The Second Annual "National Playing Card Collection Day"

These decks represent how we see the art of card collection - beautifully unique, consistently dynamic, and authentically yours. The decks are designed to compel and test the boundaries of the playing card world to keep our art consistently growing. They're kept at small runs not because of artificial limits, but because they're handcrafted, side stepping the industrial world of automation in favor of a more authentic handmade piece of art for your collection.

Pearl Label NPCCD Mystery Deck

Get a gorgeously engraved deck that commemorates the art of card collecting. This mystery deck comes in different box colors to keep each deck unique. Who knows which color you will get!

Includes:

• Innovative 3 piece "pluck tuck"
• Metallic Gold Engraving
• Individually numbered Pearl sleeve out of 499
• Cotton linen seal on front and back
• Cards printed with USPCC

https://nationalcardcollectionday.com

The SEASONS Set is a limited set of playing cards that visually captures the changing seasons. Unique from other deck sets, these cards embrace two different illustrated artworks while still maintaining a consistency for the set. The back designs incorporate intricate flourishing to entrance any spectator. The cards are produced by The United States Playing Card Company to ensure the quality and craftsmanship that playing card collector's have come to expect. The SEASONS Set is the first card set in the world to display the culmination of the following features: 100% custom artwork Subtle one-way court card design The New "Magic Finish" Aristocrat Stock Platinum Metallic Ink Platinum Foil Embossing Asymmetrical Wrap-Around Box Design

The SEASONS Set is a limited set of playing cards that visually captures the changing seasons. Unique from other deck sets, these cards embrace two different illustrated artworks while still maintaining a consistency for the set. The back designs incorporate intricate flourishing to entrance any spectator. The cards are produced by The United States Playing Card Company to ensure the quality and craftsmanship that playing card collector's have come to expect. The SEASONS Set is the first card set in the world to display the culmination of the following features: 100% custom artwork Subtle one-way court card design The New "Magic Finish" Aristocrat Stock Platinum Metallic Ink Platinum Foil Embossing Asymmetrical Wrap-Around Box Design

The deck features gold metallic ink on the faces, gold and silver metallic on the back and an intricate tuck case that was amazingly stamped on 2-sided color "metallic" stock, pushing the limits of detailed foiling. 600 numbered decks will become available out of the 700 produced and ICONS “SACRED” will never be reprinted. As it was technically very demanding, and before I go to the press for IMPERIAL edition's final print, I decided to “sacrifice” this deck and use it in order to test my new printer’s efficiency and also to experiment with various production aspects from cutting methods and metallic inks’ behavior to playing card finish.  I used my own varnishing formula which has a feel that I like but appears a bit sensitive to rubbing and should be handled with care. That said, crafted with much love, devotion -and some risk-, ICONS SACRED is an experimental deck, more an art object than a deck for playing games.  But who can actually play games with the Sacred? That would be a sacrilege…

"I C O N S" Imperial edition

It's the first deck ever printed having both Gold and Silver hot stamped foil on the back of the cards.

"IMPERIAL" edition is a strictly limited production: Only 555 decks produced.

THE TUCK:

For such a special edition, Lotrek wanted a special tuck case. He started searching and experimenting with various materials until he decided on velvet: The most obvious and appropriate option, came last as it often happens...

The tuck box is made of velvet and has embossing and gold foil accents.

THE DECK:

The Back design - the gem of the deck- with Gold and Silver hot stamped foil on a purple background, is inspired by Byzantine mosaics. It features the two-headed eagle, the Imperial symbol.

Gold and Silver foil on gold metallic ink background

Tuck case: Black Leather with gold foil, hand made by Lotrek

Numbered, signed and sealed with sealing wax

Comes with a display card

A whole year after the first Venexiana deck, the story continues with a travel to the dark heart of 18th century Venice. Venexiana Dark features a series of obscure and marginal characters who complete the picture of this haunting city. Thieves, assassins, prostitutes, wicked noblemen and masters of deception are all on board in this imaginary gondola. Hop in and follow the journey to the unknown through the narrow canals of Venice.

Venexiana Dark is in fact two different decks: The "Masked" and the "Revealed" editions, with the first one featuring the courts wearing masks, while the second has the courts unmasked and their faces revealed!

There was a mixup in production which resulted in the tucks for the decks being mixed (masked card in revealed tuck and vice-versa).  This was only noticed after initial shipments were started and then shipment halted to allow the decks to be re-packaged.  As a result, some decks exist with the wrong cards in the wrong tuck, but the majority are assumed to have been corrected.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/709754364/venexiana-dark-playing-cards

http://www.halfmoonplayingcards.com/

A whole year after the first Venexiana deck, the story continues with a travel to the dark heart of 18th century Venice. Venexiana Dark features a series of obscure and marginal characters who complete the picture of this haunting city. Thieves, assassins, prostitutes, wicked noblemen and masters of deception are all on board in this imaginary gondola. Hop in and follow the journey to the unknown through the narrow canals of Venice.

Venexiana Dark is in fact two different decks: The "Masked" and the "Revealed" editions, with the first one featuring the courts wearing masks, while the second has the courts unmasked and their faces revealed!

There was a mixup in production which resulted in the tucks for the decks being mixed (masked card in revealed tuck and vice-versa).  This was only noticed after initial shipments were started and then shipment halted to allow the decks to be re-packaged.  As a result, some decks exist with the wrong cards in the wrong tuck, but the majority are assumed to have been corrected.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/709754364/venexiana-dark-playing-cards

http://www.halfmoonplayingcards.com/​

In Sanctus, Lotrek continued his byzantine religious theme and used techniques from his Liturgy deck. On the back and faces he used both white opaque ink as well as foil. To create a simple but luxurious look he went with a full bleed back, using two different shades of gold on a metallic bronze stock. For the card coating he came up with a new and improved formula which should improve handling for cardistry. On the Tuck, he went with the same design as the backs wrapping all six sides with a combination of matte and shiny gold foils for the back ground, with black foil for the lettering. The Tucks are also all numbered.

A true achievement in modern era of playing cards. Lotrek pushed the envelope one more time, after ICONS and Liturgy, comes now Golden OATH the first deck ever to be printed only with foil.

"Tuxedo" is a fun and stylish deck of playing cards inspired by one of my backers and friends - Pablo Apablaza from New Jersey. One day he told me that it would be awesome to design a classic deck with the face cards wearing Tuxes.

So, I decided to combine Pablo's idea with my fun style and art direction! 

The Second Annual "National Playing Card Collection Day"

These decks represent how we see the art of card collection - beautifully unique, consistently dynamic, and authentically yours. The decks are designed to compel and test the boundaries of the playing card world to keep our art consistently growing. They're kept at small runs not because of artificial limits, but because they're handcrafted, side stepping the industrial world of automation in favor of a more authentic handmade piece of art for your collection.

Pearl Label NPCCD Mystery Deck

Get a gorgeously engraved deck that commemorates the art of card collecting. This mystery deck comes in different box colors to keep each deck unique. Who knows which color you will get!

Includes:

• Innovative 3 piece "pluck tuck"
• Metallic Gold Engraving
• Individually numbered Pearl sleeve out of 499
• Cotton linen seal on front and back
• Cards printed with USPCC

https://nationalcardcollectionday.com

The Second Annual "Playing Card Collection Day"

These decks represent how we see the art of card collection - beautifully unique, consistently dynamic, and authentically yours. The decks are designed to compel and test the boundaries of the playing card world to keep our art consistently growing. They're kept at small runs not because of artificial limits, but because they're handcrafted, side stepping the industrial world of automation in favor of a more authentic handmade piece of art for your collection.

Midnight Gold Gilded Deck

This exclusive black label deck is printed on a stunning Onyx pearlescent stock and gorgeously engraved in gold. It demands attention.

HAND GILDED with a shimmering gold edge creating a stunning contrast with the black around it.

Includes:

• Gold handgilded edges
• Innovative 3 piece "pluck tuck"
• Metallic Gold Engraving
• Individually numbered Onyx sleeve out of 499
• Metallic foil seal on front and back
• Cards printed with USPCC

https://nationalcardcollectionday.com