AUREUS & T5 GALLERY

Les Carats
Aug 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Aureus in Latin literally means golden and that is the perfect name for this one-of-a-kind surfboard. The team at LUX Surfboards, Ellie Miller and
Danni Bradford, broke convention when they created Aureus, the world’s first and currently only 24 Karat gold gilt surfboard.

The design of this golden god hails from the early 1970s and keeps with the traditional single-fin short-board layout. This work of art was handmade in England with the greatest care and craftsmanship. The gold leaf was hand-applied to accentuate every curve. The deck’s triple layer gold leaf elliptical pipeline design matches the glassed-on fiberglass fin and hand cut 24 karat gilded LUX icon on the hull to perfection. But don’t be fooled by all the glittering gold, this surfboard still remains true to its calling. Although whoever acquires Aureus would probably not be too keen on taking it out in the elements, rest assured it can take on the swell with the best of them.

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