Old pinochle deck made by Whitman. Old cardboard matchbox style box. Landscape painting with a White House.

The Crossed Key Society is a collection of 6 playing cards decks inspired by Europe's Grandest and Greatest Historic Hotels.

This is deck 03 Imperial Ritz - Spain - with a gold seal

This project is inspired by Wes Anderson Grand Budapest Hotel movie: a secret association of hotels to serve good causes. I created the main deck for the society (01), and decks for hotels: 02 Excelsior - Switzerland / 03 Imperial Ritz - Spain / 04 Chateau Luxe - Belgium / 05 Côte du Cap - France / 06 Principessa - Italy

The cards are printed by NPCC Noir Arts and the deluxe tuck cases in letterpress in France by Studio Pression.

Letterpress printed tuck box with a seal, 2 hot foil prints and embossing

Gold ink on cards, front and back

Inside tuck box printing

58 cards

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrcup/the-crossed-key-society-playings-cards-collection

Imperial Painting 和玺之绘 - 三尺令 "He Xi - Bamboo Slips of Law" (Black, Regular Cardistry Edition), limited edition of 2888. The law was generally written on bamboo slips that are three feet long (the length in ancient times), so later generations will use 三尺令 the law of three feet as another name for the law. Craftsmanship: A version specially made for Cardistry. Using 300G German imported black core paper, thinner and better handling. Features special metallic inks, gold and cyan gold are used on both tuck and cards, creating gorgeous patterns. Design elements: The double-curved line of the card box adopts the brick pattern of the Han Dynasty, which means 文武双全 "excelling in both scholarly and military powers."