Lucas Lecacheur's Surreal Surfboards Redefine Design at Melbourne Design Week
French designer and former rock musician Lucas Lecacheur is presenting his surreal, functional surfboards at Melbourne Design Week, running until 24 May. Based at At The Above gallery on Fitzroy's Gertrude Street, Lecacheur's six-week residency features new boards including Château Rouge, a 10-foot board with a cowboy boot nose and forked tail, and a board dragged behind a ute in the Australian bush to embed local debris. His designs, such as the Brutalist and Medusa, are fully functional and have been tested by the artist. Lecacheur also showcases experimental fins like Total Mayhem and Bat Fin no.6, plus his White Fin Project photography series. Raised on Île de Ré, he now splits his time between Japan and the US, with his Guillotine board held in a Tokyo gallery. The exhibition includes drawings and dozens of fin prototypes.
Key facts
- Lucas Lecacheur is a French designer and former rock musician with the band Bad Pelicans.
- He is presenting at Melbourne Design Week 2026, which runs until 24 May.
- His residency is at At The Above gallery on Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.
- New boards include Château Rouge (10 ft, cowboy boot nose, forked tail) and a board dragged behind a ute in the Australian bush.
- Functional boards include the Brutalist and Medusa, both tested by Lecacheur.
- The Guillotine board is held in a gallery in Tokyo.
- He has a solid following in Japan and the US, spending six months each year on the road.
- The White Fin Project attaches a white fin to everyday objects like the Eiffel Tower.
Entities
Artists
- Lucas Lecacheur
- Bad Pelicans
Institutions
- At The Above gallery
- Melbourne Design Week
- The Guardian
Locations
- Melbourne
- Australia
- Fitzroy
- Gertrude Street
- Île de Ré
- France
- Paris
- Tokyo
- Japan
- US
- Indonesia
- Bells Beach