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‘Surfers say, that board is so sick!’ The French artist redesigning the surfboard like you’ve never seen before

From crab pincers to stingray shapes, Lucas Lecacheur’s designs push the boundaries of accepted norms – and they are functional too Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads A surfboard split in the middle to create crab pincers . Another that looks like an exaggerated take on a stingray . A surfboard with a webbed bottom contour, like a duck’s foot. And a fire-engine red skateboard shaped like a cartoon-like flame on wheels. All of Lucas Lecacheur’s surfboards and skateboards push the boundaries of accepted norms – and incredibly, they are all also functional. Beachgoers on the French holiday island Île de Ré, where Lecacheur grew up, have become accustomed to seeing his black leather-clad figure on the sand, holding the Brutalist – an enormous and sharply contoured board – under his arm. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘Surfers say, that board is so sick!’ The French artist redesigning the surfboard like you’ve never seen before, From crab pincers to stingray shapes, Lucas Lecacheur’s designs push the boundaries of accepted norms – and they are functional too Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads A surfboard split in the middle to create crab pincers . Another that looks like an exaggerated take on a stingray . A surfboard with a webbed bottom contour, like a duck’s foot. And a fire-engine red skateboard shaped like a cartoon-like flame on wheels. All of Lucas Lecacheur’s surfboards and skateboards push the boundaries of accepted norms – and incredibly, they are all also functional. Beachgoers on the French holiday island Île de Ré, where Lecacheur grew up, have become accustomed to seeing his black leather-clad figure on the sand, holding the Brutalist – an enormous and sharply contoured board – under his arm. Continue reading…

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‘Surfers say, that board is so sick!’ The French artist redesigning the surfboard like you’ve never seen beforeThe Guardian - 2026-05-16T20:00:20+00:00

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