Alien Workshop Skateboard Decks & Apparel

The Alien Workshop, founded in 1990 in Dayton, Ohio, was never just a brand; it was a conceptual art project disguised as a skate company. Launched by Mike Hill, Chris Carter, and Steve Claar, AWS injected surrealism and a sense of cerebral mystery into skateboarding at a time when things were getting too simple. Videos like Memory Screen and Photosynthesis were required viewing for a generation, establishing an aesthetic that was experimental, grainy, and deep. After a turbulent decade that saw ownership shifts (including a bizarre period under Burton Snowboards), the brand’s intellectual, often geometric, logo remains an icon. Today, the Workshop continues to deliver its unique flavor of decks and apparel, maintaining its commitment to the otherworldly and the unconventional. This is skating for thinkers and weirdos; we wouldn't have it any other way.