Nogglesrails DIY Onchain Obstacles
1. Origins
Everything started years ago with a simple but radical proposal by Pharra and Vlad (sktbrd) from the XV Collective. The idea was clear: build skate obstacles rooted in DIY culture, open-source thinking, and real street energy, later becoming one of the earliest onchain-born physical experiments within Gnars DAO.
Take a look at this documentary, where the creator explains the origins of the project and the launch of the NogglesDELTA. Full Doc Here
2. Open-Source as a Weapon
One of the first Gnars droposals was an open-source PDF created by Pharra, documenting how to build a Nogglesrail. This document enabled replication across cities and countries, turning a single idea into a global, permissionless skate infrastructure.
Ensure aesthetic fidelity, quality, and durability to create new pieces of this infinite art.
"After the completion of the first Noggles Rail and its subsequent success, many members of the Gnars community were inspired to build their own sculpture glasses in their cities. However, as the creator of the original piece, I noticed that many of these attempts contained errors in design or execution, potentially affecting their durability. To address this, I decided to create a detailed guide to ensure that Noggles Rails can be constructed correctly and maintain high quality worldwide." - Pharra
3. From One Rail to Many Nounstacles
What began as a single rail evolved into a network of Nounstacles spread across different countries. Each build reflects its local context while staying connected through shared design language, Nounish aesthetics, and Gnars values. Gnars Center OG
Nogglesrail #01 — [Rio da Janeiro / Brazil]
Project / Collective: Coletivo XV + Vlad (sktbrd) + Pharra
Obstacle Design: Original Nogglesrail
Activation & Footage: Cash for tricks, premier clips
Media: Gnars Youtube Event Day
Nogglesrail #02 — [Chicago / United States]
The Lil Gnarly Skate Jam - ETH Chicago
Project / Collective: Wylin + Bummer (Active Members of Gnars DAO + FoodNouns)
Obstacle Design: Nogglesrail Asym
Activation & Footage: Proliferate & Onboard Chicago to Gnars Through Eth Chicago Hackathon & Skate Jam
Media: Gnoggle Fabrication ETH Chicago 2023 by Webgnar and Lil Sesh Video
Nogglesrail #03 — [Kenya / Africa]
Project / Collective: Nouns DAO / Nouns DAO Africa
Obstacle Design: Red Nogglesrail
Activation & Footage: GnarsDAO x NounsDAO Africa NounGnarversary Celebration in Nairobi, Kenya showcasing the Gnars Shreddable Noggles An open, permissionless and decentralized celebration of nounish and gnarly culture globally.
Media: Gnars Youtube Video
Nogglesrail #4 — [Porto Alegre / Brazil]
Vivência Ygor Picolino x Gnars DAO
Project / Collective: Ygor Picolino
Obstacle Design: Small Noggles
Activation & Footage: Cash for Tricks + IAPI SPOT
Media: Cem Por cento Skate
Nogglesrail #05 — [Minas Gerais / Brazil]
Proposal Context: Crafted for Gnarly Contest, Nogglesrail
Project / Collective: Gnars DAO, Beach Park Skateboard (manhaçu crew)
Obstacle Design: Noggles Red
Activation & Footage: Tricks, Onchain/Online Content
Media: Manhaçu Boyz
Nogglesrail #06 — [Medellin / Colombia]
Sculpture NOGGLES RAIL at Medellin Colombia
Project / Collective Fuzzyface secured Noggles Rail activation at Medellín Skatemarket (Aug 16–18), integrating Gnars into a key national skate networking event.
Obstacle Design: Latino Nogglesrail
Activation & Footage: Skate jam prize pool, with full documentation to amplify cultural and onchain impact.
Media: DHDNOUNS
Nogglesrail #07 — [São Paulo / Brazil]
Noggle Rail - Itapetininga Skate Park ⌐◨-◨
Project / Collective: Shredder Garcia
Obstacle Design: BASED nogglesrail
Activation & Footage: Cash For tricks and Premier clips.
Media: Gnarly Skate Footage
Nogglesrail #08 — [Sidney / Australia]
Noggles Rail debut in London UK
Project / Collective: Gami and Joe Atkinson
Obstacle Design: Red Nogglesrail
Activation & Footage: Cash For Tricks and Premier Clip
Media: Joe Atkinson Youtube
Nogglesrail #09 — [Buenos Aires / Argentina]
SKATE AND JAZZ - 1st Noggles Rail in Argentina
Project / Collective: 7ctv Magazine / Achee and Gnars
Obstacle Design: Original Nogglesrail
Activation & Footage:Cash for tricks, jazz and premier clip
Media: Special Clip first event
It’s worth noting that two Skate & Jazz events have already been executed, generating strong content production, art activations, and prize support with the first event landing a back cover feature in the printed 7CTV magazine alongside major skate and art brands.
NogglesSLAP #01 — [São Paulo / Brazil]
Proposal Context: Refurbishment and maintenance at sopa de letras square
Project / Collective: Willdias
Obstacle Design: SLAP NOGGLES
Activation & Footage: The skate floor urgently needs maintenance to avoid injuries due to roughness and holes. Community seeks support for ongoing square renovation for public benefit through events and innovation.
NogglesDelta #01 — [Rio de Janeiro / Brazil]
Proposal Context: Noggles Delta Proposal
Project / Collective: Pharra, Coletivo XV and Sktbrd.
Obstacle Design: Delta
Activation & Footage: Cash for tricks, Minidoc on Zora/Youtube/Gnars Docs, Press Release to Skateboard, art and city media.
Media: NogglesDelta Youtube Clip
Nogglesrail #10 — [Roma / Italy]
Proposal Context: Noggles Rail in Milan - First in Italy
Project / Collective: Jacopo for Appcon
Obstacle Design: Classic Nogglesrail
Activation & Footage: Exhibition and Activation
Variations & Experiments
Following the creation of the first Noggles Rails, the expansion of Noggles presence into additional action sports became inevitable evolving beyond traditional skate handrails into a broader modular obstacle system.
This led to the development of fully branded Noggles wakeboard ramps, Megaramp and Thrasher Mag, a snowboard grind tube deployed in Japan, the Noggles Delta selected through an onchain Gnars DAO vote among four proposed obstacle models, and other activations that further nounified physical infrastructure translating decentralized consensus into tangible cultural impact.
DIY, Onchain, Alive
Nogglesrails or Nounstacles prove that onchain coordination can materialize into "concrete", skateable infrastructure. Through cash for tricks, events, exposition, Gnars contests, viral Instagram clips, and global replication, the project keeps the DIY spirit alive while spreading Noggles culture in a way no traditional brand or institution could. This is an onchain-born project Gnars DAO and it’s still alive bro, still rolling, and still being built.