California Design


California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way”

While on stay-cation, I had a chance to check out LACMA, which currently has an exhibit on “mid-century” design in California. There are textiles, furniture, posters, and what’s this….surfboards?! Here are some pics of some museum quality Greg Noll and Hobie boards. The exhibit is worth checking out and is up until June as part of Pacific Standard Time.

For more info… LACMA

Ham and Eggs





This unique board is the product of many beer fueled, late night sessions between my esteemed Santa Barbara colleagues, Nick and Ben. Together they have combined their zeal for heavy single finned longboards to come up with this magnificent beast of a board, or in this case a pig. I came in and did my best to translate their stoke into foam and fiber glass. The dimensions are classified but the length is 10'1 and the thickness is 3 ¼", and that’s all the information I am permitted to release. We don’t want any of the local kooks getting wind of our latest creation. We have to keep an edge on these clowns! So Nick and Ben, I hope you are happy with the fruit of your fertile minds. Take care and I’ll see you two up in SB soon! 

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