One of the doper decks out at Crossroads today were these Element x Chad Muska Love Kills joints. Nothing fancy, just solid Muska steez.

Vans Vault held an event at Proper in Long Beach, California on Saturday to celebrate the release of the new Ray Barbee collection and to celebrate his 20 years of influence on skateboarding. In an amazingly rad display, Proper had all of Barbee’s boards from 1989 to the present including Powell-Peralta, The Firm, and his upcoming deck with Element. The Element artwork was done by none other than Sean Cliver, the man responsible for the original Barbee Ragdoll graphic. As if the night couldn’t be steeped in any more legendary-ness, Barbee and Tommy Guerrero closed things out with a jam session. Check out the boards after the jump. Via Sean Cliver/DisposableBlog. Read Cliver’s super dope essay on Barbee here.

NYC skate godfather and Shut founder, Rodney Smith recently linked with his old friend Johnny Schillereff from Element to take part in the Element Shaper Program or ESP. The Shovelnose and Stinger are two of six Smith did for the project. RadCollector connected with him today for some words on the series.

There is a rapidly growing market for Longboards, alternative shapes and construction. This all means many different riding styles and disciplines for skaters worldwide. Johnny seemed intrigued in the position Shut is taking to meet these changes and thought to test the waters by doing a collaboration.

Read the whole conversation and check out some more pics after the jump. Rodney Smith for Element ESP is available now at select Element dealers.

One thing about collabos is that even though everyone swears they are “played out” they open up new directions for the companies involved and when done right are always going to be dope. Case in point is The Brooklyn Element, the new project between Element and Brooklyn Machine Works. You’ve got coast on coast love, eco-friendliness and even some Pharrell thrown in the mix – boom that’s a collab! The Brooklyn Element will consist of a head to toe apparel pack and bike “ideal for alternative transportation, in all environments.” Take a couple looks at the apparel after the jump, we’ll have more on this soon.

We brought the trailer for the Element film, Make It Count a while back. The film is all done and finally premiering next Tuesday July 28 in Newport Beach, California. In true Element fashion, the world premiere is a non exlcuslive event totally open to the public. All you got to do is get to the Lido Theater by 6pm to get your free ticket for the 8pm showing. If you miss it, the full version will be released here on August 1 so don’t worry. Full info after the jump.

Made For Skate has been making noise for the sheer depth and breadth of its look into skate shoes as well for the traveling exhibition of skaters and kicks it’s been touring around with for the last couple months. If that wasn’t enough, on June 21 they will launch iMade for Skate, an iPhone app version of the book. Go here or to the iTunes store for more info.

Element has just released the official trailer for their upcoming documentary film, Make It Count: The Element Story. The film will follow the evolution of the brand from its roots to its current status as an industry leader. In their words:

“The purpose of the project is to celebrate and bring awareness to Element’s deep roots, consistency and drive. It represents the importance of being grateful and approaching everything you do with deeper meaning and longevity.”

Follow the Element blog for more teasers, bonus footage, and release info.

Element has teamed up with famed guitarsmith Neal Moser to create the “Metal Gods” deck series. Moser, who has designed guitars for Jimi Hendrix, David Crosby, and the Byrds, lent his hand to both a Bam Margera and Mike V deck which feature hand drawn, foil detailed drawings of his guitars on Element Featherlight construction boards. Each “Metal Gods” deck comes with an entry card to win one of the actual guitars hand signed by Moser, Bam, and Mike V. You can buy one right now at the online Element Store. Another look at each deck after the jump.

Element has just released a new teaser for their upcoming flick Sole starring Chad Tim Tim, Darrell Stanton, Mike Vallely and Levi Brown. Per Element’s steez, there’s a nice DIY montage in this one. Watch the whole thing here. Via Transworld.

Element has just posted the trailer for their upcoming video Sole. Check out Chad Tim Tim, Darrell Stanton, Mike Vallely, and Levi Brown ripping here.