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SLOWTIDE X POW! WOW! HAWAII

SLOWTIDE X POW! WOW! HAWAII

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...

Slowtide Home with Gavin Dogan of General Admission

Slowtide Home with Gavin Dogan of General Admission

   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...

Slowtide Home with Hotel Joaquin

Slowtide Home with Hotel Joaquin

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...

Shapers Series Spotlight: Britt Merrick

Shapers Series Spotlight: Britt Merrick

  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....

Slowtide Home with Matt Titone

Slowtide Home with Matt Titone

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...

Shapers Series Spotlight: Eric Arakawa

Shapers Series Spotlight: Eric Arakawa

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...

Paradise Found by Max Callas

Paradise Found by Max Callas

Max Callas is a human being living in Southern California, a friend to some of the family here at Slowtide, and an avid documenter of life as he sees it. "I have traveled more than...

SHAPERS SERIES EVENT

SHAPERS SERIES EVENT

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...

LIMITED EDITION SHAPERS SERIES

LIMITED EDITION SHAPERS SERIES

We are pleased to announce our limited-edition series in collaboration with twelve of the finest board builders. Twelve towels featuring twelve shapers including Pyzel, Mayhem, Pukas, Channel Islands, DHD, JS, HaydenShapes, Glenn Pang/T&C, Eric Arakawa,...

SLOWTIDE X WILLIAM LACHANCE

SLOWTIDE X WILLIAM LACHANCE

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...

SLOWTIDE INTRODUCES FIRST OFFICIAL LINE OF BATH TOWELS

SLOWTIDE INTRODUCES FIRST OFFICIAL LINE OF BATH TOWELS

Slowtide x Grateful Dead Holiday 2019

Slowtide x Grateful Dead Holiday 2019

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...