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Upper Playground Furniture Line

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Chair by David Choe
Early last year, Upper Playground released a line of furniture designed by artists like Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores, David Choe, and Tiffany Bozic. These custom-made, handcrafted furniture pieces were created under the direction of furniture designer Francisco Robles.
 
 
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Dresser by Saber
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Seating by Jeremy Fish
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Bar by Sam Flores

We're curious about how these pieces would look within a home as functional pieces. If any AT readers have any of these pieces in their homes, please send us your photos!

• Upper Playground also offers custom-made furniture orders. Go to their Web site for more information.

Related Posts:
Upper Playground Artist Series Pillows
Jeremy Fish "Superficial" accessories

Images: Choe and Saber: Upper Playground; Fish and Flores: John Trippe

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Comments (7)

that first chair just scares me...

posted by Jess2nola on October 29th 2008 at 6:06pm
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goes to show that artists don't make chairs....
they make things they think function as chairs...

but not really chairs...

a seat and a back do not a chair make...

posted by khanzen on October 29th 2008 at 8:22pm
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yeah, that David Choe chair freaks me out too.

posted by travislessness on October 29th 2008 at 8:33pm
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ive always liked upper playground. in my opinion even though its labeled "chair" its still suppose to be art. and when you talk about art, its always a matter of opinion. personally, i enjoy that. =D

posted by serrakat on October 30th 2008 at 5:23am
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that chair is creep! I can't image it in a house.

posted by josephine s. on October 30th 2008 at 5:26am
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I'm going with khanzen here and expand on it. The creepiness of the image of the chair is mostly the disregard for human proportion. Its waist goes all the way to the seat and the shoulders are weird. Then it's not really a chair, it's lumber, a box with a back. A child of about 9 or 10 draws a figure of a man with very wide straight shoulders and skinny arms that hang straight down and away from the body, and runs out of room for the legs at the bottom of the paper. That's what I see when I look at it, so the scary mask face and the heart on the outside get upstaged.

posted by K T G on October 30th 2008 at 6:41am
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My reaction to this furniture:

"Oh no, not in MY house you don't!"

posted by kuroneko on October 30th 2008 at 8:06am
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