Beach Towel

Bring art to the beach or pool with Barbara Kruger’s instant classic beach towel. The 100% cotton, 70″ by 60″ towel boasts the conceptual artist’s iconic text-based style and was made as part of Art Production Fund’s “Works on Whatever” series—for which artists were tapped design real-life, functional objects that were also works of art.

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 …

Four Technical Boardshorts

Style, performance and advanced construction for lasting comfort and durability

Sometimes, all you need in a pair of boardshorts is on-point styling and a comfortable fit. However, when you’re spending hours (or days) surfing, fishing, swimming or sailing in a pair of shorts, you’ll want something that offers a blend of comfort, performance and—of course—a touch of style. Over the course of a week at the Four Seasons Maldives (more on that soon), we put …