skated with us that day, and he was on the Black Label Team within weeks. From there, we traveled across the US, into Canada, to Europe and Australia together, and he became a close friend to Ann and me and a big brother to Emily. Those were some of the best times. To this day, Kristian is Family, and when we started Street Plant six years ago, Kristian was there with us from the start, representing EVERYTHING Street Plant stands for—Independence, Creativity, and Fun. Kristian has now been Skating for thirty-three years, twenty-two as a Pro, and to this day, he embodies the very best of Skateboarding with Positivity and Love. We are honored to know and work with him and present his new Pro-Model Collection: Skate Rat since '88 with Art by @greghigginsart and @robxwallace. —@mikevallely Photo: @daveswift01

NOT SUPPLY AND DEMAND Skateboards are Sacred—not generic pieces of sporting equipment. Skateboards have a Heartbeat and a Soul, and not only are they instruments of Creativity and Expression, but they are also themselves canvases for Artists. From the Shape of the Board to the Art that adorns it, every Skateboard Street Plant makes has a story, a reason for existing. Skateboarding brings Joy, Self-Esteem, and Transcendence to people all over the world. We believe that our company serves a Meaningful Purpose by supplying quality Skateboard products and a Positive, Compassionate, and Inclusive message: Skate. Create. Enjoy! Thank you so much for your support of our Family-owned Skateboard Company! Let’s Go! — @mikevallely Boards Pictured: 9.875” Samurai on my OG Powell Peralta Shape, Art by @yusuke_tsuge 8.125” Let’s Go! on a Moderately Shaped Board, Art by @yusuke_tsuge 9.0” Samurai on a Moderately Shaped Board, Art by @yusuke_tsuge 8.25” @kristiansvitak Skate Rat on Kristian’s Custom Popsicle Shape, Art by @greghigginsart 8.5” Shide Bolt on a Moderately Shaped Board, Art by @yusuke_tsuge Photo: @mddkm

Let's Go! I met @yusuke_tsuge in 2015 at Shin-Yokohama Skatepark while on a tour of Japan. On the night we met, Yusuke gifted me a drawing of a Samurai. I did not know nor plan at that time for Yusuke's Art to become a part of Street Plant, but I did know I had met a new Friend. When I revisited Japan in 2016 with @kristiansvitak, we met up with Yusuke in Zushi. He brought paintings with him this time, one of a Ninja for Kristian and one of a Samurai for me. We were so blown away by his kindness, thoughtfulness, and the quality of his Art that I knew right then, at that moment, his Art would adorn Street Plant Boards.  Since then, Yusuke's Art has been an integral part of our story, of who we are. When we first released Boards with his Art on them in 2016, he posted a photo of those Boards to social media with the caption: "Let's Go!"—which has become our Battle Cry—one of great Optimism and Determination. The first Let's Go! 2021 drop (the second drop will be for Holiday' 21) includes three new Moderately Shaped Boards, my OG Powell Peralta Shape with Modern Concave, and a 58mm Wheel, all emblazoned with Yusuke's Iconic Samurai Art. — @mikevallely Product Photos: @mddkm

MY HAPPY PLACE Garageland. 100% Independent Skateboarding! I appreciate your support of our Family owned and operated Skateboard Company! Much Love and Thanks! — @mikevallely Photo: @mddkm

Celebrating 33 Years of Non-Stop, Skate Punk Action out of Cleveland, Ohio! @kristiansvitak Skate Rat Since ’88! Available now from streetplant.com. 8.25” x 32.25” Wheelbase: 14.25” Nose: 7.125” Tail: 6.75” Shape: Popsicle. Construction: 7-ply Maple. Hand Crafted By Master Skateboard Craftsman @professorschmitt at PS Stix. Art: @greghigginsart & @robxwallace Footage: @mwatson1335 @jubxxx @patricknagy Edit: @robxwallace

Friend of Street Plant, and Curb Fiend, @bail.gun.gary, suggested we make 48mm Street Scoundrel Wheels “for the love of the curbs,” and so we did. We advanced him a set to test out, and based on this edit by @bunnies_and_kitties—our MADE IN THE USA, Little Scoundrel Wheels helped him manage his Curb Addiction quite well. Available Now at streetplant.com! Perhaps they can also be of assistance to you? Size: 48mm Width: 32mm Running Surface: 19mm Hardness: 101a Formula: Evil-Thane Formula Cut: Buzzcut Center-Set Color: Violet World Art: @crabscrambly MADE IN THE USA!