Birdhouse was started back in 1992 by Tony Hawk and Per Welinder. Welinder had originally asked Lance Mountain to start a company but after Mountain declined he approached Tony Hawk to be partners in this new skateboard company. The name Birdhouse came from a reference to Hawk’s nickname ‘Birdman’. Since their humble beginnings over twenty years ago Birdhouse does a whole range of decks, wheels, clothing, has put out numerous videos and started the career of some of the biggest names in skateboarding including ‘The Boss’.