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Brand profile
Alien Workshop
Ohio skateboard brand founded in 1990, known for surreal graphics, the Dot logo and influential videos including Photosynthesis and Mind Field.
DaytonOrigin
UnisexFocus
SkatewearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Alien Workshop
A skate company first, apparel second
Decks, wheels and hardware are the core business; the hoodies and t-shirts carry the same Mike Hill graphics and Dot logo as the boards.
Ohio, not California
Founded in Dayton in 1990 and now run from Miamisburg, it was one of the few major deck brands built outside the California skate industry.
The videos are the reputation
Memory Screen, Timecode, Photosynthesis, Mind Field and Bunker Down are why the name carries weight, alongside Hill's surreal, conspiracy-tinged graphics.
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Brand facts
Alien Workshop is a skateboard company founded in 1990 in Dayton, Ohio by Chris Carter, Mike Hill and Neil Blender, one of the few major deck brands built outside California. It makes decks, wheels, hardware and apparel carrying Hill's surreal, conspiracy-tinged graphics and the Dot logo. Its videos — Memory Screen, Timecode, Photosynthesis, Mind Field and Bunker Down — remain reference points for skate filmmaking. The brand shut down in May 2014, relaunched through distributor Tum Yeto in 2015, and has operated independently from Miamisburg, Ohio under Hill since 2016.
- Founded
- 1990
- Origin
- Dayton, United States
- Made in
- USA
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Skatewear, Streetwear