Upper Playground | Bayban Sunglasses
Upper Playground is releasing the Bayban sunglasses, handmade in Argentina and limited to an edition of 50. The sunglasses feature optical quality frames with high quality CR-39 lenses. Each pair of sunglasses comes with a patterned polyester bag and clean cloth in an embossed card-stock box. Click here to purchase the glasses.
FIFTY24SF Gallery x Upper Playground | INSA “MORE”
Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF Gallery have announced London-based graffiti, conceptual, and fine artist INSA’s first solo exhibition in San Francisco opening on February 3rd, 2011 appropriately titled, “MORE”. Within the new body of work in MORE, INSA explores themes of aspiration and expectation, wants versus needs, and happiness versus success in his most comprehensive study to date. Using exaggerated symbols of sexuality representing the commodification of both everyday life and underground subcultures, INSA examines the illusions of seduction while employing his own iconic brand of aesthetic allure to draw the audience in. INSA’s new work revels in lurid excess, embracing the insatiability of consumerism and highlighting the duplicity of morality and enjoyment.
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Swoon x Upper Playground | “The Walki Print” For The Konbit Shelter Project
New York based artist, Swoon, has teamed with creative lifestyle brand, Upper Playground, to release the limited edition Walki print with 100% of the proceeds from the print will going towards support of The Konbit Shelter Project. The Konbit Shelter Project was created with the idea that a group of artists, engineers, architects and builders could pool their individual knowledge, resources and time to make a lasting difference in post-earthquake Haiti. At the center of this project has been NYC-based Swoon, whose intricate wheatpastes and paper-cutouts have been seen on the walls of countless cities and galleries. The Walki print itself is an immediately touching portrait by Swoon of a boy named Walki who lives in the village of Bigones and spent time with the Konbit Shelter team at the community center building site this last summer. The print is made of a three-layer screenprint on handmade Indian jute paper measuring 13″ x 21″ and is limited at an edition of 300. The print will only be on sale for a limited time until January 1st and is priced affordably at $125USD so that as many people as possible can be involved with this unique project. The print is available exclusively online at the Upper Playground Web Store.
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Upper Playground | Zerofriends Pop-Up Shop
Upper Playground has always strived to create unique experiences for the community, and recently launched a series of pop-up shops in San Francisco’s Lower Haight to provide an outlet for some of the best up-and-coming brands to showcase their work. As part of this series, Alex Pardee’s “Zerofriends” retail location will open it’s doors from September 1st – November 1st, 2010. Much like the location which popped up in New York City this last winter, the San Francisco Zerofriends location will feature the entire Zerofriends catalog of twisted apparel designs, prints and toys – along with some surprises to the tune of artist signings, exclusive product releases and unique events. Alex will be holding a grand opening celebration for the store on Saturday, September 4th from 2:00PM – 4:00PM where he’ll be “hanging, signing, and making bad puns live in person.”
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