LIFESTYLE
Scorpion blue Combi
Layback white Combi
5-0 blue Combi. (Prices for all SK8 shades range from R1 600 upwards) SK8SHADES
Sk8Shades was born when avid skateboarder Dave de Witt – a handyman who had more free time than spare cash – decided to make a pair of wooden sunglasses from an old skateboard. “The first pair was rough and rugged, but it got people talking and soon it was all I could think about,” he says. He now offers eight different styles of sunglasses, as well as other products like rings, sunglass cases and bottle-openers. The lenses are polarised, UV400-protected, scratch-resistant and shock-absorbent, and De Witt can even add your prescription lenses to a pair of Sk8Shades. “My products offer the consumer a chance to personalise their items with unique colours and combinations. They can choose a pair of shades that suits them, while knowing that their purchase is keeping waste out of landfills and helping kids get new skateboards,” he explains. He runs a programme called Trade Your Ride, where kids can trade their old boards for a new skateboard deck. He also donates offcuts and excess materials to the arts class at Indigo Skate Camp in Durban.
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