{{short description|American skateboarder}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | other_names = SLB | birth_name = Salvador Lucas Barbier | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|7|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sal Barbier Profile < Skately Library |url=http://skately.com/library/people/sal-barbier |website=skately.com}}</ref> | birth_place = Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| Designer Creative director}} }} '''Salvador Lucas Barbier''' or '''SLB''' (born July 12, 1969) is an American designer, creative director, and former professional skateboarder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sk8shoesba.com/notas-x-sal-barbier-reediciones/|title=Notas: éS x Sal Barbier - Reediciones|date=2017-11-30|website=sk8shoesba|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-09|title=Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/salbarbier/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Men's Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Early life== Barbier was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/sport/skateboarding/salbarbier/|title=Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview|date=2011-11-09|website=Adventure Sports Network|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-04}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=SAL BARBIER -- The Nine Club|url=https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club|access-date=2021-02-22|website=The Berrics|date=24 July 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031044/https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== An early pioneer of the signature skate shoe market, Barbier designed and endorsed the Etnies SLB 23, a shoe critically regarded as "one of the most iconic skate shoes of all time."<ref>{{Cite web |title=éS BRINGS BACK THE SAL 23 |url=https://theberrics.com/news-es-sal-barbier |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=The Berrics |date=2 October 2015 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908133940/https://theberrics.com/news-es-sal-barbier |url-status=dead }}</ref> The shoe design, initially released in 1993, has been reissued many times over due to continued demand. Following up the SLB 23 with his signature MID and 97 editions from ES Footwear, Barbier's design innovations contributed to the progression and evolution of modern skateboarding shoe design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2016-11-11 |title=Sal Barbier Interview |url=https://blog.slamcity.com/sal-barbier-interview/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Slam City Skates Blog |language=en-GB}}</ref> In addition to the innovative design, these shoes also became the blueprint for skateboarding footwear endorsement deals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-12-17 |title=Paycheck - Sal Barbier and his Sal 23s. |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/paycheck-sal-barbier-and-his-sal-23s/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Transworld SKATEboarding |language=en-US}}</ref>
As a professional skateboarder, Sal was one of the six members of the original Plan B lineup. One of his trademark moves, the “Sal Flip” is ingrained in modern skateboarding culture, and featured in popular skateboarding video games, instructional guides and training apps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sal Flip Trick Description |url=https://www.skateboardhere.com/sal-flip.html |access-date=2021-02-23 |website=skateboardhere}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Sal Flip Trick Description |url=https://www.skateboardhere.com/sal-flip.html |website=skateboardhere}}</ref> He was the first professional skateboarder to maneuver a kickflip to board slide on a handrail and perform a front side big spin boardslide on a handrail. His legendary skills were immortalized in the classic 1989 skate video ''Hokus Pokus.<ref name=":2" />''
Barbier founded and directed several skate companies that shaped the market of the 90’s, and still have an influence on many of today’s brands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Men's |title=Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/salbarbier/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Men's Journal |date=5 December 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> In his role as a creative director, Sal continues to work with the limited-edition Aesthetics Skateboards, and select collaborations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-14 |title=Life Lessons: Sal Barbier (from issue #6) |url=https://www.skateism.com/life-lessons-sal-barbier/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Skateism |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Skate video parts=== *1989: ''Hokus Pokus'' - H-Street Skateboards<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Sal Barbier skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Sal Barbier. {{!}} Skatevideosite|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/1035/sal+barbier|access-date=2019-06-04|website=www.skatevideosite.com|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604204937/http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/1035/sal+barbier|url-status=dead}}</ref> *1991: ''This Is Not The New H-Street Video'' - H-Street Skateboards<ref>{{Cite web|title=H-Street – This Is Not The New H-Street Video – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/h-street-this-is-not-the-new-h-street-video/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131628/https://www.skatevideosite.com/h-street-this-is-not-the-new-h-street-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *1991: Schlossbach - Turn The Other Cheek<ref>{{Citation|title=Schlossbach - Turn The Other Cheek (1991) Skateboarding Video| date=June 25, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYt92guY-gU|language=en|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref> *1991: Frontline Video - Quiet Storm<ref>{{Citation|title=Frontline Video - Quiet Storm (1991) Skateboarding Video| date=February 4, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10xQhuF3OZs|language=en|access-date=2021-03-01}}</ref> *1992: ''Questionable'' - Plan B Skateboards<ref>{{cite web|title=Plan B – Questionable – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-questionable/|access-date=February 23, 2021|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131618/https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-questionable/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *1993: ''Virtual Reality'' - Plan B Skateboards - video dedicated to Salvador Lucas Barbier<ref>{{Cite web|title=Plan B – Virtual Reality – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-virtual-reality/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131627/https://www.skatevideosite.com/plan-b-virtual-reality/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *1994: ''Second Hand Smoke'' - Plan B Skateboards<ref name=":2" /> *1996: ''Eastern Exposure Zero'' - Dan Wolfe<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eastern Exposure Zero – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/eastern-exposure-zero/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131633/https://www.skatevideosite.com/eastern-exposure-zero/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2019: ''Boys Of Summer'' 2 - Logan Lara<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boys Of Summer 2 – Skatevideosite|url=https://www.skatevideosite.com/boys-of-summer-2/|access-date=2021-02-23|language=en-US|archive-date=September 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908131617/https://www.skatevideosite.com/boys-of-summer-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://skateboarding.transworld.net/photos/paycheck-sal-barbier-and-his-sal-23s/ Paycheck – Sal Barbier and his Sal 23s - Transworld, 2004] *[https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/sport/skateboarding/salbarbier/ Lost & Found: Sal Barbier Full Interview - Skateboarder, 2011] *[https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club Sal Barbier — The Nine Club - 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813031044/https://theberrics.com/sal-barbier-the-nine-club |date=August 13, 2020 }} {{authority control}}
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