Montegrappa has introduced a new series of four pens
honoring the spirit of St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps. Inspiration comes from
classic advertising images of the 1910's and 20's, with each pen hand-painted
by Italian artist Lorena Straffi. The pen bodies are fashioned from luxurious
cotton fiber celluloid which is then mixed with natural pigments and
mother-of-pearl. Each of the four pens is available in either sterling silver
or 18K gold trim.
Four classic period posters serve as the inspiration for
these pens:
• Automobile Week 1929, by Baumberger.
• Grosses Ski Rennen der Schweiz (Big Swiss Ski Race) 1911,
by Kupfer.
• Woman in a Red Jacket 1925, by Daester.
• Tea Time by the Engadin Lake 1920, by Stiefel
Each of the four St.
Moritz Limited Edition pens is available in an edition of 300 fountain pens and
300 rollerballs in sterling silver trim, as well as a special limited edition
of eight fountain pens and eight roller balls with solid 18K gold trim per
design.
Visconti pays tribute to Salvador Dali with the launch of
the Surrealist Collection integrating some of Dali's most iconic symbols and
prevailing colors. Dali's originality and unique character were accompanied by
an admiration for tradition and a will for continuity.
For example Dali
consistently added his melting pocket watch imagery to many of his works; for
this reason Visconti has integrated the melting watch onto the Visconti clip.
Dali's signature is engraved on the pen ring and also printed in gold onto the
pen box. This special edition maintains in full the charm of Dali's surreal
creativity.
It is made of plant resin and is available in brown or green with
gold trim and blue with silver trim blue, the colors of the great master's
sculptures. Visconti has meticulously recreated the "Dance of Time I" melting watch in lacquered silver micro-fusion on the Visconti iconic
bridge clip.
Dali's time is perpetual, it moves forward in a dance without ever
stopping either for man or for history, indeed not even for the cosmos. The
signature of the artist is delicately engraved on the pen's ring, "Dali
style".
The pen itself utilizes Visconti's 18 -faceted design, the many
edges enhancing the vivid colors of the pen"s resin. The fountain pen
fills by cartridge or the included converter and is enhanced with a steel nib
available in M, F and B widths.
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My collection of fountain pens.I use them every day and my favorite are:
- Pelikan Pelikano Junior Fountain Pen-I needed a good, sturdy fountain pen with grip. I found the
pelikan starter fountain pen. I now have
confidence when using fountain pens and have got used to the delicacy of the
nib. This pen isn't just good ink though! It writes perfectly and executes each
letter with a gentle curve. It really has improved and finishes of my
handwriting. Also, it is funky! You can get it in a vast array of colours.
There are cartoon cartridges to go inside, a name place to slide in your name
and a little picture of a robot to pop out to change to your liking. I
love this pen
Parker Frontier Chromaflair Translucent Fountain Pens in green and purple-This pen is wondeful to write with, does not look cheap, and
the nib is a pretty silver colour, which delivers ink thickly and evenly. My
notebooks look beautiful when covered in my writing now. Its just lovely to
write with its a wide steel nip with no scatching or digging in of papers ,
just a beautiful smooth flowing run.
Waterman Hemisphere Stainless Steel Chrome-Superb writing instrument! The stainless steel nib is so
smooth and delivers the ink to the page with such ease that I could have
carried on writing all day!Not only is this pen stunning to look at, it is
also a nice size and weight and I would recommend anyone wishing to start or
return to using the traditional fountain pen.
J Herbin rollerball pen-This little pen is the most brilliant idea.I love the rollerball pens but when I found this one took standard
fountain pen cartridges I was over the moon.It is a nice size for my handbag
diary.Love it.
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