The Surfer Behind the Tiles
1969
First wave at Blacksmiths Beach
2008
Builds the first mosaic test board
2010
Test board installed in Tea Gardens
2024
70 + custom boards tiled and counting
From Ancient Ruins to Driveway Art.
A trip to Herculaneum, Italy, flipped Laurie’s thinking about longevity. Two-thousand-year-old mosaics still held their colour. Back home, he watched fibreglass letterboxes fading in just five summers.
The answer was obvious:
surf culture + ceramic durability = Surfdog Designs.
15 Years Outside - Still Brand-New.
EST 2011
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EST 2011
Surfdog Designs hand-crafts mosaic surfboard letterboxes that outlast the Aussie sun and salt. Yours can be built from our recycled boards or the one collecting dust in your shed.
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