Copy of The GelaSkins Story

eBoy Laptop Skin Header Image 

The GelaSkins story began in 2005 in a city called Toronto. Drake was a child actor on a Canadian teen drama and people would judge each other on how their MySpace pages looked. Two starry eyed 25 year olds set out to defend iPods everywhere from unsightly scratching. At the time the only cases on the market were made of bulky silicone or leather. The only 'designs' available were black, white, blue or pink. Unacceptable! We knew that we could do better, so we started reaching out to our favorite artists around the world. One by one we asked them if they wanted to collaborate and raise the bar to make better iPod protection. When 'yes' after 'yes' started rolling in we knew we were on to something special...  

 

Artists Welcome

 

It took 8 months of ridiculously hard, but incredibly fun work from the day we decided to start GelaSkins until the day we launched the site. Designing a website, developing and prototyping a new type of product, artist licensing, learning everything we possibly could about printing and material sourcing... it was insane!  

 

iPod Photo Image  

Since the launch of GelaSkins.com in the Spring of 2006 we've sold well over a million of our artist-designed tech accessories to people in every corner of the world. We've also had the honor of paying out several million dollars to the family of artists that we collaborate with. Without them, none of this would be possible.

 

Ladies Love Laptop Skins

 

Over the years GelaSkins has grown from two to over 30 people strong. All of the products that we've made and shipped out over the years have been crafted in our studio factory in the Junction neighborhood of Toronto, Canada. By 2009 we were 'lucky' enough to be in a position where we could purchase the building that we'd rented space in for the previous 3 years. A beautiful brick & beam structure constructed in 1929 that over the years had been home to an art school and a macaroni factory. It's been amazing to renovate the space, bringing back some of its former glory and turning it into an inspiring place to make our products.

 

iPod Touch the Rainbow

 

One of the fun things about what we make here is that we get to see our products used by some of the people who have inspired us, or just entertained us, which is equally important. We've been featured in blockbuster movies like the Social Network (Justin Timberlake rocks a laptop with a GelaSkin in a key scene), and amazing TV shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm (featured in a scene with Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld). Not to name drop any more, but here we go... both of our favorite Steves (Jobs & Wozniak) have been customers of GelaSkins over the years. We even had an up and coming Canadian popstar named Justin something or other digging our goods at a popup we did years before he fully hit puberty and stole the world's heart. 

 

Slicing down the skins 

 

iPod Nano Photo

 

 

Alex Noriega iPhone Case

 

GelaSkins is the best place on the web to discover the work of incredible artists. Or  to make beautiful skins and cases with your own artwork and brand identity.

Thanks for being a part of our journey. The best, as always, is yet to come... 

XOXO, 

Your Friends at GelaSkins 

 

Ignite by Robert Carter - GelaSkins Billboard