Posted: December 6, 2006
2002: Gold Templetons
Ed Templeton, 2002.
Gold Templetons, 2002. Photo enlarges.
Ed gets his spray on, 2002. Photo enlarges.
Emerica innovates once again with a limited batch of 600 pairs of Templeton model shoes spray-painted gold by hand, as well as a black / hot pink colorway on the Templeton 2, which is widely imitated by other skate footwear companies.
Flicks Film Festival, 2002.
Andrew Reynolds, 2002.
Andrew Reynolds, 2002.
Andrew Reynolds, Thrasher, December 2002. Photo enlarges.
Emerica takes the Action Sports Retailer trade shoe in San Diego by storm. First, the brand hosts the Flicks film festival, featuring many favorite skate videos of the past 15 years. Second, Andrew Reynolds steps up and wins $10,000 for his 1st place finish at the Longest Gap Ollie Contest right on the trade show floor. As if that weren't enough, Drew seals it all up with a cover and whopping 20-page interview in the “Andrew Reynolds Forever” issue of Thrasher.
Andrew Reynolds, TransWorld Skateboarding, December 2002. Photo enlarges.
Emerica Art Director Yogi Proctor innovates once again with the first repeat logo pattern in a skateboarding print ad.
Austin Stephens, 2002. Photo enlarges.
Austin Stephens, Skateboarder, April 2002.
Austin Stephens lands a styley back Smith on his first Skateboarder magazine cover.
Braydon Szafranski, This Is A Skate Zine, Autumn 2002.
The debut (and only) issue of the Emerica's This Is A Skate Zine, produced by skate zine pioneer GSD, is published. Read an interview with Drew and Herman from it.
Emerica holds the first-ever skate demo in an art gallery during Ed Templeton's The Essential Disturbance art show at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
Chris Senn wins the Street event at the Oceanside Triple Crown contest.
Heath Kirchart ad, 2002. Photo enlarges.
Emerica team ad, 2002. Photo enlarges.
Left to right, top to bottom: Andrew Reynolds, Heath Kirchart, Ed Templeton, Chris Senn, Aaron Suski, Erik Ellington, Tosh Townend, Donny Barley, Justin Strubing, Marc Johnson, Chad Bartie, Dan Drehobl. Not shown: Kevin Long, Bryan Herman, Braydon Szafranski.
As the year draws to a close, all of the Emerica team members traverse the globe, collecting last-minute hammers for their upcoming video epic.
New shoe models: Kirchart 2, Reynolds 2, Bevel, Lashed, Miner, Tilt.
Emerican History Timeline: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
(20) responses to: 2002: Gold Templetons
i had tilts. they were sweet.
oh first am i cool?
Nothing is cool.
"The debut (and only) issue of the Emerica's This Is A Skate Zine, produced by skate zine pioneer GSD, is published."
Yes!!! GSD props
cool
does anyone here like morrissey
i think hes brilliant
Heath Kirchart is the hottest professional skateboarder. I have no idea why the ladies swoon over Leo and Spanky.
damn the templetons are so tight.
and heaths ad is tight to...
damn man all amazing
I own 586 or the gold Templetons
knobber I don't know who that is, but do you live in England.
Morrisey is the lead singer of the smiths.
tilts are cool
yes, morrissey is genius
i have that Zine from Autumn 2002!
BRING BACK THE MINER SHOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please.
YEAH MAKE A COME BACK
Sik gold shoes i should get sum
morrissey is sick as fuck
MINER COMEBACK!!!!
My local shop has a pair of those spray painted templetones.
hahahaha yes, i have a pair of those gold temp 2's sitting in the box in my closet. sweet.
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