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Happy New Year! Upper Playground wishes you the best in 2009!

"It's amazing what magic can be born out of a disaster," says John F. King II, a percussionist based in the Bay Area. He should know.  He is a professional musician whose drum kit and percussion instruments were stolen.  Rather than let that be a set back for him, he went on to s...

Upper Playground wishes you Happy Holidays!

Upper Playground is pleased to announce that we have a new collection for kids!   Wearing graphic tees with great art on them is not just for adults anymore, now your kids or nieces/nephews, siblings, and cousins can dress in style.  Forget about the traditional kid's clothes that no one ...

Add a touch of class to your sass, by adopting the bandana accessory to your get-up. Good for all occasions: doff sweat from your brow; wipe your frost bitten nose on a Winter’s night; wear as a head band; warm-cover your face during those chilly bike rides through the city; or even, cover a ...

Logan Hicks is known for his intricately detailed stencils on subject matter as far reaching as building facades to busy intersections filled with people.  His pieces are tremendous and awe-inspiring, especially when you consider the tedious process of creating stencils.  Logan got his s...

If you're anything like us, you can't get enough of the UP Walrus.  We've managed to find just about anything that you could possibly need in your life and put a walrus on it.  Everyone needs some walrus in their life including you, your friends and your family.  Now's your chance to...

Upper Playground is pleased to announce the release of David Choe ’s Choegal, a wooden figure produced by Ningyoushi , in association with Upper Playground.   The Choegal is based on a wooden toy that David Choe made for past Giant Robot shows.  The Choegal is limited to a s...

Nothing spruces up an outfit like a fresh New Era 59FIFTY Fitted.  We've taken some of our best selling graphics and applied them to Fitteds in a dizzying array of prints, embroideries, fabrics and textures.  We've got some for every occasion and personality.  You can purchase the Fi...

Upper Playground has taken the concept of wearable art to a whole other level thanks to its partnership with adidas.  Upper Playground chose 3 artists and one musician to design their favorite adidas originals style:  Sam Flores , Herbert Baglione , David Choe and Aesop Rock .  ...

Next Tuesday, December 23rd at Giant Robot in Los Angeles, the always amazing David Choe is going to be signing editions of his latest masterpiece: Choegal.  Limited to only 1000 produced, Choegal is his first wood figure: extremely detailed, totally hand painted, and featuring a head that...

What better gift to give, than the gift that keeps giving? We're talking style! Are you looking to surprise the lady in your life? Well, girlfriends, wives, moms, sisters, and friends alike will all be pleased - ladies love Sam Flores and Upper Playground has a lot to choose from. In addition to the...

Got an avid collector of vinyl figures in your life? Still trying to find a collectible that they don't have yet? Well then, we've got something special just for them! Upper Playground presents Pay Day by N8 Van Dyke . These are a must have and they're available in 4 different colors too - so do...

David Choe is releasing a new 18-coior screen print called "Exodus From the Land of Play" printed by Burlesque Design .  Every print is one-of-a-kind as David Choe painted on and drew on each and every one of them!  The edition is limited to an edition of 76 and is sold exc...

Last Friday, The Last Laugh hosted "ICONoclast," a series of portraits commissioned by Vans and shot by Estevan Oriol.  Check out Juxtapoz for full coverage of the event.  If you like the tee that Mr. Oriol is sporting in the picture below you can be just like him and get it h...

Just a friendly head's up, if you want to get your gifts in time for the holidays your UP online order must be placed by this Friday, 12.19, and you must choose UPS 1 or 2 day shipping by AIR.  UPS Ground is not guaranteed. 

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!  Beginning this week, and every Monday to follow, Upper Playground will be debuting new Walrus TV content for your viewing pleasure.  We've got interviews with artists like Slick and David Choe, as well as local favorites Fillmore Slim.  We've got mor...

This winter, Upper Playground released four graphics, designed by Munk One , inspired by rock tees from the 80s.  Maybe you weren't around then, but we can attest to the long hair, moshing, headbanging, tattoos, bad behavior and video vixens.  If you want to relive the glory days, then we...

At Upper Playground, we love to find unique new canvases to display the art work that our artists produce.  One of our favorite, and most comfortable, are the Upper Playground pillows.  These are a great way to rest your weary heads or to dress up your couch so your place doesn't look so ...

A few weeks back we launched our UP gift cards at our San Francisco, Berkeley, Los Angeles and New York stores.  Due to an overwhelming demand, we are now offering our gift cards for sale ONLINE.  You can purchase the gift card online here and use the gift card online or at our San Franc...