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The fountain pen – a gift with precious added value

The fountain pen – a gift with precious added value

A premium writing instrument needs no special occasion to demonstrate its value as a gift choice. We all write, and anyone would be grateful to own such an attractive item as a fountain pen that will delight them functionally and aesthetically for many years.

The ingenious Raphael an inspiration for the Pininfarina stylus collection

The ingenious Raphael an inspiration for the Pininfarina stylus collection

Raphael is the third mighty, majestic name that completes the Big Three of the High Renaissance, along with Leonardo and Michelangelo. He created a style of his own that is distinguished by the harmony and balance of its composition, the pure drawing and spiritual expression of its figures, often set in spaces of profound perspective. He masterfully applied harmonious color schemes, with an unsurpassed combination of saturated and transparent colors. In his painting, the spirit of the High Renaissance reaches full expression in the glory of classical harmony and ideal beauty.

The pen, a source of knowledge and wisdom

The pen, a source of knowledge and wisdom

The great Vladimir Nabokov (“Lolita“) in his 1962 novel “Pale Fire“ analyzed two methods of creation. One takes place exclusively in the mind, while the other involves writing with pen on paper. Nabokov calls the first method agony, in which “the brain is soon enclosed in a steel cap of pain.” And he explains the second method as his method of choice, writing that then “the hand supports the thought, the abstract battle is concretely fought, and thus it physically guides the phrase toward the light through the inky maze”

Why is writing by hand on paper important?

Why is writing by hand on paper important?

Whether we’re making a list of things to buy at the supermarket, filling out a form at the bank, taking notes from a meeting or coming up with a good idea, we write every day. And living in a world where time is precious, whatever we do, we tend to get done faster, realizing that every minute we can spare in the day is precious. There is a price we pay through stress and sacrifice of core values, and in this case, by forgetting the pleasure that writing brings, too.

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