The Artifacts Journal

Roark Pop-Up Shop

The grand opening of Roark’s Pop-Up Shop at Said Space in Encinitas took place Thursday April 14, 2016 featuring revivalist and skateboarder Jamie ...

JAMIE THOMAS SET-UP

Revivalist Jamie Thomas shares his set-up with Active. Thomas will be part of our “Strange Daze Into A Hanoi Haze” show tomorrow night at Said Spac...

TALKING STORY!

The grand opening of Roark’s Pop-Up Shop at Said Space in Encinitas will feature an intimate slideshow with revivalist and skateboarder Jamie Thoma...

MEET THE HMONG PEOPLE

The Hmong are an ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ...

HANOI WILLY – THE HISTORY OF THE “WORLD FAMOUS” JEEP!

One of the first military vehicles mass-produced in the United States, the Willys MB (and Ford GPW) US Army jeep is the culmination of war-time ing...

TRIP OF A LIFETIME!

We get a lot of inquires about how someone can join us on our adventures for Roark. Our trips are hot and heavy as you can see by photographer, Dyl...

JAMIE THOMAS CAPSULE COLLECTION

We’re proud to debut a capsule created by Revivalist Jamie Thomas. The goods are inspired by our trip to Vietnam. The country’s history and Jamie’s...

BRIAN BENT

“Jamie Thomas contacted me through a friend of his who had bought a few cardboard paintings off me at Rin Tanaka’s Inspiration LA 2015 show. Jamie ...

NO RESERVATIONS

Anthony Bourdain is a favorite Revivalist always traveling to Parts Unknown. In Season one, episode four of No Reservations, Tony travels by land a...

HANOI’S SKATE RAMP

There is not a huge skate scene in Vietnam but there is a small growing underground one. Roark connected with some locals who were able to show Rev...

THE MIRACULOUS MR. HAI

The miraculous Mr. Hai is a one-armed, motorcycle-riding, durian-growing musician of Vietnam. After Mr. Hai lost his arm when he was ten years old,...