Aloha Zen is an ‘expression session’ from Australias rugged Coal Coast, a land of gnarly reefs & good fun, great mates & great whites. Brought to you by dedicated storytellers - obsessive disciples of the hand drawn and hand made - crafting goods for the surf shack from embroidered pillows & ceramics to surf tees & surf boards - all carry Aloha Zens trademark blend of joyous abandon, creativity, and a healthy dose of nostalgia for past icons and eras. Be it the chronicle of the ‘Ghandi of surfing’ Gerry Lopez or the anti establishment musings of Australias aggressively brilliant Nat Young - every item is imbued with an intense devotion to the romance & adventure of surfing. Aloha Zen proudly exists to bring surfing folklore to life.
This is collection 2- Good Fun.
PLANET EARTH TEE
AZ 730
Enjoy the ultimate ride of your life - surfing planet Earth! • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: KELP & LIGHT BLUE
GOOD FUN TEE Getting barrelled - Good Fun! • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: NATURAL & MELLOW
AZ 732
COUNTRY TEE
AZ 733
Keeping the country country! • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: NATURAL & KELP
KING OF CASUAL TEE
AZ 734
The ultimate King of Casual, other than Gerry Lopez ...is the iconic beach boy of the bird world...the seagull. • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: VINTAGE BLUE & CHARCOAL
ECHO BEACH TEE
AZ 735
Echo Beach, the adopted nickname of 54th St Newport Beach...was the epicentre of California cool & polkadot boardshorts in the 80’s. • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: LIGHT BLUE & NATURAL
JUMPING FLEA TEE
AZ 736
Legend has it that in 1879 Hawaiians marvelled at how Portugese sugar cane workers played their little guitars... how the players fingers jumped like fleas all over the fingerboard. And so it was named ‘ukulele’ or ‘jumping flea’. • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: VINTAGE BLUE & NATURAL
NICE ONE TEE
AZ 737
Clean, uncowded and offshore....Nice One! • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: KELP & VINTAGE BLUE
BOARDRIDERS TEE
AZ 738
Join the anti-contest, enjoy lifes ebb & flow! • Slim-Regular modern fit • 150gsm super soft cotton, • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Vintage style bite- stitch hem • Taped neck and shoulders. • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: LIGHT BLUE & NATURAL
REVOLUTION TEE
AZ 739
Australias aggressively brilliant Nat Young epitomized the country soul era with his grass-roots back-to-nature-anti-establishment lifestyle - espousing the mantra of ‘just by going surfing we are supporting the revolution!’ • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Split side hem detail • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes: S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: KELP & VINTAGE BLUE
WIND N SEA TEE
AZ 740
Meditating on an endless southern Californian summer... • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Split side hem detail • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes: S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: NATURAL & MELLOW
KOHOLA TEE
AZ 741
A blue rainbow of watercolour celebrating the uncontested spiritual leader of the ocean world. • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Split side hem detail • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes: S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: NATURAL & VINTAGE BLUE
BE SURFING NOW TEE
AZ 742
The ‘Be Here Now’ meditative chant of the surfer borrowed from spiritual icon Ram Dass. • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Split side hem detail • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes: S/M/L/XL/2XL Colors: NATURAL & VINTAGE BLUE
SULTAN OF SPEED TEE
AZ 743
A pretty cool nickname to live up to, first coined for frizzy haired 70’s icon Terry Fitzgerald who was known as an ‘electroshock on a surfboard’ • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes 2/4/6/8/10 Colors: NATURAL & VINTAGE BLUE
HEART OF THE SEA TEE
AZ 744
Hawaiis Rell Sunn was a radiant and gracious waterwoman - known as the Heart of the Sea • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes 2/4/6/8/10 Colors: VINTAGE BLUE & MELLOW
FREE SPIRIT TEE
AZ 745
Be like the whale.... • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes 2/4/6/8/10 Colors: NATURAL & MELLOW
DUDE BUGGY TEE
AZ 746
Two friends from the ALOHA TO ZEN book on a surf check. • Regular Fit • 150gsm combed cotton • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Taped neck and shoulders • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes 2/4/6/8/10 Colors: KELP & NATURAL
EXISTENTIAL TOTE
AZ 747
Existential moment with surfboard & dreams... • Reinforced shoulder straps • One large main compartment • 320 GSM canvas ONE SIZE 42cm x 42cm Colors: NATURAL
RISING SUN TOTE Day comes with its golden eye... • Reinforced shoulder straps • One large main compartment • 320 GSM canvas ONE SIZE 42cm x 42cm Colors: BLACK
AZ 748
PEACE PALM TEE
AZ 749
Palm trees for peace! • Scoop neck • Relaxed feminine fit. • 150gsm cotton • Super lightweight soft handle • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Bound neck • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : XS/S/M/L Colors: NATURAL & VINTAGE BLUE
HIBISCUS TEE
AZ 750
Native of the Aloha State, the beautiful hibiscus. • Scoop neck • Relaxed feminine fit. • 150gsm cotton • Super lightweight soft handle • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Bound neck • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : XS/S/M/L Colors: VINTAGE BLUE & MELLOW
MORNING SUN TEE
AZ 751
Trip through the sunshines of eternity with bare feet and blue soul... • Scoop neck • Relaxed feminine fit. • 150gsm cotton • Super lightweight soft handle • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Bound neck • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : XS/S/M/L Colors: MELLOW & NATURAL
BREATHE OUT TEE
AZ 752
‘Breathe in, Breathe out, Breathe in ‘ A great way to pass the time waiting for a set... • Scoop neck • Relaxed feminine fit. • 150gsm cotton • Super lightweight soft handle • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Bound neck • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : XS/S/M/L Colors: CHARCOAL & KELP
SPIRIT WHALE TEE
AZ 753
You were created With all the beauty they could call And Earth, you surely are The measure of them all... • Scoop neck • Relaxed feminine fit. • 150gsm cotton • Super lightweight soft handle • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Bound neck • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : XS/S/M/L Colors: VINTAGE BLUE & KELP
RAINBOW DREAM TEE
AZ 754
Rainbows - a thumbs up from planet Earth! • Scoop neck • Relaxed feminine fit. • 150gsm cotton • Super lightweight soft handle • Garment dyed (pre shrunk) • Bound neck • Soft feel / water based print. Sizes : XS/S/M/L Colors: NATURAL & CHARCOAL
YEWW! CAP
AZ 755
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered patch. Cotton denim front/ nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out. DARK DENIM ONE SIZE ADULT
PLANET EARTH CAP
AZ 756
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered patch. Cotton denim front/ nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out. LIGHT DENIM ONE SIZE ADULT
SOLITUDE CAP
AZ 757
A 5 panel linen cap with woven label on front and embroidered back, leather slide adjuster. SAGE ONE SIZE ADULT
PEACE WAVE CAP
AZ 758
A 5 panel linen cap with woven label on front and embroidered back, leather slide adjuster. CHARCOAL ONE SIZE ADULT
COUNTRY SOUL CAP
AZ 759
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered patch. Cotton denim front/ nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out. DARK DENIM ONE SIZE ADULT
GOOD FUN! CAP
AZ 760
A classic 6 panel baseball cap meets trucker with embroidered patch. Cotton denim front/ nylon mesh back, Immaculately finished inside & out. LIGHT DENIM ONE SIZE ADULT
ALOHA TO ZEN THE ART OF SURFING & LIVING ON EARTH / AZ 204
12” X 12”
12” x 12”, 92 pages Hardcover - Casebound - Wibalin Buckram. Limited edition print run of 500 Air drops & alaias, laser zaps & lay backs, quivers & quirky fin set ups, nose rides & nurse sharks. Take a mind altering surf trip around the globe. Discover insightful drawings, notes and scribbles that reveal a mass of surfing’s curiosities - from visionary surfboard designs and philosophical post - surf ponderings, to the elements required for effective permaculture and tips on fruitful board collecting. Full of alternative eccentricity, radical eco politics and obscure surf history.An illustrated glossary of alternative surf culture your bookshelf will thank you for. All recounted in obsessive detail that will blow your mind. Don’t say you weren’t warned!
EMBROIDERED PILLOWS THEIR STORY... 20” x 20” pillow covers are made of 100% cotton canvas, black cotton piping, coconut button closure & woven labels. Pillows are delivered in their own screenprinted canvas drawstring bag. The embroidery on each pillow is entirely created by hand!
MR. PIPELINE HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 203
20” X 20”
This charming & eccentric hand embroidered cushion celebrates the late 70’s chapter of the worlds most ‘in-sync’ surfer Gerry ‘Mr Pipeline’ Lopez - the Ghandi of surfing! Famous for his Zen like approach to tube riding - his meditative stance and humble approach defined a new era. Embroideries feature the philosophies he aspoused at the time such as ‘let life be an anti contest’ & ‘the deeper you get the deeper you get’ and his beautiful Lightning Bolt surfboards which were ‘all about the energy’.
RELL SUNN HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 310
20” X 20”
The Queen of Makaha - Rell Sunn was a gracious water woman, the soulful embodiment of Hawaiian grace and warmth and a passionate community activist. This pillow makes reference to her beauty, humour and wisdom as well as her astounding talent as a surfer, karate expert, lifesaver, freediver and hula dancer.
HAWAII HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 311
20” X 20”
Inspired by the long heritage of Hawaiana collectables, this pillow celebrates the mecca of surfing, the jewel in the Pacific. Featuring a rainbow of characters ( Gerry, Duke & Rell ),surf breaks (Pipeline, Waimea, Waikiki & Makaha)and island culture (Aloha aina, pick-ups & pineapples). An essential pillow that no self respecting surf nut should be without!
LOCALS ONLY HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 201
20” X 20”
Add some happiness to your beach shack whilst ensuring no one sits in ‘your spot’ on the couch. Color and joy re-invent one of surfings most unfortunate terms with Home Sweet Home abandon!
KEEP THE COUNTRY COUNTRY HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 202
20” X 20”
The best ‘Protest Pillow’ around! Think Globally Act Locally! Surfers all over the world are witnessing first hand the effects on the ocean caused by overdevelopment, multi-nationals, corporate greed & dirty politics. Featuring the call to arms for the Oahus North Shore ‘Keep the Country Country’ and ‘People Before Profit’ .. . Nuff Hotels Already….Not another Golf Course….Save the Sharks….Aloha Aina!….
NAT YOUNG HAND EMBROIDERED PILLOW / AZ 200
20” X 20”
This pillow celebrates the 1970s chapter of one of the centuries most influential surfers, his love of farming, getting stoned, shaping boards in an old tractor shed, raising chickens and living with no phone, no hot water and no electricity. An aggressive and brilliant surfer Nat out-souled the country soul era!
STOKED! HAND STITCHED COTTON NEEDLEPOINT PILLOW / AZ 761
12” X 9”
Immaculatey hand stitched cotton pillows. Natural canvas backing with wooden buttons. Meditating ‘Gerry’ woven label.
CALIFORNIA HAND STITCHED COTTON NEEDLEPOINT PILLOW / AZ 762
YEWW! HAND STITCHED COTTON NEEDLEPOINT PILLOW / AZ 763
12” X 9”
12” X 9”
ALOHA HAND STITCHED COTTON NEEDLEPOINT PILLOW / AZ 764
12” X 9”
HAWAII HAND STITCHED COTTON NEEDLEPOINT PILLOW / AZ 765
12” X 9”
CALIFORNIA PRINTED CANVAS PILLOW / AZ 766
18” X 18”
Californias classic sun soaked waves from Swamis to Steamers. Original watercolour art printed on natural cotton. Invisible side zip. Black canvas piping. Meditating Gerry woven label.
HAWAII PRINTED CANVAS PILLOW / AZ 767 Scattered like jewels across the Hawaiian Islands - the legendary waves of Maui & Oahu are ready to call your couch home! Original watercolour art printed on natural cotton. Invisible side zip. Black canvas piping. Meditating Gerry woven label.
18” X 18”
STOKED & ALOHA NEEDLEPOINT DOG COLLARS / AZ 768 Hand made cotton needlepoint & leather collars for beach shack loungers. Sizes S / M / L Colours : Stoked or Aloha
HAWAII CERAMIC COFFEE MUG / AZ 708
4” tall
Complementary morning advice from Gerry Lopez ‘let life be an anti contest!’
CALIFORNIA CERAMIC COFFEE MUG / AZ 707 Drawing on classic surf memorabilia style - and celebrating the ‘best coast’ this California mug high fives the golden states famous breaks.
4” tall
STOKED! HAND GLAZED COFFEE MUG / AZ69
4” tall
Stoked on life (but still need coffee!)
ALOHA HAND GLAZED COFFEE MUG / AZ 770 Hand glazed goodness for an Aloha start to your morning.
4” tall
TEE SIZING
MENS TEE MEASUREMENTS SIZE
SML
MED
LARGE
XLARGE
2 XLARGE
Body Width
18.5”/47cm
20”/52cm
21.5”/57cm
23”/61cm
24.5”/65cm
Body Length
29”/74cm
30”/76cm
31”/79cm
32”/81cm
33”/83cm
WOMENS TEE MEASUREMENTS SIZE
XSML
SML
MED
LARGE
Body Width
15”/38cm
16”/41cm
17”/43cm
18”/46cm
Body Length
25”/63cm
26.5”/67cm
28”/71cm
29.5”/74cm
STOCKISTS JAPAN
INDONESIA
Bueno!Books Shibuya-ku Tokyo (Book Distributors)
Drifter Jl. Oberoi Seminyak, Bali
H.L.N.A Inc. Shibuya-ku Tokyo (Apparel&Home Distributors) AUSTRALIA USA
Deus ex Machina Lawson st Byron Bay NSW
Almond Surfboards Santa Ana Ave Costa Mesa CA
Deus ex Machina Parramatta Rd Camperdown NSW
Mollusk Surf Shop Pacific Ave Venice Beach CA
Deus ex Machina Warringah Mall Mona Vale NSW
Mollusk Surf Shop W Sunset Blvde Silverlake CA
McTavish Surf Centennial Circuit Byron Bay NSW
Mollusk Surf Shop Irving St San Francisco CA
Kinokuniya The Galleries George st Sydney NSW
Surfy Surfy North Coast Highway 101, Leucadia CA
Our Corner Store Byron st Bangalow NSW
Trimshop Parker Way Santa Barbara CA
Finbox Lawrence Hargrave Drive Thirroul NSW
Deus ex Machina Lincoln Blvde Venice CA
Sunburnt Mess Gould st Bondi Beach NSW
Number 808 Kamehameha Highway Hale’iwa HI
Yum Yum Angourie The Crescent Angourie NSW
Aloha Exchange Kaumualii Hway Kalaheo HI
Surf Collective Old Barrenjoey Rd Avalon NSW
Bikini Bird Hekili St, Kailua HI
PHILLIPINES
Goin Left Dickenson Street, Lahaina HI
Tenant Don Chino Roces Ave Makati City
Cameron Hawaii South Shore Market Honolulu HI
NEW ZEALAND
Greenroom Gallery Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu HI
The Surf Emporium Rust Ave Whangarei NZ
Greenroom Gallery International Marketplace Honolulu HI
Sadhana Surfboards Tanner St Christchurch NZ
The Growing Keiki Kamehameha Highway Hale’iwa HI
Atamira Bankart St Raglan NZ
Hunter Gatherer Kilauea Rd Kauai HI
UNITED KINGDOM
Glide Surf Co Bangs Ave Ashbury Park NJ
MMW Store @ Revolver Fore st, Newquay Cornwall UK
Soul Project South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA Sawyer Land & Sea Supply Santa Cruz CA Letarte Madison Ave New York NY Hobie Pacific Highway Dana Point CA Curious Workshop Pier Ave Hermosa Beach CA
Contact fern@alohatozen.com Photos by Hunter Manuel. Surfing photo by Blake Lisk. Shot on location at Finbox Thanks to Nat, Dane, Kurt, Ash, Jake and Chris.
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