The EPHEMERID playing cards by French designer and blogger Fabien Barral is a unique deck series based on Mr. Cup’s collection of Ephemera over the years. After the success of the first edition and precious metal edition, Mr. Cup has released the EPHEMERID Private Reserve on Kickstarter.
The private reserve release consists of prototypes and other rare editions from previous releases. According to Mr. Cup on the Kickstarter campaign page,
I keep some of each edition for my own collection and have some leftover from previous campaigns. I also make available for the first time some of the prototypes we did to decide which editions to produce in bigger quantities. All that is my private reserve. I am happy to make available.
As the decks are limited, most of the editions are available as add-ons. At the time of writing, most of the private reserve decks are sold out! The only way to get one of the prototypes of collector editions is if a backer cancels his/her pledge.
Inside the deck features 52 cards and 2 jokers- all fully custom and totally unique! Each card comes with a unique design based on thousands of hand-letters, invoices, bills, tickets, and photos. Each suit has its own contrasting colors on the cards featuring striking metallic ink on the face and card backs: gold, copper, and silver on their respective editions.
Also, the face cards can be easily identified with indices located on all four corners. A word of wisdom will be included on each card to inspire you every day of the year.
The letterpress tuck case is shielded with hot foil in their respective editions. Editions available during the campaign: Deluxe Black, Silver/Blue, Gold/Burgundy, Standard, Collector Black & White, and Prototypes in various color variations.
The deck will be printed by Noir Arts NPCC. The Private Reserves are available on Kickstarter now from €15. Add-ons such as coins, letterpress coasters, coin bag, and metal dice are available.
