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Tycoon Playing Cards

by Barbara Zandvliet on 09/10/2014 | 3 Minute Read

Designer playing card producer theory11 collaborated with magician Steve Cohen to create a deck of playing cards fit for a millionaire. 

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theory11, whose works have been featured in the Museum of Modern Art, Barneys, Colette, and Paul Smith was challenged to create a deck of playing cards for a display at the legendary Waldorf Astoria, the gathering place for royalty and the ultra-wealthy in New York. 

Cohen, also known as the "Millionaires' Magician," has performed sold-out shows to the likes of Warren Buffett, David Rockefeller and the Queen of Morocco at the Waldorf since 2000. In 2012, Cohen became the first magician in a half-century to sell out Carnegie Hall.

Aristocratic gold ink patterns flourish the outer packaging and reveal matching decks in both red and blue. The cards are sold individually or as part of a Luxury Edition Collector's Box, which is handcrafted in the U.S.A. with laser-etched English Chestnut, stained wood and secured with a branded, authentic, leather strap.

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The cards are currently for sale online

ClientWaldorf Astoria

Designed by: theory11, Steve Cohen

City: New York

Country: U.S.A.