Posted in Designer, Fashion, Luxury on 17 September 2009
Who can resist a surfer? The charm of a surfboard that allows you to become one with the wildness of nature makes surfing an exciting sport and surfers an exotic species! The attractive designs on the surfboards also speak loads about the surfer and tend to be a style statement as well.
These limited edition surfboards from Corduroy have been hand shaped by Dave Allee of Almond Surfboards with graphics that were made by MWM (Matt W. Moore). The MWM X Almond surfboard is part of the Element series; only four surfboards exist in the series and each one is named after the element it is dedicated to: Fire, Earth, Water, and Smoke (from left to right, in image). Made up in colourful geometric designs, the striking feature of the Element surfboards is the solid mahogany ‘huck’ fin.
Posted in Luxury on 27 July 2009
Surfboarding has a long history in California. California is known for its famed beaches and luxurious surfing locations where the sun and the sea meet in a glorious manner which compete with even the best surfing locations elsewhere in the world. Thus, California and especially the southern part of the state has a long association with surfboards and paddleboards.
James Perse has recently created and designed California inspired surfboards and paddleboards which come in pastel colours and look pretty chic. These boards are limited in numbers and if you are planning to get them for yourself, you might have to hurry.
Posted in Antique, Auctions, Outdoor, Sports on 22 July 2009
Any object with a lot of history is worth a ton of money. The same applies to a half-century old surfboard that was sold for a record $40,000 at the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction last Sunday. We hear that the event raked in some $767,000 from 379 enthusiastic bidders who came together for their passion for surfboards and related memorabilia.
But as we said, the object that stole the show was the 11-ft Bob Simmons Foam Sandwich Board that was built around the 50s. Apparently, a bidder from Australia was so taken up by this beauty that he or she didn’t think twice when glancing at the price tag. As a matter of fact, the same person also took the second most expensive item there – a 1955 Matt Kivlin 10-ft Balsa Board for $39,000. Boy, some people indeed have the luck and love, not to mention the riches too.
