How Did Sydney’s Hottest Landscape Architect Stack So Many Clips Less Than 10Kms From Centrepoint Tower?
Fraser Dovell is a man of culture, taste and jabbing North Av lefts in the guts.
“He’s just a class act really. Smart, handsome, studious, well-mannered, cooks well, tears at golf, won Aussie titles as a massive underdog. Fuck, what else? Knows how to take care of shit, can also blow the back out of it pretty good,” butters Holly Wawn, a fellow Northern Beaches native and Fraser Dovell’s childhood bestie.
You see very few clips shot in Sydney these days. Reason being: the waves are crowded and probably better somewhere else. The luxury of skipping your day job to chase waves isn’t a freedom afforded many, and Fraser who makes his crust primarily designing gardens fit for an imperial conquest, unfortunately cashed all his time-off flying to Russia the day they invaded Ukraine – you might have recognised his cute face from the award-winning ‘Corners of the Earth’ documentary.
Born the one and only son of a sweet British mama and Sepo naval-architect papa – whose proprietary tech informed the design of the iconic H2 fin favored by Slater in his prime, ‘Fraz’ can transition out of surf-dog-degenerate lexicon into professional, corporate consultant as seamlessly as he belts North Avalon lefts.
As a youth Fraz was sponsored by Rip Curl for his panache on the log, before going Julian Wilson-spec and drawfing his entire quiver into frisky Misfit Bulldoves – “an adaptable HP shorty for everyday conditions that you can still fucking push on”.
Shocked by the worldly academic horsepower he swings about haphazardly, I pressed Fraz on the key differences between surfers from cities and small coastal towns. “Life isn’t all just surfing in the city, I guess. There’s so many different people around doing really cool shit, and I’ve always naturally gravitated towards that world of design. The challenge now is just juggling it all,” he laughs.
As a labor of love, Fraz also makes furniture when he’s got a spare second. “I love doing that stuff. Especially weaving chairs. My folks have a little workshop in Av where I’ll go build stuff as a way to unwind. It’s nice to have a hobby which doesn’t require talking heaps.”
Yep, wholesome and practical too – 0/10 would recommend introducing him to your missus.
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