All of the above graphics are also inscribed in a circle and are placed in an endless universe full of undiscovered places. Each of the phases also has its own symbol in the corner of the graphic. The moon always carries some mystery and magic. For the moon phases, we have ten moon phases from full moon to full eclipse. Each planet has its own history and meaning. Each plant has its astrological symbol in the corner of each graphic. The Solar System has eight plants and the sun. I always try to give my works a hidden meaning, a story. My motto is, “The sky is the limit.” I’ve always loved the cosmos, the planets and their secrets, what the moon hides. Where did the concept for the moon, sun and planets come from? The Brazilian flag, the solar system quiver, the moon phases, and up next, the fireball, which is currently in production for the Surf Ranch event. I’ve designed four Cabianca quivers for Gabriel now. How many different quivers have you done now? I will never forget it and will always be grateful to Johnny and Kelli Cabianca. That feeling! To see your art under the feet of Gabriel Medina, it was a dream come true. This is how those Brazilian flag graphics were created. They liked the graphics and wrote back, “Why wait until the 2020 Olympic Games when we could make a whole quiver for Gabriel for the 2019 Oi Rio Pro. I think the next day I got a reply from Kelli Cabianca. I mocked up a version of what I was thinking and sent my idea to the crew at Cabianca via Instagram. I wanted to refer to the circle that Gabby always has on his boards and combine it with the Brazilian flag. In January 2019 I came up with the idea to design a surfboard for Gabriel Medina for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. How did you get into doing the art for Gabe’s boards? We caught up with Lange to ask him a few questions about the boards, his relationship with Medina and how it all came together for him: A big hoops fan, and one of the most dominant surfers to ever compete at the Surf Ranch, the timing couldn’t be better for Medina, who’s purportedly been enjoying the NBA playoffs. Up next, Lange has been working on a basketball themed quiver for the 2023 Surf Ranch Pro.
After that came the moon phase quiver in which each board showcased a different lunar phase (see image below). There was an Earth board, a Mars board, a Venus board, so on and so forth. Skipping ahead a couple years, then came the planet quiver, which each board bearing the likeness of a planet in our solar system. The relationship with Medina kicked off prior to surfing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo with a quiver of boards emblazed with Brazilian flags. This season on the Championship Tour, Gabriel Medina’s been rocking some very cosmic sprays on his boards thanks to the creativity of Polish artist and designer Aleksander Lange, who along with his brother run the design firm Lange & Lange, which combines their respective passions for extreme sports and graphic design and art direction. It’s not quite as complicated as one may think.
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