DIY Boards at Biarritz’s Blank Surf Shack

Shape your own stick in the thriving French seaside town

by Jorge Grimberg Known by many surfers as the “French California,” Biarritz is just a 20 minute drive from Spain along France’s Basque coast. The city boasts truly world-class surfing, is home to the European headquarters of majorsurf labels including Quicksilver and Billabong, and plays host to the Quiksilver/Roxy Jam surf tournament each yearso it’s not surprising that surfers flock there in search of the …

Nashville’s Holler Design

How one designer began making furniture with wood sourced from his family farm

by Chérmelle Edwards Matt Alexander grew up on a farm just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. After stints in Knoxville and Detroit, he found himself in Brooklyn, daydreaming about returning to his roots. His reverie eventually drew him back to his hometown, where he founded Holler Design—a furniture company that uses wood from fallen trees and designs from a workshop that once served as a general …

Coco Reynolds’ Timber Pendant Lamps

Beautiful hanging lamps, hand-lathed using FSC-certified wood

by Chantel Tattoli In the field of furniture design, lighting is often overlooked, even though the right piece can define a room just as well as any Eames chair. Case in point: the beautiful timber pendant lamp creations by Sydneysider Coco Reynolds, designed to be either permanent fixtures in your home or temporarily hung from a hook on high—which could make them ideal options for …