Art of Play - Founded in 2013 by twin brothers Dan & Dave Buck who share an insane ability to manipulate playing cards and are well-known magicians. Art of Play offers some of the absolute finest playing cards in the world. Featuring hand-painted works of art, award-winning designs, and luxurious packaging.
A special Limited Edition version of our popular Smokey Bear playing cards packaged in a minimal letterpress-printed brown tuck box. Official Smokey Bear playing cards. Produced in association with the USDA Forest Service, the cards feature Smokey and twelve of his closest woodland friends, along with fire-prevention tips illustrated throughout...
Dinosaurs playing cards feature 54 original illustrations by genre-defining artist William Stout. Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Ray Bradbury have all sought out William Stout for his singular expertise in bringing dinosaurs to life. Stout’s paleontological drawings have been showcased in museums around the world including the Smithsonian and...
The images on these cards were created through collaboration of man and machine. Ivan Moscovich patented his Harmonograph device in 1967 and soon after his revolutionary approach to drawing was featured in an exhibition titled Cybernetic Serendipity at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. A ground-breaking visual artist, inventor...
Shuffle the deck and deal a miniature ecosystem. What links the lives of the creatures in your hand? What connections – seen and unseen – do you have to these sylvan beings? Feel, look, listen, and smell: seek out the forest. Turn on your senses and explore the forest! Every...
Calm your mind and lift your spirits with this deck of illustrated playing cards. The intricate graphics reward purposeful observation while the warm colors inspire an optimistic sense of play. Each suit of Mindfulness playing cards explores heady themes like balance, discovery, tranquility, and ego. You can journey into the...
Art of Play is proud to present a shuffled gallery of surrealist fantasy, unlike any other deck of playing cards the world has ever seen. Cabinetarium is a collection of 55 original works hand-drawn by award-winning illustrator Armando Veve. Veve's fantastic creatures, absurd objects, and exotic fantasies combine to create...
Tempo Playing Cards are inspired by the golden age of jazz. In the 1920s and 30s a new style of music rapidly gained popularity in the United States and artists like Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday became household names. Designed by Michael Mateyko, each card features...
Produced in collaboration with the popular NOC playing card franchise founded by magician Alex Pandrea. Colorgrades were designed exclusively for Art of Play and inspired by the natural gradients of a desert sunset and tropical forest. Their innovative packaging incorporates a laser cut box that beautifully frames the shift in...
Lady Moon is the archetype of The Triple Goddess and is an expression of the divine feminine throughout the phases of her life. Discover her story in every part of these playing cards. Beautifully illustrated by Kelly Thorn in Brooklyn, New York, and produced with awe-inspiring detail by Art of...
Four decks. One mission. Our future depends on it. The Harmony Collection celebrates our planet's natural resources with four unique decks representing Sea, Land, Air, and Space. Together they embody our oneness as seen from the stars. The details spanning the collection will have you discovering new elements time and...
Four decks. One mission. Our future depends on it. The Harmony Collection celebrates our planet's natural resources with four unique decks representing Sea, Land, Air, and Space. Together they embody our oneness as seen from the stars. The details spanning the collection will have you discovering new elements time and...
A unique set of playing cards, crafted by hand, through the intricate art of paper cutting. Hunched over a magnifying glass, craft knife in hand, Suzy Taylor is the epitome of patience and precision. Beneath her tiny blade is a blank sheet of paper, but in her imagination, a dizzyingly...