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Bucket Hat with Paco Nonsense
Paco Nonsense hiding himself from the sun riding the Pipeliner and keeping his head protected with our Bucket Hat.
A Moment with: Matt Correia
Matt Correia, photo courtesy of Tony Acosta
Could you introduce yourself ?
Heyyyy I'm Matt Correia. Explorer from Los Angeles
You're involved in Reverberation Radio, could you tell us more about this project ?
It's a collective of sound transmissions. It's been going for about 8 years now. 400 weeks, 400 mixes (more at reverberation radio.com)
I remember you telling me that you also have a label,...
A Moment with : Sam Kristofski
Could you introduce yourself ?Hello, I'm Kristofski, from New Zealand.
I met you through Zippy and Terence in Paris for a Babe Rainbow gig, how did you meet all this people ?
Well its a long but connected story basically involving our friend Journeyman. Backstory is Journeyman was hitch hiking inside this huge extinct volcano in north NSW Australia and was picked up by Elliot who plays bass in the...
A Moment with : Terence Connors
During the quarantine, we had the pleasure to discuss a few things with, Montauk based filmmaker and photographer, Terence Connors. You can check some of his work at terenceconnors.com
Terence and his VeeBottom, photo courtesy of Mikey DeTemple
Could you introduce yourself ?
Hey my name is Terence Connors and I'm from New York.
You grew up between France and the USA, what do you like in these two...
Quarantine Entertainment #02 : A brief history of the Fish design
The History of Fish Design
You know how much we love the fish design at Surfin Estate. Our first model we shaped, the Gainsboard, is a classic fish design inspired by the work of Steve Lis. So here is the story of where this all come from.
In 1967, a kneeboarder from San Diego, Steve Lis, shaped the first ever twin fin fish out of a snapped longboard. Every element of the design was tuned to suit...
Marinière in black & white
Our new Marinière available in two colors here in black/white, shop here
A Moment with : Zippy Seven
Could you introduce yourself ?
Hi, my name is Zippy Seven
You were born in NZ, how was it growing there ?
It's funny I have so many people tell me they think I'm born in the wrong era, I should have lived in the 70s. That's not true I'm from 90s NewZealand. Growing up then, in New Zealand we were lucky. No one had any money, Sustainable life was the only option. That's probably why I looked like I...
Masterplan
Inspired by Tantras and the song of Pharoah Sanders « The Creator has a masterplan », this long sleeves tee is part of our new collection, shop here
A Moment with : John Witzig
John Witzig is one of these guy that happened to be at the right time in the right place with a natural talent for capturing what was in front of his eyes. As a journalist and photographer, he documented some of the most important events in surfing history through the 60s and the 70s. This era of surfing is one of the most important era for us both in term of board design (it has inspired the Vee...
Behind Skateboarding - Alberto Scattolin
The shop is closed but the exhibition of Alberto Scattolin is available for your viewing pleasure on our website via the following link : Surfin Estate's Gallery
Worker Jacket
Our new jacket, 100% made in France from fabric and trims to manufacturing. Coming in a very limited edition of 10 🇫🇷
Hit that link to know more about our Worker Jacket
Quarantine Entertainment #01 : The Evolution Era
The Evolution EraIn the early days of surfing’s Evolution Era, George Greenough, Bob McTavish, Nat Young, Kevin Brennan, Ted Spencer & Wayne Lynch, amongst others were the key members that ignited what will be called later the "shortboard revolution" that spanned from roughly 1966 to 1971. These guys were developing and riding boards that were thought to be radical deviations from what as procured...
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Hey folks,
So here is a compilation we made for our collection "Turn On, Tune In, Drop out". It's a collection of psychedelic essentials from the 70s inspired by the work of Dr Timothy Leary. This is supposed to make you smile and chill ☮️