Los Angeles

"Hinano Café near the Venice Beach pier is a great place to have a beer and get to know the local crew. There's sawdust on the ground, a couple of pool tables, and great yarns. It's just the fun grassroots kind of bar experience."

Hinano Café

"For a bit more of a different experience, the Calamigos Beach Club is a rad club to visit in Malibu. They have the ranch up in the hills and the beach club down on the beach, so there's lots to explore."

Calamigos Guest Ranch and Beach Club

"Once I'm out in Malibu after a good early surf, I'd go to Lily's. They do an epic breakfast burrito, so that's always on my list."

Lily's Malibu

"In terms of shopping, I've got a good mate, Chris Stamp, and his store in LA called Stampd is rad. He's an absolute legend, always cooking something new and working on a rad collection."

Stampd

It's a long way from shaping surfboards in his parents’ Sydney backyard to helming cult surf brand Haydenshapes, but Hayden Cox’s passion and creativity ensured the journey has been a success. Revolutionizing surfboard construction with his FutureFlex technology, he has also branched out into collaborations with the likes of Daniel Arsham, Alexander Wang, and Dion Lee, as well as looking at how surfboard technology can be used in building and furniture design.

Hayden Cox's surfboards sell in Sydney and Los Angeles, with stockists from Tahiti to Cape Town. Discover his other creative pursuits and his top gems in LA.

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Sydney-born surfer Hayden Cox is the founder of Haydenshapes and has worked with brands and artists such as Alexander Wang, Google and Audi.

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