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Started in Sydney, Australia in 1997 by a fifteen year-old Hayden Cox, HaydenShapes blends technology and design to create a clean aesthetic and an innovative board. HaydenShapes is known for the use of Future Flex parabolic carbon fiber rail, patented...

As part of POW! WOW! Hawaii's 10th annual festival, we collaborated with artists Kamea Hadar and Jeff Gress to bring you two new travel towels. Kamea and Heavies showcase some of the exciting styles of art that will be on...

   Gavin Dogan is a friend of Slowtide and the vivacious owner of General Admission in Venice Beach, CA. He spent three and a half years building his dream home just down the street from his shop. With modern touches...

Just down the road from the Slowtide headquarters is a kind of home-away-from-home. Hotel Joaquin is a boutique hotel situated on the Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach, CA. Their “laid-back luxurious” feel emulates the city around them, taking from...

  Britt Merrick has been around shaping since the time he could walk. Getting a first-hand look at the craft through the lens of his father’s legendary work, Merrick was set to breach the industry. Now well into his career,...

Matt Titone is a creative through and through. A designer, illustrator, and photographer, you can find his influence in a number of different projects. Not to mention, he is a founding partner in Italic Studio & Indoek and the man behind...

In December we introduced our Shapers Series in which we partnered with twelve surfboard shapers to create exciting prints for this limited-edition line of Travel Towels. One of the shapers featured is the legendary Eric Arakawa. Arakawa was born and...

On December 7th, 2019 Slowtide hosted an event to celebrate the release of the Shapers Series. At Raised by the Waves on the North Shore of Oahu, the event boasted good drinks, good company, and a great question panel with featured...

As part of our Holiday ’19 collection, we are pleased to have collaborated with colorful artist, William LaChance. LaChance uses abstract designs, displaced forms, and colors to create his brilliant work, all placed together with a motley of materials. This...

We are teaming up with the Grateful Dead again this season to bring you two new styles. Truckin’ features the classic Steal Your Face logo. The USA-Made Tapestry Blanket, Skull & Roses, features the band’s recognizable “rose skeleton” design. We...

Thursday August 1st, 2019, we hosted The Art of Drying Off art show in which we displayed the work of twenty talented artists on Travel Towels, including work from the winners of our Creative Canvas Art Contest. The event was held at...