Alien Workshop

Alien Workshop is an iconic, independently rooted skateboard company founded in 1990 in Dayton, Ohio by Chris Carter and Mike Hill, with early creative direction shaped by Neil Blender. Emerging during a pivotal era in street skating, the brand built its identity around an otherworldly, dystopian aesthetic—most famously the OG alien head logo—blending abstract art, underground graphics, and a slightly off-kilter creative vision that stood apart from mainstream skate trends. Known for influential video projects, progressive team riders, and a distinctly artistic approach to deck design, Alien Workshop has long represented independent thinking and raw street credibility, cementing its place as one of skateboarding’s most respected and stylistically unique legacy brands.