The World Poker Tour has partnered with artist Daniel Arsham to provide a poker chip set designed to journey by means of the annals of time.
“Partnering with Daniel has allowed for some actually unprecedented moments and items over the previous couple years,” stated WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “And now, by means of Daniel’s visionary artistry, we’re proud to launch an elegantly designed poker chip set that may be obtained by artwork and poker lovers from throughout the globe.”
Artwork and poker lovers with some cash to burn, that’s. Restricted to 100 units, the worth is $5,000.
And right here’s what you get for that money: 350 ceramic poker chips, two decks of playing cards made out of linen, an anodized aluminum supplier button, and a certificates “guaranteeing each high quality and authenticity,” all stuffed in a blue aluminum case that, I’ve to say, is about the identical colour as my first automobile — a repainted 1980 Oldsmobile Omega that value eight-time lower than the set.
“The collaboration was a chance to push the boundaries of a standard poker set,” says Arsham. “Via supplies, texture, and type, I wished every factor to evoke a way of refinement and permanence, a testomony to the tradition and vitality of the poker world.”
In accordance with the WPT, “Arsham attracts inspiration from poker’s timeless enchantment and the aesthetic of basic gaming, reinterpreting these parts by means of his personal lens of fictional archaeology. The result’s a poker set that enhances the gaming expertise whereas serving as an announcement piece reflecting the legacy and class of the sport.”
Arsham has partnered with a number of the world’s greatest manufacturers, together with Porsche, Tiffany and Co., Pokemon, Rimowa, Adidas, and Dior. He’s a multi-media artist whose “future relic” model leans-on in style characters like R2-D2 and storm troopers from Star Wars, in addition to historic historic figures.
This isn’t the primary t time Arsham and the WPT have paired-up. In 2023, to mark WPT’s twenty first season, the New York-based artist designed the trophies that have been gained at WPT’s championship occasions. And in December that 12 months, the WPT held the WPT x Daniel Arsham Celeb Invitational, which attracted stars like Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Bruel, Arden Cho and Eileen Davidson.
The set goes on sale Feb. 14, at midday EST. It could actually be bought here.
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