Osiris Shoes was founded in 1996 by Tony Chen, Tony Magnusson, Brian Reid, Doug Weston and Laura Kim. They created the company when they saw a void in the skateboard industry for pro designed and endorsed footwear.

They are best known for their innovations in 'technical footwear', more commonly the D3. Other notoriety's are the creation of the first ever Mobil Audio unit the "G-BAG