SHUT Skateboards || The Golden Skateboard

A couple of months back New York-based artist Matt Willet and SHUT Skateboards decided to work together on a completely gold-plated skateboard worth $15,000 USD (approx. £8,800). While many skateboarders slammed the project, suggesting it was commercialising skateboarding and promoting the idea that decks should be hung on walls as art, it was actually born through a pretty organic process. Matt's dad took a job at a Brooklyn technology company that makes gold plated components for NASA, making him think about plating non-traditional materials such as wood and urethane. Take a look at the making of video below to find out more.