NURTURED
WITH CARE
WAVES ⎯
ON ITALIAN
Shaper
My name is Roberto, and I've been surfing since I was 11 years old; it's my passion.
I'm not a surfboard brand - I'm a surfer.
My surfboards stem from the desire to bring joy and fun, building them through an intimate and singular process. It's a moment in time, something special just for that person. Each board is an expression of who I am and what I feel; each board is a part of me.
When I create a surfboard for someone, it becomes a unique, one-of-a-kind piece.
I want to share the gift of shaping by hand to make the best surfboard I can make for someone. It brings me joy every day, and I'm grateful to meet people who are actually connected to what they ride and appreciate the uniqueness of an object crafted for them.
Mass production is over saturated, and there will be people seeking something else in surfing - a connection with boards and shapers - because this is how surfing began, and you can't take that away from surfing. It lives in the people, in the people who make the boards, and in those who love the waves, and it always will.
I could tell you many more things to make you understand who I am and why I do what I do. I could tell you about my origins, my story, my trips, and the experiences that are part of my life.
I'd like to share this and more by meeting you in my workshop because that's where most of these answers are found. This place holds some of my biggest dreams, and here, every day, I strive to build, improve, innovate, and renew.
Thanks to my friends who help enrich my vision and stay creative.
And to that person who - twenty years ago - made me catch my first wave.
As long as there's foam, there's hope
Dalle onde Italiane, con amore
