Zoo York (company)
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| Subsidiary | |
| Traded as | NASDAQ: ICON |
| Industry | Textile |
| Founded | 1993 [1] |
| Founder |
Rodney Smith Eli Morgan Gessner Adam Schatz |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Rodney Smith Eli Morgan Gessner Adam Schatz (Founders) |
| Products | Apparel |
| Parent | Iconix Brand Group |
| Website |
www |
Zoo York is an American company that designs and markets skateboards, apparel, sneakers and accessories. The company was founded in 1993 by skateboarders Rodney Smith, Eli Morgan Gessner, and Adam Schatz.[2] The brand serves up a wide range of casual, utilitarian looks for men and women that takes creative inspiration from New York City's skateboarding, hip-hop, and graffiti cultures.[3] The current Zoo York team consists of Chaz Ortiz, Aaron Suski, Forrest Kirby, Kevin Taylor, Dave Willis, Kevin Tierney, Travis Glover and Ian Twa.[4]
Team
Pro
- Forrest Kirby
- Aaron Suski
- Chaz Ortiz
- Ron Deily
- Kevin Taylor
Former
- Brandon Westgate
- Burton Smith
- Harold Hunter
- Danny Supa
AM
- Travis Glover
- Kevin Tierney
- Dave Willis
- Gavin Nolan
INT'L
- Andrew McGraw
- Ian Twa
- Emmet Duffy
- Jarrod Brandreth
Flow
- Adrian McCoy
- Andre Beverley
- Daniel Scales
- George Milanes
- Brett Conti
- Jamel Mashall
European
- Matusch Janota
- Peter Eich
- Tyled Edtmayer
- Marlon Schollmeier
- Franko Simeoni
- Dely Bosch
- Marcus Eich
- Steven Schmidt
- Sean Bosnyak
- Emanuel Ewals
Chile
- Carlos Pino
- Felipe Lavin
- Matias Letelier
Argentina
- Juan Menicucci
- Pedro Arce
- Tomas Scicchitano
Media appearances
Videography
- Mix Tape (1998)
- Peep This (1999)
- Heads (1999)
- E.S.T (2000)
- E.S.T 2.0 (2001)
- E.S.T 3.0 (2002)
- Unbreakable: Mix Tape 2 (2002)
- City Of Killers (2003)
- E.S.T 4 (2004)
- Ellis Island (2005)
- Vicious Cycle (2005)
- Welcome to Zoo York City (2006)
- State of Mind (2009)
- Z.Y Field Agent Report (2010)
- the Chaz Ortiz video (2012)
- true east (2013)
- King of New York (2013)
Other media
Along with the several skate videos Zoo York has come out with they have also had a T.V show on fuel called Skate Maps, which shows the Zoo York team on tour. In 2007, Zoo York’s team appeared on Thrasher Magazine's cross country skateboarding contest, "King of the Road."[5]
References
- ↑ Iconix Brand Group Inc. at Bloomberg Businessweek
- ↑ "History". Zoo York. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Zoo York". Brands. Skateboarding.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Brandon Westgate; ZOO YORK - Since 1993". zooyork.com. 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Thrasher Magazine - 'King Of The Road 2007: Blind vs Zoo York vs Foundation vs Black Label' (DVD)". UndergroundHipHop.com. Retrieved 18 September 2012.