Ellis Ericson

Ellis Ericson was born into the worlds of surfing and design. His father, Bruce Ericson, was a pioneering Australian surfer/shaper in the 70s onward. After having been introduced to the craft at home, Ellis spent time mentoring under one of the discipline’s most heralded stewards, George Greenough. Through over a decade of interpreting Greenough’s seminal concepts, Ellis and his brand have become synonymous with the modern edgeboard–which recently earned him a victory in Stab Magazine’s Electric Acid Surfboard Test with Mikey Febuary. 

Now regarded as one of hand-shaping’s most respected icons, Ellis has begun adopting the role of mentor himself—most notably, taking Beau Foster and Jaleesa Vincent under his wing as apprentices each with emergent influence of their own right. 

Ellis’s approach also takes into consideration the environmental impact of the surfboard industry. Each of his models are shaped exclusively in EPS foam with off-cuts and dust being recycled into new blocks of foam by facilities in Australia.

Ellis first visited NYC in 2014 and shaped several boards out of Joe Falcone’s infamous ‘Clams Casino.’ In the time since, he’s continued fortifying his ties to New York and its board building culture. We’re honored to host Ellis and to continue supporting the symbiotic exchange between him, his conceptual theories in design, and our local ecosystems of surfers and surfboards in the northeast.