COSMOPOLITAN SECOND SERIES LIMITED EDITION – ART NOUVEAU, OCEANIC, BATIK AND ABORIGINAL

ESTABLISHED IN 1912, MONTEGRAPPA HAS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE PEN MANUFACTURING ARENA OF EXCEPTIONAL PREMIUM WRITING INSTRUMENTS. ACCLAIMED FOR THEIR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY, COUPLE D WITH THE TRADITION OF ATTENTION TO DETAILS AND QUALITY, THE TRADITION GOES ON.

RENOWN FOR THEIR LOW RELIEF ENGRAVING, PROVEN WITH THEIR SUCCESS OF THE COSMOPOLITAN COLLECTION, MONTEGRAPPA IS PROUD TO PRESENT FOUR NEW ADDITIONS. THE SECOND RELEASE OF THE COSMOPOLITAN COLLECTION, THE "ART NOUVEAU, OCEANIC, BATIK AND ABORIGINAL".

ART NOUVEAU

THE "ART NOUVEAU" STYLE WAS INSPIRED BY THE FAMOUS SPANISH ARCHITECT ANTONI GAUDI I CORNET -1856 - 1926. HIS WORK HAS PROCLAIMED HIM TO BE ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL AND ECCENTRIC EXPONENTS OF MODERN ART. HIS PERSONAL STYLE AND ARTISTIC TALENTS OBSTINATELY IMMUNE FROM INFLUENCE PROPELLED HIS WORKS TO WHAT IS KNOWN TODAY AS "ART NOUVEAU". EMULATING THE "CASA MILA", ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BUILDINGS IN BARCELONA BUILT OF STONE BLOCKS WITH A MARBLE ROOF, THE "ART NOUVEAU" FEATURES THE GRANDEUR OF THIS MAJESTIC BUILDING. IMPRINTED ON THE BODY OF THE PEN, WITH A CREATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE MIND, ONE CAN VISUALISE THE INTRICATE DETAILS OF THE BUILDING. THE WINDOWS, STONE WALLS AND THE MARBLE ROOF ARE FEATURES APPRECIATED AS THE TRANSITION INTO MODERN ART.

OCEANIC

THE BEAUTY OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD IS PORTRAYED ON THE PEN AS THE WORD "OCEANIC" SIGNIFIES.

1998, "THE YEAR OF THE OCEAN" HAS NOT PAST WITHOUT HOMAGE BEING PAID TO THIS STUPENDOUS ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDER OF COMESTIBLES AND INTRIGUING AMBIENCE FOR THE NAUTICAL FANATICS. IN CREATING THE "OCEANIC" DESIGN, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH WAS DONE TO REFLECT THE TRANQUILLITY OF TH E MARINE LIFE.

THE DETAILS EXPLICITLY DEPICTED ON THE BODY SO TRANSLATES THE NATURE OF THE MARINE ANIMALS. BASICALLY THE DOLPHINS, SEAHORSES, MARINE FISHES, PLANTS AND CORALS ALL COME TOGETHER TO FORM AN ENTOURAGE OF THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT. TO ALL LOVERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE "OCEANIC" TRULY IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE PEACEFUL LIFE IN THE SEA.

BATIK

BATIK, MEANING PATTERNED CLOTH HAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION CENTURIES AGO BEEN A PRESERVED ART FORM STILL PRACTICE IN THE FAR EAST TO THIS VERY DAY.

THE EXQUISITE DETAILS IN THIS FABRIC HAVE ACHIEVED WORLD WIDE ACCLAMATION TO WHAT THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND FEATURED EVEN BY RENOWN DESIGNER LABELS IN THE FASHION WORLD.

THIS PATTERN WAS TAKEN FROM INDONESIA, ONE OF THE MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF BATIK CLOTH. TRANSFORMING THE ORNATE PATTERN FROM THE BATIK ON TO THE PEN WAS A CHALLENGE IN THE DESIGN ITSELF. IN THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE TO ACHIEVE AN AESTHETICALLY APPEAL, THE FINALISED DESIGN WAS 'LIFTED".

AS WITH ALL THINGS GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL, IT WILL NOT BE SURPRISING TO FIND CLOTHING RESEMBLING THE SAME PATTERN ON THE PEN.

ABORIGINAL

DRAWINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WAY OF EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS FOR THE ABORIGINES. FASCINATED BY THE ANCIENT PAINTINGS OF THE ABORIGINES, MONTEGRAPPA EMBARKED ON A MISSION TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THESE ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS. THEIR POINT OF CONVERGENCE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT EVOLVES AROUND THE INHABITANTS OF THE MOTHER EARTH. EVERY TRIBE HAVE THEIR OWN DREAMS AND THESE DREAMS ARE TRANSLATED INTO A PAINTING UNIQUE ONLY TO THAT PARTICULAR TRIBE. EMBODIED ON THE ABORIGINAL PEN IS A TYPICAL ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION OF A DREAM OF AN ABORIGINAL TRIBE. THESE DRAWINGS WOULD FORM PARTS OF A STORY IN A DREAM, ONLY A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF THAT ABORIGINAL TRIBE WOULD BE ABLE TO INTERPRET. UNCONSCIOUSLY, ONE MAY BE LURED FORTUITOUSLY INTO THE MYSTICAL DREAM WORLD SURROUNDING THESE PAINTINGS.

Each of the four unique patterns etched in low relief engravings reflect the highest aesthetic standards of the artistic worlds they capture. Use of only the best materials makes the Cosmopolitan destined to be an heirloom. Solid 0.925 sterling silver barrels are etched and implemented with an 18kt gold platinum plated nib. An ebonite feeder and large capacity built-in piston filling system control the ink supply. The signature rolling wheel clip tops off this exquisite collection.