Our Story
Broken boards. Second chances.
Rebirth World started with a simple question: what happens to a skateboard after it breaks?
The Beginning
A jeweler's son, a skater's heart
I grew up in two worlds. My father, Christoph Malzl, is a master jeweler trained at Koppenwallner's in Salzburg, Austria — one of the most respected workshops in the country. I spent my childhood watching him turn raw metal into something people would wear for a lifetime.
But I was also a skater. While my dad was at his bench, I was at the park, learning tricks, breaking boards, and building a relationship with a community that would shape everything I do today.
Those two worlds didn't collide until I moved from Provo, Utah to the North Shore of Oahu. Surrounded by surf, skate, and a creative energy I'd never felt before, I started experimenting — and the first skateboard ring was born.
The Moment
Seven layers of potential
A skateboard deck is made from seven thin layers of Canadian maple, pressed and glued under extreme pressure. Each layer can be dyed a different color. When the board breaks, those layers are exposed — stripes of color that curve and flow in patterns no machine could replicate.
I looked at a snapped deck one day and saw something most people would throw away. I saw a ring. I took it to my bench, shaped it on a lathe, sealed it with CA glue, and slid it on my finger. It fit. It looked incredible. And it carried the entire history of that board in its grain.
That was the moment Rebirth World was born.
Community
Donated by riders. Shaped by hand.
I don't buy skateboards. Every board in my workshop was donated by local skaters on the North Shore. Riders bring me their broken decks — boards that carried them through kickflips, grinds, and slams — and I give those boards a second life as something they can wear every day.
There's a real exchange in that. The board's story doesn't end when it snaps. It transforms. And the rider who donated it knows their board is out there, on someone's finger, living a new life.
This is what Rebirth means to me. Nothing is wasted. Everything has the potential to become something more.
The Next Chapter
Wood-lined wedding bands
What started with skateboard rings has grown into something bigger. Our premium wedding band line features gold-plated steel shells lined with stabilized ancient wood — materials like bog oak (wood preserved for thousands of years in peat bogs) and Hawaiian koa.
These bands are built for everyday wear. The steel shell provides strength and structure. The wood liner provides warmth, texture, and a connection to the natural world. Together, they create something that feels as meaningful as the commitment they represent.
Philosophy
Embrace Change
The lotus grows from mud. A broken board becomes a ring. Change isn't something to resist — it's the force that creates something new.
Every piece I make is a reminder of that. When you wear a Rebirth ring, you're wearing a story of transformation. Something discarded that became something beautiful. Something broken that found a new purpose.
That's what this brand is about. Not just jewelry — a way of seeing the world.
— Daniel Malzl
Founder, Rebirth World
North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii