Harvest by Haroshi

We first introduced Harvest by Haroshi at our NEW YORK – TOKYO MUSIC FESTIVAL in 2007. Recently, Harvest by Haroshi flew over to NYC from Tokyo for a live exhibition at NYTS2. Check what went down at the event at the NYTS2: SKATEBOARDING report page.

Harvest by Haroshi

Bio

Harumaki and Hirosher began as jewelry designers in 2003. Influenced by skateboarding, the unit began creating accessories and art works using old and unused skateboard decks. In addition to producing original products, they have worked on projects by collaborating with FTC, creating a helicopter art piece by recycling 100 snowboard decks for the Burton [ak] project, creating hand shaped skateboards for No. 12 Gallery, and such. In addition they host a project called “Boketsu wo Horiokose!” under a different moniker from Harvest.

Message

Skate decks eventually see its life shortened by snapping, cracking and/or wearing out. Purchasing new decks is a never ending cycle and this was evident by the tower of old decks that were reaching to the ceiling of my room. We can’t throw away these decks because they hold sentimental meanings to us. I looked at these unusable decks every day and thought there must be something I can make with these. I decided to make some accessories with the old decks and this was the birth of Harvest. The works of Harvest are through the perspectives of a skater and as an artist. As a skater, I want to take responsibility of reusing skateboards when they were no longer useable. Also, as an artist I want to explore the possibilities of what can be done with skateboards. We see the care and effort that a skater can have for his/her deck and we also acknowledge the origins of a skateboard. We believe that if the small things we do can connect to sustainability then we’re doing something right. We’d be satisfied in our effort when people look at products and start thinking of ways to recycle.

Harvest by Haroshi official page (in Japanese)
http://harvest-re.com