Montblanc launches the Meisterstück Calligraphy collection, Calligraphy, the ancient Greek word for “beautiful writing”, is the art of giving handwritten letters and text a graceful and artistic appearance. While it may have its origins centuries ago across different cultures and continents, the art form has become increasingly popular today among makers and handwriting aficionados looking to put pen to paper in a creative and personalized way.
Montblanc has been synonymous with the art of writing, developing writing instruments by continuously pushing boundaries and applying new mechanisms to keep it at the forefront of writing technology. Since 1906 the nib, referred to as the very soul of every Montblanc writing instrument, continues to require a lot of patience and skill to craft by pairing high precision tools and manual work that takes years to master. Handsculpted from solid gold by master artisans who oversee 35 skilled steps, each nib is the result of absolute expertise, intuition and boundless patience. With its new Meisterstück Calligraphy Collection, Montblanc leans into its know how to elevate the art of hand lettering with a new nib, the Flex Nib. Made from gold to bend and spread more easily, it allows for more elaborate and more expressive calligraphy, with vertical lines varying from just 0.3mm to 1.4mm thick depending on the pressure applied to the pen.
The renown Meisterstück Yellow Gold 149 carries the new Flex nib made exclusively from gold with special flexible features that allow a variety of writing styles and delivers an remarkable writing sensation. Due to the slenderness of the tines and the special geometry of the nib point, a high level of precision can be achieved whilst writing. The Flex nib wings close rapidly when writing pressure is reduced, an important characteristic for many calligraphy styles. Variation of line breadth is achieved by exerting pressure, with varying breadths producing different hues of colour on paper.
With the Meisterstück Calligraphy edition, Montblanc pays tribute to the golden age of calligraphy and illumination, celebrating the beauty of language and the importance of culture transmitted by writing. Masterpieces prized by kings, princes, cardinals and noble families in the medieval times and the Renaissance, illuminated manuscripts were elaborate expressions of calligraphy. In their pursuit of accomplishment, illuminators applied radiant colours and gold leaf to manuscripts to enhance the magnificent lettering of scribes. Real gold leaf is applied to the black lacquer cap and barrel of the Meisterstück Calligraphy, then covered by a translucent lacquer. The gold leaf for this edition is hand applied, giving each piece its very own character. With fittings in black PVD, the edition is available as a Fountain Pen with the 18K solid gold flexible Expression Nib, as a Fountain Pen Le Grand with the standard Meisterstück 18K ruthenium-coated nib or as a Rollerball Le Grand.
The complete Calligraphy collection is now in stock
