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Blind

Mark Gonzales's brand, started under Steve Rocco's World Industries and famous for the 1991 Spike Jonze video Video Days.

History

  • Mark Gonzales started Blind with Steve Rocco under World Industries after leaving Vision. [1][2]
  • Video Days (1991), filmed and directed by Spike Jonze, featured Gonzales, Mariano, Richter, Lee and Johnson and is often called one of the most important skate videos ever. [1][2]
  • Marc McKee created the Blind Reaper character for the brand, and a grim reaper logo was used for many years. [3][1]
  • By 1998 Blind was said to be the second-biggest brand, behind World Industries. [4]
  • Blind is now owned by Dwindle Distribution. [1]

Sources disagree

  • Founding year: the Blind Wikipedia page says 1988, the Mark Gonzales Wikipedia page says 1989, and the World Industries Wikipedia page says late 1989.

Also in these catalogues

From Dwindle Distribution, who made or distributed Blind.

Videos

In the magazines

19 adverts and features from the magazines, catalogues and flyers, by year.

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Sources

  1. Blind Skateboards (Wikipedia)
  2. Mark Gonzales (Wikipedia)
  3. World Industries (Wikipedia)
  4. The History of World Industries and Its $29 Million Dollar Sale (Jenkem Magazine)