by s. d. modiano a gentleman of greek origin production began with the manufacturing of cigarette paper for famous brands like club . in the 1884 activities expanded by setting up a lithographic printing activity which became a reference point for quality prints and playing cards . products that stood out from the beginning thanks to their style and quality and the alliance of art technology and business skills . the firm became a vehicle for italian advertising poster art making use of the contribution of artists such as orell cambon and sigon until 1987 the year in which modiano was bought by grafad a paper and cardboard industry . since then the firm s image has be strengthened and relaunched by developing the advertising sector and work order production for third parties and reinforcing the paper and cardboard production activities while keeping up with the traditional production of playing cards . today modiano is therefore the sum of long standing tradition coupled with a fierce spirit of innovation . home privacy policy site map contact why group design choose your language