A NEWFOUNDLAND deck. Tradition and folklore in charming playing cards
As a creative item, playing cards transport us to imaginary places, to exciting legends or even to emotional corners of their creators. However, sometimes cards tell us about the folklore and the history of real places, and they do it in a way that trap us with the same magic. This is the case of […]
Photo by Martin VečeřaBUTTERFLY SPRING Playing Cards. Nature in vivid colors
This spring is not going to be like any of the ones we have lived so far. The world is upside down and people are sadder than ever. However, spring is a time of blossoming and renewal and Ondrej Psenicka is one of those bright and optimistic human beings to count on to cheer up. […]
COTTA’s ALMANAC #4 Playing Cards. The fourth volume in an exciting series of transformation decks
Although Turandot is known worldwide as one of Puccini’s best operas, its origin is in a Persian book written in the 12th century, later revisited by François de la Croix in 1710 in his tales of “The thousand and one days” and turned into a commedia dell’arte play theater play in 1762 by Carlo Gozzi. […]
SUCCULENTS Playing Cards. A deck that do not require any watering
SUCCULENT (noun): a plant such as a cactus in which the leaves and stem are thick and can store a lot of water Penguin Magic goes on releasing interesting cards with different inspiration to delight magicians, players and collectors. Their new deck is SUCCULENTS. This deck is inspired by the vegetable kingdom […]
BICYCLE LUXURY KEYS. The key to a different card magic
Magic and playing cards are inextricably linked, but there are not so many magicians who show the courage to create their own deck and thus get out of that traditional and erroneous idea that custom playing cards are not good for card magic. Since I created Max Playing Cards I have pursued this complicated goal […]