Printed Beach Towel
The 100% cotton printed beach towel is where Slowtide started and remains its canvas for artist collaborations and coastal graphics.
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Slowtide
Costa Mesa surf-lifestyle brand making artist-printed beach towels, blankets, changing ponchos and coastal apparel since 2015.
Costa MesaOrigin
UnisexFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Slowtide
Towels came before clothes
Slowtide started in 2015 with printed 100% cotton beach towels, then added bath towels, blankets, changing ponchos and outerwear like parkas.
Prints are commissioned artwork
The towels function as a canvas for artist collaborations, with coastal graphics and artist-driven capsules rather than plain solids.
Surf-adjacent, not surf-brand pricing
Founder-run out of Costa Mesa with a second base in Hawaii, it sits at accessible prices while using recycled and organic materials.
The pieces that define Slowtide
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A surf-functional hooded changing poncho that carried Slowtide's towel expertise into wearable gear for post-session warmth.
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Small studio treating textiles as an art object
What changes: Hand-tufted rugs and interiors, no coastal apparel
87% matchSand Cloud
Same beach-towel-first coastal lifestyle playbook
What changes: Broader accessories, DTC/retail scale over art capsules
82% matchNomadix Towels
Recycled quick-dry towels and blankets, function over print
What changes: Performance/travel utility rather than artist graphics
62% matchSociety6
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Brand facts
Slowtide is a surf-rooted textiles and apparel label founded in 2015 in Costa Mesa, California by Kyle Spencer, Dario Phillips and Wylie Von Tempsky, with a second base in Hawaii. It began with printed 100% cotton beach towels treated as a medium for artist collaborations, then expanded into bath towels, blankets, changing ponchos and outerwear such as parkas. The brand emphasizes coastal graphics, recycled and organic materials, and artist-driven capsules, and marked its tenth anniversary in 2025 as an independent, founder-run company.
- Founded
- 2015
- Origin
- Costa Mesa, United States
- Made in
- China, United States
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Gorpcore / Outdoor, Streetwear