Cartelago stories

Cards, magic, culture.

A living archive for the decks, performances, community sightings, and outside references around Cartelago.

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What is Cartelago?

The short version of the studio: Los Angeles, Franco Pascali, Jake Crossman, premium cards, and magic education.

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Mirinos BLACKOUT

The current deck drop: high contrast, USPCC printed, limited to 2,500 decks, and built for real handling.

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Franco's material

Original magic, card work, and performance thinking from the Cartelago side of Franco Pascali's work.

Latest stories.

Owned Cartelago articles, press notes, and release context.

How to choose a deck you will actually use

Choose playing cards for practice, performance, games, or collecting by starting with the job the deck needs to do.

How to choose a deck you will actually use

Choose playing cards for practice, performance, games, or collecting by starting with the job the deck needs to do.

Players or Mirinos BLACKOUT? Choose by use

Compare Players and Mirinos BLACKOUT by stock, visual character, handling intent, and edition facts to choose the CARTELAGO deck that fits your use.

Players or Mirinos BLACKOUT? Choose by use

Compare Players and Mirinos BLACKOUT by stock, visual character, handling intent, and edition facts to choose the CARTELAGO deck that fits your use.

The Deck You Carry: Playing Cards as Everyday S...

The deck you carry can be part of your everyday style: a useful, personal object chosen for magic, cardistry, games, collecting, and design.

The Deck You Carry: Playing Cards as Everyday S...

The deck you carry can be part of your everyday style: a useful, personal object chosen for magic, cardistry, games, collecting, and design.

Why Cartelago Uses USPCC for Its Playing Cards

Why Cartelago chooses USPCC production for limited-edition playing cards designed for magic, cardistry, collecting, and everyday use.

Why Cartelago Uses USPCC for Its Playing Cards

Why Cartelago chooses USPCC production for limited-edition playing cards designed for magic, cardistry, collecting, and everyday use.

Players: Pink Playing Cards Made to Be Used

Meet Players, Cartelago's limited-edition pink playing cards printed by USPCC on Bee stock for magicians, cardists, collectors, and everyday carry.

Players: Pink Playing Cards Made to Be Used

Meet Players, Cartelago's limited-edition pink playing cards printed by USPCC on Bee stock for magicians, cardists, collectors, and everyday carry.

Franco Pascali: The Magician and Cardist Behind...

Franco Pascali is a Los Angeles magician and cardist whose work shapes Cartelago's playing cards, magic downloads, and card culture.

Franco Pascali: The Magician and Cardist Behind...

Franco Pascali is a Los Angeles magician and cardist whose work shapes Cartelago's playing cards, magic downloads, and card culture.

Source ledger.

Public references behind the Cartelago archive, paired with owned stories above for context and search.

Retail archive Cartelago Standards at Vanishing Inc. Original Cartelago deck listing with USPCC, crushed Bicycle stock, and gaff-card context. Retail archive PlayingCardDecks.com 2021 listing Standards listed as a 2021 release from Franco Pascali and printed by USPCC. Collector database Portfolio52 Mirinos record Mirinos appears as a 2022 Cartelago deck in a collector database. Artist profile Franco Pascali at theory11 Profile context for Franco as a Los Angeles magician, mentalist, and cardist. Retail archive Butterfly Magic Store on Standards An international retailer archive with Cartelago's early magic and cardistry positioning. Community discovery F1 deck ID thread Collectors identified the cards seen in F1 as Cartelago Mirinos.

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