22 Arcani Futuristi
A Very Limited Edition, Hand-Crafted Deck & Box Set
Signed, Numbered by Osvaldo Menegazzi, Spring 2009

22 Arcani Futuristi

Examples of large 'Futuristi' drawer style set

Osvaldo Menegazzi created this deck to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Futurist Movement that was going on in Italy (2009). With a quick Google search many interesting sites can be found with information pertaining to this short lived but influential art movement, which developed in Italy around the same time as Cubism began in France, but here is one worthwhile link. This is a deck of fantastic, brightly colored symbols and designs based on the 22 Major Arcana. The matching hand-crafted box is equally fabulous. They may all be different but the one received from Osvaldo in April '09 has titles from the various cards in this deck fastened to the box in such a way as if shouting upwards. Orange painted cardstock triangular shapes are attached with brass nails giving off a very intense, visceral sort of 'gut' feeling. It is stamped with Osvaldo's signature hot wax seal and the title is both on the top and drawer, with sample cards also displayed on the side of the box.

Each deck set has a signed & numbered signature card in lovely handwritten calligraphy on specialty paper. The deck is wonderfully illustrated and the artwork is mounted on thick cardstock with a dark brown paper wrapping around to the front of the cards and folded down at each corner, giving it a vintage look. This very limited edition, hand-crafted collectable comes in three sizes and became available in 2009