New Deck to Honor CT’s own, Max maffuci
A NEW DECK CARRYING HIS ARTWORK, AVAILABLE AT PLUSH OCT. 3RD, WITH EVERY DOLLAR SUPPORTING HIS NAME.
photography by Zack Brescia
For those who did not have the privilege of meeting before his untimely passing, Max Maffucci was key puzzle piece in the Connecticut skate and streetwear ecosystem. The general public would recognize him as the designer behind PRKR, a east coast based streetwear brand that's long been part of The CAF’s roster, but to his friends and peers, he was a champion and a multi-hyphenate individual. He passing in September of 2024 was a tough blow for all of us, but in the time since, friends and collaborators have found ways to keep his work, and his name, present.
Max had a habit of finding unconventional ways to place work between commissioned graphics, ideas for PRKR and general crafted art pieces that felt more than a personal reference than work for a gallery. As an opportunity to commemorate Max, his brother Al Maccuffi collected one of his pieces in the form of a glass bottle he hand painted and sketched.
Previous references of Max’s artwork and signature “Faces” illustration.
Carrying his signature "Faces" illustration, a character he first introduced during the inception of his brand in 2019, and kept bringing back throughout PRKR's run is sketched on a painted script while engraving, “No message in a bottle....” The deck was produced with support from our friend Ethan, owner of local skate brand Social Hour. Zack, another close friend, shot a photo of that bottle, with "Max Maffucci Forever" scripted in beneath the portrait.
Each deck will be sold for is $80, and every dollar goes to the St Baldrick's Max Maffucci Cancer Research Fund. They'll be available to buy in person this Saturday a long with limited deadstock Prkr caps during a one time pop-up at New Haven’s staple skate shop, Plush. A alongside the CAF pop-up will be coffee from Mr. Cat's, and DJ sets from the collective Future Royalty. More Details on the pop-up can be found here.
