What the Driftwood Collective will grow to be is still a mystery to us. Perhaps the only thing worth mentioning at this moment is who, in fact, we are: a group of friends, craftsmen and artists that don´t take themselves too seriously and who, however lost in life they may be, are always easily found floating ashore. Surfers of dubious skill, who have decided to make something out of the idle hours languishing in between swells. Ultimately, the Driftwood Collective aims to contribute to the expression of an alternative surf culture still very incipient in Europe. A culture not necessarily set against the mainstream but definitely endeavored to the pursuit of beauty. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-20858063-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @driftwoodcollective)http://driftwoodcollective.org/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41228564?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=1" width="400" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Our little soap bar, the making of…</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/22050891640http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/22050891640Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:16:25 -0400mini-simmonsrecycled<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m35bab8Pgm1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>… matters of size …</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/21916059865http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/21916059865Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:03:47 -0400surfillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1wztxlvWl1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>A new batch of repurposed boards is coming! </span><span> it’s a round tail mini-cruiser…. please help us to name it! go to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Driftwood-Collective/177647452254482" target="_blank">facebook</a> and leave your suggestion</span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/20415400943http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/20415400943Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:41:00 -0400skateboardrecycled<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1m7d04e8u1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New shots by <a href="http://www.carlosazevedo.pt/" target="_blank">Barbas</a></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/20080477191http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/20080477191Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:50:59 -0400photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1au3w2Hff1qftnzio1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Bringing a broken skateboard back to life!</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/19739193564http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/19739193564Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:31:00 -0400recycledhandplane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m170321trx1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>DWC is refurbishing a series of old bikes to turn into fixies… available soon enough on our upcoming on-line shop!</span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/19630489368http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/19630489368Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:49:00 -0400fixed gearfixie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m13f8lqQWp1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>DWC showcase @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fleamarketaveiro" target="_blank">Aveiro’s Flea Market</a></p> <p><span>Thanks for dropping by !! </span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/19524017400http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/19524017400Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:26:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m085t7CysJ1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>First batch is out to be tested… soon enough it will be up for grabs!</span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/18566112909http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/18566112909Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:17:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m062dygHHI1qftnzio1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><span>Our little SoapBar had his baptism today… and oh so much fun it was…</span></p> <p><span>“This board is the bastard son of a broken longboard and a winebox”</span></p> <p><span>As usually, the making of video is to come soon.</span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/18500988176http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/18500988176Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:08:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m04236b8VQ1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/18439667760http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/18439667760Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:06:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzawt8Q0tR1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Traffic accident… handplane?</span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/17513801302http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/17513801302Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:22:20 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8koeNRqc1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Corn fields and single fins.</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/16477810447http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/16477810447Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:31:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly9q4aPFnl1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Artwork for next Porto’s Flea market!</p> <p>DWC Will be present to collect old skateboards and bicycles…</p> <p>Drop by!</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/16362456237http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/16362456237Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:26:33 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8eqeWIod1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Memories of a summer holiday in SW Portugal! </p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15732272397http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15732272397Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:34:19 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34709690?autoplay=1" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Xico Zé, Figueira da Foz, December 2011</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15480052561http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15480052561Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:51:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx6uf1RtV51qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Xico Zé, December 2011, Figueira da Foz , Portugal</p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15198193308http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15198193308Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:33:01 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34347740?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>From wrecked bed frame into low-cost shaping racks!</span></p> <p><span>Driftwood Collective posed itself a challenge:</span></p> <p><span>To build a shaping rack without spending a penny… We failed! We had to expend 7 euros and 80 cents on screws. In the process we’ve destroyed one unused bed frame, two faulty wooden trestles and one camping mat.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15020577816http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/15020577816Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:35:00 -0500<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33150540?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Carver Diamond making-of video.. </span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/13783682934http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/13783682934Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:24:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4p3ncfgs1qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>… riding mermaids’ hair…</span></p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/13214657640http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/13214657640Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:35:47 -0500illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lupq0qgvw71qftnzio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New Carver Diamond 24” x 7” board, redesigned by the Driftwood Collective… Use it as you wish: really snappy under your feet and gorgeous on your sideboard.</p> <p>This board was designed to work with Carver C7 5.0” truck sets.</p> <p>Making-of video comming (very) soon!   </p>http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/12840756604http://driftwoodcollective.org/post/12840756604Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:31:36 -0500