NEMO BOARDS® are for everyone!
Whoever has the most fun wins! NEMO BOARDS® feature child-friendly designs and are perfect for both girls and boys!
OUR STORY
NEMO BOARDS® Softgrip® Skateboards for Kids is the passion project of Frollein Motte (Teresa Holtmann) and Nemo Holtmann. The two met the old-fashioned way on the internet in 2017 and now live together with three fantastic kids and a dog named Mio. Their lives revolve around skating and drawing, always together and as often as possible.
During one of their trips in their beloved VW bus, affectionately named "KARL KUTTER," they had a brilliant idea: to create a skateboard brand specifically for kids! They researched, tested with their kids, and made adjustments until they finally developed the perfect skateboard. A special highlight in the development is the Softgrip® cork surface, made from the bark of Portuguese cork oaks. This idea was inspired by their many trips to their favorite European country, Portugal, where cork products are ubiquitous.
When the first boards were ready for production, Teresa was heavily pregnant. Just four days after the first skateboard was sold, their first daughter together and Nemo's third daughter was born. From the start, NEMO BOARDS® has been a true family project, created with a lot of love and passion.
NEMO BOARDS® - for more time together and more time outdoors. Whoever has the most fun wins!
THIS IS US
Teresa Holtmann, known as “Frollein Motte,” is a passionate illustrator and designer who brings her experience as a longboarder and mother to her work for NEMO BOARDS®. She has published her own books and illustrated several bestsellers in collaboration with other authors. Her child-friendly and positive illustrations make NEMO BOARDS® perfect for both girls and boys.
Nemo Holtmann has a long career in medical technology and marketing management and has been a passionate skateboarder since childhood. He has also worked for several years in the skateboard industry, gaining first-hand knowledge of skateboard production. Together with his daughters, he has gathered extensive experience in children's skateboards. He is responsible for carefully selecting the best components and, along with his team of growing young specialists, optimizing the performance of NEMO BOARDS®.
Together, Teresa and Nemo create skateboards that are not only high-quality but also foster the creativity and joy of children.
Videoclip: NEMO BOARDS® Softgrip® Skateboards
MORE QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR KIDS!
We love skateboarding because it's incredibly fun and teaches kids a lot:
➜ Self-determination
➜ Coordination
➜ Tolerance
➜ Courage to make mistakes / Trial and error
➜ Falling and getting back up
Skateboarding is one of the best recreational activities, quickly turning the gray of the city into an exciting adventure landscape. With a skateboard, you give your child the chance to be active outdoors and gain confidence by mastering this hobby. More time outside – less time on the smartphone!
We produce skateboards for kids because we wanted better boards for our own children. After some disappointing purchases and a lot of experience, we realized that there's much to improve in the realm of kids' skateboards. As a team of skateboarders, parents, kids, and designers, we're tackling this issue.
More time together and more time outdoors! There's hardly anything that feels better than cruising quickly through a few turns on a skateboard.
CORK SOFTGRIP® SKATEBOARDS
Our Cork Softgrip® is soft yet providing grip, making it perfect for kids!
One Board, One Tree
For every children's skateboard sold in our online shop, NEMO BOARDS® will plant a tree in partnership with One Tree Planted.
Bambooly® Premium Decks
The new Bambooly® skateboard decks from NEMO BOARDS® combine the strengths of bamboo and maple wood for an exceptionally durable and stable skateboard.
Good Mood Designs
In the heart of Berlin, illustrator Teresa Holtmann, better known as “Frollein Motte,” creates all NEMO BOARDS® designs. Her work is child-friendly, gender-neutral, unique, and full of love!
