{"id":58958,"date":"2016-06-11T12:33:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T19:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=58958"},"modified":"2016-06-11T19:58:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T02:58:39","slug":"surfing-1778-2015-taschen-book-launch-at-ron-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/surfing-1778-2015-taschen-book-launch-at-ron-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"“Surfing: 1778-2015” – Taschen Book Launch at Ron Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taschen puts out world-class books and Ron Robinson knows how to throw a really cool\u00a0celebration, so it was a fantastic signing party\u00a0for the new “Surfing: 1778-2015” book at the Ron Robinson store in Santa Monica, California on June 9th. The giant Taschen “Surfing” tome\u00a0is unreal, with over 900 incredible images and 592 monumental pages, featuring 200+ years of surf history, legendary watermen, surf culture and good times. The people at Taschen really did a great job on the book, along with author, Jim Heimann, who spent over three and a half years researching and compiling this powerful collection of essays and photos. The book launch turned into\u00a0a great reunion party, and I saw\u00a0a bunch of people that I haven’t seen in a while like Rory Russell, Bob Milner, Andy Moses, Anthony Friedkin, Don Miller and Craig Stecyk III. Thank you to the Robinson family for hosting such an outstanding\u00a0event. Get a look at “Surfing” and grab one for your collection.\u00a0Much love to everybody. Peace out.”<\/p>\n

Words by Jeff Ho<\/p>\n

Photos by Dan Levy and Terri Craft<\/p>\n

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Jeff Ho, Jim Heimann, Bob Milner. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Surfing” book features iconic images by C.R. Stecyk III. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rory Russell and Jeff Ho. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The signing line up. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jim Heimann and family celebrate. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bob Milner, Terri Craft and Jeff Ho. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Joe Heimann with the John Hancock signatures. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Surfing Book launch with Jeff Ho. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bob Milner and Rory Russell. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Don Miller and Jeff Ho. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Ho and Jim Heimann. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Taschen “Surfing” launch party with Jim Heimann. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Ho and Andy Moses. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Ho and Andy Moses. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cris Dawson and Cary Weiss. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bob Milner and Jeff Ho. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Surfing” Book Signing. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dan Levy and Anthony Friedkin. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ron Robinson new shop on Fifth St, Santa Monica. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Ho and Cris Dawson. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Retro surfboard display curated by The Vintage Surfboard. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Ho with the baggy. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Surfing” signing party at Ron Robinson. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ron Robinson shop in S.M.. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jeff Ho with the new Taschen “Surfing” book. Photo by Terri Craft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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About “Surfing”<\/p>\n

“SURFING”<\/h3>\n

The sport of kings<\/h3>\n
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More than 200 years of surfing culture<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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This platinum tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication<\/strong>. Following three and a half years of meticulous research<\/strong>, it brings together more than 900 images<\/strong> to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport<\/a>, a lifestyle, and a philosophy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and multi-platform phenomenon of today<\/strong>. Utilizing institutions, collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and with accompanying essays by the world\u2019s top surf journalists, it celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20 million practitioners <\/strong>and countless more devotees, and as a leading influence on\u00a0fashion, film, art, and music.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An unrivaled tribute to the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has declared, \u201cThere has never been a book like this, and there will never be another one again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Editor<\/h4>\n

Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann<\/a><\/strong> is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and in dozens of books.
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