Modiano (company)

Modiano (founded before 1884) is an Italian brand of playing cards. The company was founded by Saul David Modiano [he]^[1] in Trieste and initially manufactured cigarette papers. In 1884 it diversified into lithographic printing, including playing cards. In 1987 the company was taken over by the Grafad group, though the Modiano brand is still in use for playing cards and games equipment.^[2]

Modiano

Headquarters	San Dorligo della Valle
Number of employees	70 (2021)

Old packaging of Modiano cigarette papers

In the 1930s Modiano's advertising posters were created by artists including Sándor Bortnyik and these are now reproduced for sale.^[3][4]