A blank card lays on the table at the beginning of the trick. The deck is displayed, and shuffled by taking half the cards face up, the other half face down. The spectator freely chooses one of the face-down cards. A magic pass, and the deck is spread out on the table: all the cards are now face up, except for one which is face down: it's the chosen card! The blank card is turned face up: it's the same card as the chosen one! New magic pass: all the backs of the cards of the deck are now blank! Success guaranteed! To buy: - a blank backed deck click here. - only one card normal red click here.  

Here you'll learn how to perform the classic "Coins through the table" trick, but standing up, and without lapping! The concept of "Closed Topit" allows by the use of the "New Topit JP" to eliminate all angles, and can therefore be used in close-up and table hopping conditions! To buy: - a classic Topit (“Escamoto (Topit)”) click here. - some Standard Half-Dollar click here.  

The Walker-through-Walls is a short story written by Marcel Aymé, about a man who could walk through walls. The story is illustrated here with playing cards. The Walker-through-Walls, represented by the Jack of Clubs, is enclosed between the two Jokers representing the walls. On several occasions, he walks through these walls, sometimes instantly, sometimes gradually! The effect is extremely visual. To buy some normal cards click here.  

How to make a banknote appear inside a... borrowed coaster!  

This version continues the theme of "The Biddle Trick" and "The Card in Pocket". We've all heard of the classic "Biddle Trick"! But when the Biddle move isn’t used and the card travels everywhere, it's not so classic. It's your turn to travel! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

Ludovic Mignon, the editor of this exceptional book, interviews Dominique Duvivier about his background, his inspirations, his approach to magic, his interactions with his daughter Alexandra, and answers questions from various magicians ... This book describes some twenty previously unpublished tricks for fans of card magic, coins and wallets. The rich and varied content will delight both amateur and professional magicians alike. Enjoy this interview in three episodes. To buy some normal cards click here.  

Dominique Duvivier performs one of Eddy Taytelbaum wonders (no explanation). A coin magically disappears while encased in a magnificent jewel box. And of course, it's about to reappear!  

In 1995, Dominique Duvivier organized the landmark Mayette Days magic convention at the Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione. He booked many of the "giants" of stage and close-up magic, both French and foreign. Among them was Derek Dingle, an American magician who revolutionized close-up magic in the twentieth century. An unrivalled technician (coins, cards, etc.), Dai Vernon and Time Magazine called him "the greatest sleight-of-hand magician in the world". You're in for a treat with excerpts from his exceptional lecture, complemented by a few excerpts from table hopping magic during the dinner show. Not to be missed!  

Jean-Pierre Crispon describes the Topit he designed to best achieve effects using this type of accessory. The Topit is a versatile prop devised to assist the performance of magic effects. It is a large pocket which is secretly fastened to the inside of your jacket. You will be able to make everyday items vanish and reappear before the very eyes of spectators. There is something very powerful about making an item that a spectator has touched and used, disappear in front of him. To buy the « New Topit JP » click here.  

The magician shows the 8 of Spades, and puts it down on the table: it's the card that finds selected cards! Three cards are chosen, and are clearly lost in the deck. Thanks to the 8 of Spades, the magician will find the three chosen cards in an unusual and astonishing way! To buy: - an ordinary deck of cards click here. - only one ordinary card click here.  

As a bonus to the "Topit" publications, here you can learn how to produce a large-volume object, such as a grapefruit or a jumbo die! The Topit is a versatile prop devised to assist the performance of magic effects. It is a large pocket which is secretly fastened to the inside of your jacket. You will be able to make everyday items vanish and reappear before the very eyes of spectators. There is something very powerful about making an item that a spectator has touched and used, disappear in front of him. To buy: - a classic Topit (“Escamoto (Topit)”) click here. - a « New Topit JP » click here.  

Here you'll learn how to perform a “Matrix” using the concept of “Closed Topit”. The concept of "Closed Topit" allows by the use of the "New Topit JP" to eliminate all angles, and can therefore be used in close-up and table hopping conditions! To buy: - a « New Topit JP » click here. - some Standard Half-Dollar click here.  

Here's a technique for instantly transforming one card into another. This technique can also be used to transform several cards into others. For example, in his trick "Incognito", Michel Huot transforms four blank cards into 4 cards previously freely thought of by several spectators! You really get the impression that the 4 cards are printed in the blink of an eye, the effect is striking. To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

Dominique Duvivier offers a variation on the classic "2 Red Kings" by Larry Jennings. Two red kings sandwich a freely chosen card. The card dematerializes in the magician’s fingers then reappears face up in the face down deck. To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

The magician shows a scarf which is special in that it is endowed with invisibility! A spectator chooses a card and places it face up on the scarf. Instantly, and in full view, the card disappears! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.  

In his personal version of the "Disunited Trios" trick, Olivier Bridard offers us a multi-phase routine where the three of a kind in Jack, Queen and King unite and disunite again and again ! To buy an ordinary deck of cards click here.