Best Shaper Chris Christenson
It seems that Chris is just coming to Japan. Unfortunately, I couldn't go to the Japanese party, but once again, I think his performance is wonderful. He is one of the best shapers in the world.
He has come this far because of his passion and accuracy for shape, and after all, his sense of functional beauty. Also, the spirit of challenge. From guns for big waves to short twin fins, a wide range of remarkable boards are lined up in the lineup.
More than 20 years ago, when I came to Toor-chan's place at the surf shop "Surf Garage" in Hawaii and was shaving, I was allowed to take a picture for the first time.
After shooting in the shape room and having lunch after that, he must have remembered my face, and after that, we met several times in Japan and exchanged greetings. I think about 10 years ago, I also came to Interstyle, and this is one photo of that time. " It is included in "surfers II".
It is said that this is his 40th visit to Japan, and surfing is the same, but it seems that his purpose was also to go to Niseko by snowboarding. We've met at Haneda Airport before. He was on his way back from Niseko, and I was about to go to Hawaii.
Speaking of which, when I interviewed Mr.Taro Tamai of GENTEMSTICK in Niseko, I remembered that Tamai-kun was talking about Chris coming to him. Chris also announced his own snowboard design at the snowboard brand JONES, but he probably went to Tamai-kun and was inspired. In a snowboarding-related interview, it seems that he always talked about his encounter and story with Tamai-kun. There may have been such a trend that the name of GENTEMSTICK spread around the world.
It's interesting to see what the top shaper in the snowboarding world and the top shaper in the surfing world talked about.
GENTEMSTICK Official Web l THE SNOWSURF SHOP
