Volcom

About Volcom

Volcom began in California in 1991, after Richard Woolcott and Tucker Hall went on a snowboarding trip to Tahoe. Woolcott quit his job to join Tucker, who was already unemployed, and with $5000 from Woolcott's dad they set up Stone Boardwear Inc., using Volcom as the brand name. They started with T-shirts and added shorts a year later. The diamond-shaped logo was created with McElroy Designs. The company went public in 2005 so it could grow without selling to a larger firm such as Nike. Today it makes streetwear, boardshorts, denim, accessories and outerwear for people into skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, motocross, art, music and film.