Simon Perini | Caution Tape

Love the composition of this photo by our good friend, Simon Perini

Ciro Bicudo | Organik World

Here's Ciro Bicudo, of Brazil, wearing the t-shirt that he designed for us last Summer, posing in front of some of his work.

Photo: Felipe Siebert

New Shirt #3 | Yusuke Hanai

Here's the 3rd of our new shirts for Summer.

Mr. Almond riding a fish.

By super-talented Yusuke Hanai of Japan.

Honored to have Yusuke now represented on the wall of the shop and in the racks.

Available at 367 Old Newport and Online.

Yusuke Hanai

Love this piece by Yusuke.

Jair Bortoleto | Liquid Salt

Check out the LS interview with our friend, Jair Bortoleto.

Simon's New Blog

Simon Perini has a new blog address:

simplemachine.tumblr.com

Almond Shop 1-Year

Ciro just sent us this!

























Many thanks, friend!

Wish you could be here next week!

Bicudo x Siebert

Check out this beautiful graphic Ciro did for Felipe Siebert.

Ciro Bicudo on Liquid Salt

Be sure to check out the article about our dear friend, Ciro Bicudo on Liquid Salt.

Happy Twenty Ten

Got this rad postcard in the mail from our friend, Yusuke Hanai.

Happy New Year.

New Almond Shirt by Ciro Bicudo

Ciro Bicudo has done another beautiful shirt graphic for us. "Ship in a Bottle"

Simon Perini's Kookumber

Here's Simon's self portrait with his new 5'6 Kookumber. Glad it made it back safely to Australia, glass-on fin and all.

Big thanks to Ron from Waterman's Guild for getting it all packed up safely.

And thanks to Lightner for introducing Simon and I, via the time he has invested in Grass is Greener.

Simon Perini

Was super stoked to finally get to chat with Simon in person. He was in town from Australia, and picked up a 5'6 Kookumber to take back home.

Simon and his Wife are wonderful individuals.

Here are some of Simon's wonderful photographs.
































Best wishes my GiG Amigo.

Ciro Bicudo

Here are some fine works by our friend, Ciro Bicudo, from Brazil.

Back to Basics

Even corporate America digs the "back to basics" vibe...

Grass is Greener "She-Hull"

Here is an amazing collaboration that Lightner and Lovelace put together for the Grass is Greener Project.

She is a 7' x 22 1/2" x 2 3/4" Diamond tail hull that will blow your mind.

Grass is Greener T's

So stoked on the first Grass is Greener T-shirt and hat.... take a look.

New Grass is Greener Art

Check out this new collaborative piece that Theo and Lightner put together for Grass is Greener.

Theo's art blows my mind.

Rad New Friends

So, I've been looking forward to meeting the Grass is Greener crew for a while.  They came by to hang out today, and we chatted about everything from surfboard design to spirituality.  I had a blast getting to know these guys, and about the possibility of some collaborative stuff in the future.

These are some super talented dudes with some rad things going on.  Take a look...

http://kylelightner.com/

http://theostyle.wordpress.com/

http://gnksurfboards.com/

Grass is Greener

Check out this blog... they've got some great stuff, and a real solid approach to surfing, culture and life.

They even did a little bit on Almond... Take a Look.