Mexican Fling
Video: Thomas Smith Shot on location ~ Barra De La Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico April 2024 Words: Benny Connolly Earlier in 2024 we took a direct flight to LA, we did our best interpretation of balancing work and pleasure… With the so...
The Jason Woodside Residency
Earlier this year we hosted Jason Woodise in our NP Showroom and workshop space. During Jason’s residency he focused on creating pieces that draw inspiration from Taranaki’s unique surrounds while immersing him self in the local scene.We collectively maintained a healthy balance...
CC Showroom Selects with Tessa
Showroom Selects, our bite sized edit of new arrivals and your plug on what’s hot at CC. This weeks edit comes to you via Tessa. If you have visited our New Plymouth HQ you may recognize her smiling dial. Tessa...
Cultural Currency The People in our Orbit Feat: Freyja Smith
Meet Freyja loving Mum to Otis and Velzy and a valuable contributor to things here at Crystal Cylinder. Freyja holds it down making moves in the showroom Friday and Saturdays and contributes in selecting new brands and products for you...
Cultural Currency The People in our Orbit Feat: Greer Baylis
Meet Greer, she is the glowing face holding down our showroom on the daily. G is involved in curating our selection of brands and products and the all-round experience of our NP retail environment. Here's a little insight into life at...
Alex Knost ~ The Re-Usable Bag ~ Surf Film
7mins 31secs of new Knost Let's go!!! Can you give us a little more insight into the title of the film? 'The Re-usable Bag' started as the title of a painting, and reached outward towards improvisational ballet and jazz in...
Launch ~ 29.12.20
Big luv to all who came out and supported Ben for the launch of his zine '29.12.20' if you weren't able to make it along, Ben will be in The Workshop 12.00 - 2.00pm daily till 4th July. His Zine...
29.12.20
Words & Photography: Ben D'Ath When I saw that a box filled with approximately 50 rolls of film somehow managed to survive the fire, I knew I had to use it for something meaningful. Because it was such a shit...
Creatures of Kindness
Arthur's newest collection embodies all things friendship + interconnection, so it's only fitting their playlist titled “Arthur Worldwide” includes a vast collection of tunes from around the globe. There’s something to tickle everyone’s fancy (in almost any language). We asked Olivia,...
Observations of a Wallflower Through the Eyes of Another Wallflower
Words: Jasmine Mallinger / Photography: Vanessa Laurie With special thanks to our sponsors Pals & Parrotdog - Crystal Cylinder comes with a community (or perhaps a family, if you will) that inspires each other to create and appreciate all things lovely- binding city dwellers and coastal habitants...
Scenes from the South
Words & Photography: Finn Geoghegan of Otis Oat Milk The trip down South, I guess, was the substitute for the Indo boat trip. The rite of passage that wasn't due to Covid. With most of the crew now having groms...
Observations of a Wallflower
'Observations of a Wallflower' It's a collaboration baby... And boy o boy we are 2x excited for this one. It's no secret we are sah spoilt when it comes to creative friends and cohorts. Cam has been in our orbit...
Happiness Comes in Abstraction and Expression
Happiness Comes in Abstraction and Expression. A review of Harry Edwards’ solo art exhibition ‘Happiness Comes in Waves’ Words: Jasmine Mallinger of Ekho Threads Photography: Crystal Cylinder Crystal Cylinder / Bleached is arguably New Plymouth’s most progressive, eclectic and dynamic space-...
Happiness Comes in Waves
Over the past weeks we've had the pleasure of hosting Harry Edwards onsite as he creates his latest body of work, for his solo show Happiness Comes in Waves. Save the date Friday 9th April for the opening evening of this exhibition which...
Heat Wave
Words & Photography: Phoebe Patterson of Monday Journal I have always had a creative inclination for making my own clothing or knitting bits and bobs to fill my spare time. I started “journaling" my creations a few years ago on...
Home Sweet Home Sick
We hung out with Sian Fenwick of Sweet Home Mag while she bound the pages of Volume 2, her latest print publication in the Sweet Home series. We asked Sian to put together a playlist for CC Radio with everything she's been...
Out Of Office
Holly, founder and creator behind New Zealand brand Mars spent two weeks of summer road tripping around Karikari Peninsula camping on beaches, olive groves, swimming with dolphins and exploring the East Cape and Gisborne, only to end on a high in Hawkes Bay for Nest...
In the studio with August Jane
We're excited to introduce you to our friend Summer of August Jane. Summer is working on some very special pieces for you that will be landing here soon, in the meantime - we thought we'd get you up to speed on who...
Get brained with Beach Brains
Beach Brains has just landed on CC. Get to know Gareth, the lord behind the brand. Q - So Gareth - Beach Brains maybe the best brand name that ever lived? A- Man! Names are so hard! I read...
Lex Pott Candles
We are thrilled to be stocking Lex Pott candles, a happy accident by the dutch artist, involving conventional candles and a heatwave. We had the opportunity to chat with Lex about his process, read on below for our exclusive interview....
Meet Jas Mallinger of Ekho Threads
Meet Jasmine Mallinger affectionately known as Jassy, Jas, Jassy Star. You will see her most days making them good brews at our our NP showroom Jas is a pint size creative, balancing full time hours here while building her punchy...
Plus Size Surfing - Mid Lengths
So yah dig going fast, have you caught that trimming bug? Welcome to the underappreciated world of mid length surfboards, draw them long lines, hone that style and be the envy of all your friends as they watch your wave count...
Focused Attention - Alex Knost
Alex Knost has built a livelihood and enviable lifestyle on nothing other than the things he loves. Knost's ability to immerse himself across all areas of interest is unparalleled. Whether it be various artistic endeavours; painting, film, photography, fashion, music and...
An introduction to Goodwin Ceramics
Goodwin Ceramics has really grown out of my own desire for a change in lifestyle. I have a background in Fine Art which involved working with clay, but I wanted to shift my making into functional objects which could be...
The Paige jean + Jesse Jacket on Ash Brooks
We had a quick catch up with Ash Brooks, a creative entrepreneur with an enviable eye for style. Tap into Ash's thoughts on the look, fit and feel of our latest denim drop here at Crystal Cylinder.
Q&A with Bea Chamberlain, founder of ‘Round the Block’ + CC Vol 47
We caught up with Bea Chamberlain, op-shopping expert and owner of the second hand clothing brand ‘Round the Block’ to pick her brain about what influences her style, how the roots of her brand grew and her best styling tips...
Q&A with Sapphire Studios + CC Vol 46
Sapphire Studios is a project formed by dream duo Ashleigh and Blake; based in their studio in Auckland, New Zealand. With a strong focus on wedding and event photography, Ash and Blake create visuals that tell authentic and meaningful stories....
Critical Slide X Emma Mulholland
Crystal Cylinder is thrilled to introduce Tropical Excellence- a one-off capsule collection and collaboration by The Critical Slide Society and Emma Mulholland. The idea for Tropical Excellence was hatched over a plate of sushi in Bondi, Australia. Emma’s love of...
Q&A with Annalee Kemsley
Annalee Kemsley is a professional, self-taught makeup artist and Youtuber based right here in New Plymouth, Taranaki. We caught up with her about her lifestyle as a creative individual living by the coast and what inspires her to practice her...
Slouchin in the tropics with Matt King
Let Matt King take you on a visual journey as he dives into his annual sojourn to the wave spoilt haven of Indonesia. Choosing to avoid the bustling metropolis that is Bali, he opts for the seemingly built for logging purpose points...
Crystal Cylinder and Bleached - Now Open
We are so excited to announce to you all that our physical store is now open along with Bleached Coffee & Company. So pop in, grab a coffee and soak in a mix of all the things we love about coastal...
Banks Ave by Jereme Aubertin
Run your eyes over Jereme Aubertins photographic breakdown of a dreamy summers day in Mount Maunganui with the Griffin brothers and friends.
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Video - Surf For Life
A short clip of our favourite tri fin shredders - Dune Kennings, Sean Kettle and Jonas Tawharu getting it done over a weekend in Taranaki. Spring may have just started but it almost feels like winter has just kicked in!...
Matty's Patty's | A RVCA X Matty Matheson Collaboration
Matty Matheson Matty Matheson is a New York Times bestselling author, comedian, chef and restauranteur. Matty has made regular appearances on Vice's Munchies and hosts the Viceland Series, Dead Set On Life and It's Suppertime. "Matty's Patty's is unity, happiness and tasty juicy steamy cheesy burgers. Pat and I are two moths brought together by the light of life,...
Jonas Tawharu's Indo Essentials
"My top 5 indo ledge essentials" 5. Bit of wax and some boardies. 4. T-Shirts for surfing and sun protection. Impact vest so I'm fully prepared for taking Dorf on in a fistfight somewhere in the Kuta vortex. 3. Samporno/Binny,...
Got the 70's Blues?
We have put together a selection of our favourite 70's inspired blue denim by Thrills Co. If you're feeling nostalgic for the 70's like we often do, this selection is for you. Whether you're keeping it casual, edgy or fun...
Hell Tour 2.0 with Jordan Griffin
Welcome back to the Hell Tour with RVCA's Jordan Griffin. Jarrod Saville documents Jordan and friends Gus Omalley and Shinji Mizuno as they don the winter rubber and navigate their way across the South Island of NZ. The boys managed to...
Logging Dos and Don'ts with Matt King
Welcome to a Crystal Cylinder self help segment with our resident Longboard specialist and the original bohemian hodaddy Matt King. Here he takes us through the dos and don'ts.. mostly don'ts? of logging etiquette. So let Matt help you help...
"To The Mingle" By Matt King
Take a photographic trip with The Critical Slide Societys Matt King. The following is an excerpt, two weeks on the road, a distance unchartered prior, by one's self, what was I thinking, how, and why, did this take forever, and...