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Vitamin A has sustainability woven into the brand. When told there was no market for recycled fabrics in swimwear, founder Amahlia Stevens decided to create her own. She traveled throughout Italy, Canada, and California and eventually produced EcoLux™, the first...

This season we partnered up again with photographer and friend, Brandon Campbell aka Laserwolf. Laserwolf’s captivating ocean photography has become some of our best selling towels. Using the nature around him as his inspiration, he has shot some of the...

We are pleased to announce our second annual Creative Canvas Art Contest (a little earlier than planned) in hopes that it will encourage aspiring artists & photographers to tap into their creativity during these challenging times. We are all in this...

We wanted to share some of the music that we been grooving to during our WFH quarantined days.  To quote one of the greats, Mr. Bob Marley, "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."...

As part of our Spring ‘20 collection, we are pleased to have collaborated with the colorful French artist, Quentin Monge. Quentin Monge grew up on a beach in the south of France, where he started out drawing simple silhouettes in...

  Slowtide and RVCA are excited to launch the collaborative creation of Slowtide x RVCA Towels as part of our Spring 2020 collections.  We partnered with RVCA ANP Artist, Johanna Olk, to create this USA-Made Tapestry Throw Blanket. Olk lends...

Beach days are getting brighter. We collaborated with ALOHA Collection to turn one of their best-selling SPLASH-PROOF pouch prints into this recycled Travel Towel. The Day Palms Travel Towel is now available on our website and the Day Palms Pouches...

Glenn Pang has been shaping for legendary Hawaiian brand, Town & Country, since the 80’s. He was able to spend time directly under Glenn Minami and eventually work with T&C’s founder, Craig Sugihara. Pang operates under the idea that everyone...

    We know that everyone works themselves to the brink of exhaustion. Schedules are packed and downtime is minimal. But self care is an integral part of the hustle. Taking time to unwind and recharge will allow you to...

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...