The World Poker Tour has partnered with artist Daniel Arsham to supply a poker chip set designed to journey via the annals of time.
“Partnering with Daniel has allowed for some actually unprecedented moments and items over the previous couple years,” mentioned WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “And now, via 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 value 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 vendor button, and a certificates “making certain each high quality and authenticity,” all stuffed in a blue aluminum case that, I’ve to say, is about the identical coloration as my first automobile — a repainted 1980 Oldsmobile Omega that price eight-time lower than the set.
“The collaboration was a possibility to push the boundaries of a conventional poker set,” says Arsham. “By way of supplies, texture, and kind, I needed every ingredient to evoke a way of refinement and permanence, a testomony to the tradition and vitality of the poker world.”
Based on the WPT, “Arsham attracts inspiration from poker’s timeless enchantment and the aesthetic of traditional gaming, reinterpreting these components via 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 largest manufacturers, together with Porsche, Tiffany and Co., Pokemon, Rimowa, Adidas, and Dior. He’s a multi-media artist whose “future relic” type leans-on fashionable 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 received at WPT’s championship occasions. And in December that yr, 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 may be purchased right here.
