The February New Era releases are here and Upper Playground has two new designs, Sword and Dear Deer. The Sword design is by none other than Usugrow, who is based in Japan and known for his black and white illustrations. The hat features felt appliqué and embroidery on the front and back of the cap. The Dear Deer design features the art of Michael Sieben, a former exhibiting artist at FIFTY24SF Gallery, and features a broken-down yet surprisingly proud deer. The hat is made of cotton duck cloth and features front and side embroidery. Both hats are available at Upper Playground stores and on the Upper Playground Web Store.

Detailed images of the Upper Playground February 2009 New Era caps follow after the jump.

Fresh of his “Ghosts of the Barbary Coast” exhibition at Fifty24SF, Jeremy Fishal has released a co-branded t-shirt with his SuperFishal and Upper Playground. The t-shirt follows the theme of old San Francisco that drove his recent work – all the heroes and harlots of the gold rush era. Shirts come in both men’s and women’s cut.

Two New Eras fill the January line up from Upper Playground. Artists Sam Flores offers “The Copper” via his 12Grain Line. The second hat is a simple affair from Jeremy Fish called “The Emblem.” Both are available online and at select UP dealers.

New hoodies from Upper Playground have released. Artists Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores Morning Breath and Estevan Oriol are represented. Nine new joints in total are out, all available now direct from UP.

Check all the new Upper Playground Hoodies out after the jump.

We’ve seen a few bits and pieces that might be designated housewares from the Upper Playground team. The next in that series is the launch of a series of mugs and glassware. Favorite Upper Playground images are printed to drinking vessels, from coffee mugs to steins to pint glasses. Sam Flores and Jeremy Fish are among the names whose work appears.

Check all the glassware after the jump.

The year ends for Upper Playground with a final monthly drop of New Era caps. Two come direct from the UP design camp. The third, “Bunny Hole,” is from Jeremy Fish. Available online and in all the Upper Playground flagship stores.

Close ups of the December Upper Playground caps after the jump.

“Ghosts of the Barbary Coast” is a solo exhibition by Jeremy Fish, a fine artist and illustrator based in San Francisco. North Beach, the neighborhood in San Francisco that Jeremy Fish calls home, is the inspiration behind “Ghosts of the Barbary Coast.” Through his research, Fish found that San Francisco is a city “built on an adventurous pioneer spirit. In “Ghosts of the Barbary Coast,” Jeremy Fish celebrates the individuals that chased their dreams all the way to San Francisco. The show features over 35 new works, including large woodworking projects.

“Still A Little Magic” is a solo exhibition by Miss Van, a fine artist from Toulousse, France and now based in Barcelona, Spain.Miss Van first gained acclaim painting walls in the streets of Toulousse,France. She unknowingly made a splash in the graffiti world by painting with acrylic paint and brushes, rather than the usual medium of choice, spray paint. Miss Van’s “Still A Little Magic,”features new drawings and paintings, and will be on display at the lower level of the FIFTY24SF Gallery from December 4-30, 2008.

Images and flier for both artists after the jump.

Another month, another set of artist driven New Era caps from Upper Playground. The brands hat is an ode to billiards, with the walrus logo featuring on the balls. Morning Breath finds inspiration from advertising for his “Too Times Rich” hat. The three hats above were designed by Mickey Duzyi, the RIZEN collective and Denis Kennedy, respectively. Dog Racing, Robots and basketball drive their hats.

All five can be found online and at the Upper Playground flagships.

View more of the Upper Playground November New Era Drop after the jump.

Brooklyn-based Serbian-born photographer, Boogie, has released the second volume in his city series entitled ‘Istanbul.’ The book is a result of a week long stay Boogie had in the city of Istanbul where he shot photos 15 hours a day. The result is 96 pages of black and white photography that give a starkly honest and transparent look at the feel and nature of this Turkish city. Along with the book, we’re releasing two tees on our FIFTY24SF line featuring the images from two pages out of the book.

The T-shirts are available in men’s sizes for $24, and the book is retailing for $20. All three are available at our retail locations and at: http://www.upperplayground.com.

Check out more images of the book and of more Upper Playground x Boogie collaboration t-shirts after the jump.

Each season superFishal introduces a new series of three collaborative board graphics which are screenprinted in small limited editions. The concept is to take two artists with completely different styles and have them converge to make a really unique board graphic. This Fall/Winter season sees Jeremy Fish collide with skater/artist Andy Howell to form ‘The Spirit’ deck, which features a couple of Jeremy’s classic figures set in a back drop of Howell’s intricate brush strokes. In his collaboration with Mike Giant entitled ‘The Serpent’ we see Jeremy’s style mashed into Mike’s tattoo based creations. And Jeremy’s conspiring with Scrawl Collective’s WIll Barras leads to a board called ‘The Stack’ which features the motorcycle version of Noah’s Ark.

Jeremy Fish’s most recent New Era collaboration has also arrived. The “Bunny Head” generated some smiles amongst the crew when we were at MAGIC. It is a genuinely amusing design.

All available at Upper Playground.

Check out the New Era after the jump.