Etnies
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Lake Forest, California, U.S. |
Key people | Pierre André Sénizergues |
| Products | Shoes, apparel |
| Parent | Nidecker |
| Website | etnies.com |
Etnies (stylized as etnies) is a French-American footwear brand based in Lake Forest, California, United States, and is owned by Sole Technology, Inc.[1] The company sponsors professional skateboarders and BMX riders, LAB more and releases signature shoe models.
History
The company was launched in 1986[2] and following the end of his professional skateboarding career, current owner, Pierre André Sénizergues, commenced design work at etnies shortly after the company's formation. etnies was an emerging European brand at the time that Sénizergues joined the company and he was responsible for designing the "Senix", "Lo-Cut", "Low-Top Rap", "Intercity" and "Scam" shoe models. Sénizergues subsequently introduced the brand to the US and proceeded to build Sole Technology, with the addition of the Emerica, éS (on hiatus between 2012 and 2014, but back in production), and ThirtyTwo (snowboarding brand created in 1995) brands.[1][3]
Skate park
In 2003, etnies and the city of Lake Forest, California, opened etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, the largest public skatepark in the state, at over 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2).[4] The park has been used for a Sole Technology-sponsored skateboard competition, entitled "Goofy vs. Regular (GvR)"—goofy-footed skateboarders competed against regular-footed skateboarders—that was held in 2007 and 2008.[5][6]
Filmography
- Skateboard
- 2007: Restless
- 2018: Album
- BMX
- 2002: Forward
- 2007: Grounded
- 2017: Chapters
Sponsorships
Current Skate Team
- Fabiana Delfino
- Trevor McClung
- Nick Garcia
- Barney Page
- Nassim Lachhab
- Andy Anderson[7]
- Julian Lewis
- Noah Francisco
Past Skate Team
- Ryan Sheckler
- Chris Joslin
- Jake Wooten
- Aurélien Giraud[8]
- Rune Glifberg[9]
- Sean Malto[10]
- Mikey Taylor[11]
- Jason Dill[12]
- Ali Boulala[13]
- Arto Saari,[14]
- Elissa Steamer[15]
- Willow
- Ryan Lay
- David Reyes
- Jamie Tancowny
- Matt Berger
- Samarria Brevard
- Tyler Bledsoe
- Nick Fiorini
- Kyle Leeper
- Jose Rojo
- Bastien Salabanzi
- Lincoln Ueda
- Chris Lambert
- Rob Gonzalez
- Mike Vallely
- Carlos de Andrade
- Fabrizio Santos
Current BMX Team
- Nathan Williams
- Chase Hawk
- Aaron Ross
- Ben Lewis
- Tom Dugan
- Devon Smilie
- Reed Stark
- Jordan Godwin
- Jordan Okane
References
- ^ a b "Our Brands". Sole Technology. Sole Technology, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ etnies website. "Page: About us".
- ^ "Pierre André Senizergues, Founder / CEO The Soul of Sole Technology". Sole Technology. Sole Technology, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Etnies Skatepark Of Lake Forest Aerial". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Cam Caddie (9 October 2008). "GVR 2008 GOOFY VS REGULAR STREET SKATE FINALS" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ bnqt (12 October 2007). "Goofy Vs. Regular 2007 - Skate Contest" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "ANDY ANDERSON WELCOME TO ETNIES". Etnies. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "AURELIEN GIRAUD WELCOME TO ETNIES". Etnies. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Wouter Oude Wesselink (February 2009). "Etnies - Rune Glifberg" (Video upload). Wouter Oude Wesselink on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Camilo Olarte (2 February 2012). "sean malto etnies". YouTube. Google, Inc. Archived from the original (Video upload) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Blair Alley (5 March 2010). "MIKEY TAYLOR ETNIES APPAREL COLLECTION". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Etnies - Jason Dill Ad (2008)". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Transworld (25 February 2007). "ETNIES ALI BOULALA SHOE". Transworld Business. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Chris Nieratko (2007). "Arto Saari Interview". chrisnieratko.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ "Etnies - Elissa Steamer Boardslide Ad (2007)". Skately. Skately LLC. 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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