A beautiful set of playing cards featuring Amsterdam’s buildings by Martin Schwartz. Instead of the king or queen, each card now features a building, with a daytime view and, reflected in it, a night-time view of the city. A lovely touch!
On the reverse, you’ll see an image of many Amsterdam buildings – the same image as on the Amsterdam jigsaw puzzle.
Amsterdam playing cards
- Design: Martin Schwartz
- Number of cards: 55
- Material: 270 gram
- Card dimensions: 5.8 x 8.8 cm
Martin Schwartz – Danish illustrator
Martin Schwartz (born in 1974) is a contemporary Danish illustrator and graphic designer, working from his studio in Vesterbro, Copenhagen (DK).
His series of city prints pays tribute to the diversity of buildings found in every city. For each poster design, Martin Schwartz invests a great deal of time in researching the city to fully understand its DNA. Talking to locals and visiting every neighbourhood are all essential parts of his research.
The end result is a stunning depiction that captures the city’s most iconic buildings – from historic bars to typical residential houses – down to the smallest details. His illustrations capture the soul of a city in a single print. He has released these prints as posters and jigsaw puzzles.
