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Object Oriented

An Anthology of Supreme Accessories from 1994-2018

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About The Book

A complete anthology of 25 years of Supreme's accessories, Object Oriented is a never-before-seen comprehensive study of the New York skate brand's ongoing collaborative foray into the world of object design.

Noted design critic Byron Hawes traces the history of Supreme's industrial design objects, from cheeky early objects like a skate tool that moonlights as a pipe and a low-key Fuck Tha Police branded tallboy paper bag through to notable collaborations with the likes of Spalding, Louisville Slugger, Everlast, and more, positing a theory that 'Preme's design output is actually a highly curated alt-design museum, proposing an ongoing series of highly important and overlooked quotidian industrial design icons. Examples include a Lezyne bike pump, Master combination locks, Box Logo Buck knives, a Braun alarm clock, Maglites, a Kidde Fire Extinguisher, and the ever controversial brick; design icons all, though not typically mentioned in the same conversation as other iconic pieces of 20th century industrial design.

Featuring conversations with noted collectors and designers, as well as original photography of the only known complete collection of Supreme accessories and stickers, Object Oriented is the only complete survey of a cultural phenomenon.

About The Author

Byron Hawes is an NYC-based writer, designer, and curator. He is the founder and editor of the underground design magazine The Après Garde, and co-founder of I-V, a boutique architecture and design firm that has done projects including a recording studio and offices for OVO Sound, and Campari's Canadian HQ.

He is a contributing editor at Fucking Young and SidewalkHustle and has served as a contributing editor for both Hypebeast and HighSnobiety. Additionally, he has authored the books DropArt on Deck: An Exploration of Supreme Skateboards from 1998-2018Object Oriented: An Anthology of Supreme Accessories from 1994-2018Façades, and others.

Product Details

  • Publisher: powerHouse Books (March 3, 2020)
  • Length: 352 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781576879399

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"These subcultural accessories (or objets d’art, depending on your perspective) are consistently bought, resold, and collected, but it’s only recently that almost every piece of Supreme paraphernalia has been catalogued in [this] new book by skater-adjacent writer and editor Byron Hawes..."

– Taylore Scarabelli, PIN-UP

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