THE ICONIC Meets Matthew Goodwin

Matthew Goodwin – a Malibu native – is one of the names behind the Surfrider, the must-visit boutique hotel that calls the stretch of coastline west of downtown L.A. home. Surfrider is Cali cool at its finest, a nod to the original Surfrider, the institution that made its mark on Malibu in the 60s and 70s with all the Big Names checking in.  With open spaces and a beach-facing deck, this Cali beach house is the kind of digs that could easily convince that you could actually throw it all in and make the move to Malibu. 

And, that’s the whole point. Goodwin – an architect and developer who, before Surfrider, called New York home – wanted to make a space where people could get to know the Malibu he knows. Warm sun, wide skies and good times. His friend and (kind of) neighbour, photographer and director Trevor King, caught up with Goodwin to get to know it a little better.