What Mollusk Surf Shop is known for
Surf shop founded 2005 in San Francisco's Outer Sunset by Johanna St. Clair and John McCambridge, now also with locations in Venice Beach and Brooklyn, showcasing board shapers, artists and filmmakers from surf culture.
Mollusk Surf Shop was founded in 2005 by Johanna St. Clair and John McCambridge, starting out making t-shirts in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood before growing into a full surf shop. The original Outer Sunset location remains the flagship; the company later expanded to Venice Beach, California, and to Brooklyn, New York, giving it three storefronts across the two coasts. Rather than functioning as a standard surf-gear retailer, Mollusk positions itself as a showcase for board shapers, artists, and filmmakers connected to surf culture, with an aesthetic that draws on 1960s and '70s California style.
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Best for — Venice and SF shops where longboard culture meets craft
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