Ultimate board meeting

Whether you share a love of the art of bellyboarding or are looking for a stunning piece of art to display on your walls, designer Andy Garner has a piece for you

- Andy Garner

The ancient art of bellyboarding predates surfing by centuries. First practiced in Hawaii and Polynesia, it came to our shores around a hundred years ago – and caught on between the world wars. Cornwall became the bellyboarding eipcentre – thanks to a local undertaker who created boards from coffin lids. And the county remains home to the World Championships. Today – thankfully – we have moved on from boarding waves on a converted coffin lid. Designer Andy Garner’s handcrafted creations are firm favourite among top bellyboarders. The boards – and hand planes – are made in his studio in Idless.