Visconti Homo Sapiens Fountain Pen - Midnight in Florence (Limited Edition) (M)
Visconti Homo Sapiens Fountain Pen - Midnight in Florence (Limited Edition) (M)
The Midnight in Florence was inspired by Visconti's hometown, the ancient city of Florence, Italy. When darkness falls across Florence, the city reveals aspects of its beauty not shown in daylight. Street corners and buildings change identity as they are shaded by a multitude of darker tones of gray, blue and purple.
The Visconti team has worked hard to replicate these beautiful colors in a new unique resin palette throughout the pens body and cap. The barrel of the pen features ribbons and swirls of shaved acryloid, suspended in a clear acrylic resin while the cap and plunger feature the same colors fixed into in a marbleized navy blue resin. All trims are crafted in 925 sterling silver.
The pen caps using the Visconti 'Hook Safe Lock', a revolutionary capping system so you can cap a pen without worrying about the cap accidentally unscrewing in your pocket and leaking. The fountain pen features Visconti's patented Double Reservoir Power Filler, a unique filling system that allows a greater ink capacity and safe usage during air flights. The vacuum power filler is made of titanium to resist ink corrosion, and it comes equipped with an 18kt Gold Nib.
The Midnight in Florence Limited Edition series is individually numbered and limited to 888 pens worldwide.
Note: Each of these pens has a different pattern and consistency of swirls. We do our best to photograph a pen that’s indicative of the average overall aesthetics, but expect some variance when you receive yours. It’ll be one-of-a-kind, just like your unique writing style!
Visconti is an Italian company established in 1988 in Florence and headed by Dante Del Vecchio, deus ex machina of the creative dynamism, pervading Visconti creations. Led by his passion for vintage pens, he has been constantly in a quest for new expressions in the art of writing.
Every model is developed with the most advanced know-how, using the most precious materials available and both traditional methods and the most sophisticated and unprecedented techniques.
Because Visconti pens bear stylish character and undying charisma, they were selected for such history-making events as signing the NATO-Russia Summit on May 28, 2002, which marked the end of the cold war, and as a present for the twenty-five signatories of the European Constitution in 2005, G8 held in July 2009 at L’Aquila and most recently the Centenary of the Monaco Oceanographic Museum.
The name Visconti has been for the past twenty years a synonym for writing instruments of extraordinary beauty, historically and technologically studied. The fountain pens, rollers and ballpoint pens by Visconti make up a wide range of high quality instruments with a strong identification.
It really seems that Renaissance in Florence is still at its liveliest. Located in a 15th century villa, Visconti keeps being stirred by intellectual flurry, the study of ancient models and of modern techniques in a constant dialogue and exchange of innovative ideas.
Visconti love for history and zeal for innovation, the craftsmen’s skills rediscovering, and the development of increasingly more sophisticated systems are combined with the research of unforgettable shades of color, design and naturalness to create Visconti pens and make them instantly recognizable. From this blend new writing instruments have been developed to offer a meaningful contribution in content, innovation and design.
Every pen witnesses art, archaeology, philosophy, mathematics, literature, history or current events, and much more than that. Visconti regularly pays tribute to anything which has left a mark in man’s civilization. Some of the inspiring themes include the Forbidden City, the ancient knights, the Alchemical Opus, but also Manhattan and Giacomo Casanova.
The use of celluloid, i.e. “gold for the pen specialists”, is a distinguishing feature of Visconti collections. Also, numerous systems for feeding and customizing pens were patented by Visconti.
Every creation features sophisticated and attractive design, including a number of decorations and original details. The taste for beauty can find one of its highest expressions in these pens.
Indeed the real jewels in Visconti’s crown are the limited edition fountain pens. Offered as a deluxe jewelers’ collection, they embody some of the most significant themes of the past and current history and praise brilliant inventions. In addition to these come the regular editions, in mini and midi versions.