Kassia Meador is the epitome of beauty and style both in the water on a surfboard and on land cruising the streets of Venice Beach. Her positive energy is contagious and she is a friend to everyone she meets. She is a true living legend and ambassador of our beloved sport and lifestyle. Beyond her amazing talents as a professional surfer, she is also quite the artist and photographer, and she also has her own unique womens wetsuit line with Roxy. In this edition of Surf Shacks, we get a glimpse into her cozy, private Santa Monica abode and get to know a little more about Kassia, the surf goddess of all of our dreams.
Kassia Meador is simply a rad human being. She is the epitome of beauty and style both in the water on a surfboard and on land cruising the streets of Venice Beach. Her positive energy is contagious and she is a friend to everyone she meets. She is a true living legend and ambassador of our beloved sport and lifestyle.
While other professional female surfers are out there flaunting their “backside maneuvers”, Kassia is staying true to her roots and her own natural style. Beyond her amazing talents as a professional surfer, she is also quite the artist and photographer, and she also has her own unique womens wetsuit line with Roxy. In this edition of Surf Shacks, we get a glimpse into her cozy, private Santa Monica abode and get to know a little more about Kassia, the surf goddess of all of our dreams.
My name is Kassia Meador. I love to travel, I love the ocean and surfing, I love a good hat and am always down for an adventure.
Elanore
My lil fox dog Iruka, she has been with me for 8 years now I’ve had her since she was not even 2 months old… She is my best friend and shadows me everywhere…
Well I kinda do a lot of things really… I’m a surfer and have been making my living that way since I was 17. Over the past 5 years I started making my own wetsuit line for Roxy and that has been really fun, rewarding and it’s something I really love to do and have a lot of passion for. I also love shooting photos but I don’t really make much money from that at the moment because film is my passion I end up spending most of my money on that… Hahaha!
California, born in Downey and grew up most of my life in the valley. But now I live on the westside and it’s great.
Well, in Venice I’ve probably lived in 5 different places over the past few years, it’s really hard to get a good spot that is mellow with dogs and has the space you want… Me and my boyfriend were looking to move in together and we got lucky getting this place through some friends who had been here for 7 years. But that’s how you get all the best spots; through friends. We’ve been here since May.
Hmmm… That’s a hard one because I really love it here… But I would say my top 3 favorite things are the fact that the beach is at the end of our street, the kitchen, and the bathroom is super cozy — it reminds me of a boat.
My man, my dog, my cameras & film, and my surfboards.
Cozy
I love that we’re on the beach, the airport is only 10 minutes away, you can walk everywhere and anywhere you need to go, and there is great food everywhere.
Yeah, everywhere is always changing, but especially since I was a kid and used to come down here — it has changed a lot. About 6 years ago now, I was living up here for about a year and a half and since then it has really changed a lot too… Gentrification in action big time around here. Some things are good; more yummy places to eat, great shops, but the downside is all the families who have been here for generations being forced out that really bums me out a lot and I think really sucks.
Fiesta Brava, Lefthouse, One Life, Groundworks, Townhouse on a Club Pacific night, Mollusk
17 years
I learned how to surf at the beach, from the ocean and watching people better than me really taught me as there were no surf camps and surf instructors. And I really think that’s the best way to learn — go out and figure it out yourself with some friends that’s what it is all about…
I just love the old days heavy boards, rad cars, empty lineups, no leggies, tight boardshorts, the start of it all. Everything was so fresh and unexplored. I love that time period.
My favorite board always and forever will be my Takayama Model T, the Cadillac of longboards.
Malibu
Indonesia
Mexico
I always feel at home in the sea.
/ Photography & Interview by Matt Titone
A goofy-footed graphic designer who hails from the first state, Delaware. After attending Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL then graduating from SCAD in Savannah, GA with a BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration, Matt moved to NYC and found work as a freelance designer and art director. In 2006 he moved west to Venice, CA where he co-founded ITAL/C Studio and now resides a bit further north in Oxnard.
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