“Life is a miracle, so while it exists, enjoy it” – from Žar...
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Leonardo as a teacher
At the mere mention of the most creative genius in the history of mankind, Leonardo da Vinci, we are immediately filled with admiration to the extent that this is not a real person, but a fictional superhero of the mind and creativity. But the truth is that the driving force behind Leonardo’s gigantic creativity, combined with a passionate intellectual curiosity, was quite human: it was his worldview from which he developed his life skills, formulating their essence in written form in a kind of diary (over 6,000 pages of notes ) that he left us, not coincidentally, encouraging us to read and apply.
14/05/2025 | Admin
Lessons from Dante Alighieri on the path from self-knowledge to… the sky as “limit”
Not everyone has gotten their hands on “Inferno”, “Purgatory” or “Paradise” from the Divine Comedy, but there is no one who has not felt the influence of Dante Alighieri’s three-part giant poem. The timeless echoes of this masterpiece have been magnificently drawn by Sandro Botticelli, Eugène Delacroix, and Salvador Dalí; are heard in the symphonies of Franz Liszt and Tchaikovsky; and never cease to inspire today’s popular culture, from movies to video games to comic books: and Marvel’s X-Men superhero team, along with Doctor Strange, descend through the nine circles of hell as Dante described.
13/05/2025 | Admin
Montegrappa Elmo Ambiente fountain pen
Montegrappa recreates its 1920s design classic with the ecological conscience of the 2020s...
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Montegrappa Hemingway: The Adventurer – a writing instrument that makes adventures taste luxurious
If it’s a coincidence, then the spontaneous historical relationship of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Ernest Hemingway, with the Italian high-quality writing instrument house Montegrappa is incredibly fortunate.
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Montegrappa ZERO – the beginning of a new chapter in the modern evolution of writing with style
The setting in which Italian fountain pen culture began is the picturesque, riverside town of Bassano del Grappa, at the foot of the Monte Grappa mountain in the Veneto region. It was there in 1912 that the Manifattura pennini d’oro e penne stilografiche (Manufacturing gold nibs and fountain pens) is founded, producing the first line of Italian fountain pens in 1915 and establishing a tradition of handcraft that has continued uninterrupted ever since.
16/05/2025 | Admin
Pininfarina Cambiano – “Beauty always leaves an indelible mark”, just like the Ethergraf tip
The mention of Pininfarina unmistakably evokes high-end automotive design, even for those not into cars. But the world’s leading design house, founded in Turin in 1930, with the same elegance, purity and innovation – the key terms in its design language – also creates luxury watches, architecture and home appliances.
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Pininfarina PF TWO: Maserati experience in moving the thought to the finish line
Few names can boast of sounding as respectable in the world of automotive design as Pininfarina, the 90+-year-old company that has created some of the most iconic cars in history. In this history of shaping the visual identity of many legendary automotive brands, the collaboration, which has been given the status of an alliance between Pininfarina and the luxury brand whose trademark is the iconic trident, Maserati, occupies a special place.
15/05/2025 | Admin
Pininfarina Prima – the first among the instruments that write endlessly, without reloading or sharpening
Prima, as its name suggests, is the first among writing instruments that can write indefinitely, without refilling with ink, but also without the sharpening that pencils require.
14/05/2025 | Admin
The alchemy between the human mind and paper
Stories like this usually require to be told in a poetic style, but we will begin with a practical and expressive example that proves the title of the article, the point of which is that those who know the formula can turn what is written on paper into gold, understood in all its symbolic meanings.
