June 16th, 2011
The vivid imagery of Tomer Hanuka has graced the covers and pages of countless graphic novels, magazines and books, and the awards that have followed his work have been rightfully plentiful. And the reason why is because of his ability to create intense visual narratives through his use of color and imagery. For this collection he has hand picked two images that embody those aspects of his work, “Birds” and “Pie Axe” to be placed onto apparel. The “Pie Axe” image will also be featured as the cover of the upcoming vividly colorful Tomer Hanuka book “Overkill” which Upper Playground will be releasing in September 2011.
The two Tomer Hanuka tees are available exclusively at Upper Playground retail locations and online at the Upper Playground online store.
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May 11th, 2011
Nothing says summer hangout like frozen stick-less popsicles with pun-filled names. Upper Playground gets into the spirit with our own line of “Walrus Pop” tees. Coming in seven different flavors like “Grand Daddy Purp,” “Super Lemon Haze” and “Cherry Pie,” the tees all feature their namesakes screen-printed in white. Also part of the collection are seven-flavor coordinating limited edition BIC® lighters.
The t-shirts are available at all Upper Playground locations and online at the Upper Playground web store – the corresponding lighters are only available in limited quantity at Upper Playground’s San Francisco and Berkeley locations.
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March 23rd, 2011
MQ (also known as MQUE or MQIZM) has relentlessly painted walls in countless cities for nearly 30 years, and although his signature block letters have maintained an unheard of consistency for that time frame, the body of his work has evolved and changed with the times and has repeatedly amazed with its relentless profiency.
This new three t-shirt collection Upper Playground is releasing showcases MQ’s current style. The Retro Tee features a front pocket with a printed retro-inspired font-style on the pocket. The Mailbox Tee is navy blue and features MQ’s signature hand-style printed across the front. The Uno T-shirt puts the multi-layered combination of stickers and reflective vinyl that has dominated his artwork into apparel form.
All three t-shirts are available at the Upper Playground online store and at all Upper Playground retail locations.
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January 12th, 2011
We are releasing a zodiac inspired T-shirt collection from Jeremy Fish’s superFishal line along with a 2011 calendar.
The zodiac collection is about time, zodiac signs, creepy animals and as Jeremy says, “making sure you don’t run around topless.” Donning any of these twelve tees gives you the knowledge that the colors and symbolism used in each t-shirt design have been specifically chosen by Jeremy based on the mythos behind each astrological sign – and also lets potential love interests know exactly what kind of party you prefer. All twelve tees are available in men’s and women’s sizing.
Alongside the t-shirts is the superFishal ‘It Was a Very Good Year’ 2011 Calendar. This 12-month accordion-style calendar has each month marked by images of Jeremy’s surreal creations taken from their original screen-prints – the calendar comes with a self-supporting stand and slipcase. The t-shirts and calendar are available at all of our retail locations and online at our web store.
