MONTEGRAPPA LIMITED EDITION HORSE 2014

Montegrappa Horse 2014 limited edition  is made with black resin and die-cast of a horse on it pen barrel. It is the same color as the its previous zodiac horse limited edition.

The Montegrappa Horse 2014 limited edition is made in pure black color resin.

While the horse is design different from the previous edition, the different is not big.

Montegrappa Genio Creativo Salvador Dali Space Elephant Limited Edition

After a four year break from the Genio Creativo limited edition range, Montegrappa added a new pen to the range, the Salvador Dali Space Elephant Limited Edition.

First there was Visconti Dali Dance of Time I Limited Edition, now Montegrappa launched another Limited Edition using another piece of Salvador Dali work as theme. Is this a coincident or what?

Montegrappa Year of Snake 2013 Limited Edition

Nicholas Yeo and I managed to took a few pictures of the Montegrappa Year of Snake Limited Edition when the pen landed last week.

Nicholas Yeo excellent photography skills really bring out the true beauty of the Montegrappa Year of Snake Limited Edition.

See it here for yourself.

Rumours, Rumours Montegrappa Snake 2013 Limited Edition

Montegrappa using their well known die-cast overlays skill craft the stunning beauty Snake 2013 Limited Edition writing instruments.

There is a Chinese saying that  a Snake in the house is a good omen.

This is because the snake will not let his family stave because he is such a great mediator, making him a good at business, and a snake would be willing to sacrifice his possessions to pay for his family's food.

Montegrappa Mayan Calendar Limited Edition

The Montegrappa Mayan Calendar Limited Edition reminded me of the 2009 science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It is a epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

The Mayan Calendar predicts the end of the world on December 21, 2012. The December 21,2012 : Myth or Truth?

The Mayan calendar moves in cycles with the last cycle ending in December 2012. It is often interpreted as "the world will end on 21 December 2012, at 11:11 UTC".  The last day of the Mayan calendar corresponds with the Winter Solstice (or December Solstice), which has played a significant role in many cultures all over the world.

Montegrappa Espressione Fountain Pen

First there is a new range of pens called Memoria. An Italian word which mean memory.

Now, Montegrappa launced their Espressione with a new look and colors.

The first thing that attracted us is the mother-of-pearl resin materials that was used for the pen, and the plating used. Unlike other brand, Montegrappa chose to use rhodium plating, which will maintenace it beauty and shine as look as there is no bad scratch on the trimming.

Montegrappa Memoria

Montegrappa launched a model called Memoria, an Italian word which mean memory. We think it is an excellent name for a writing instrument as it bring up the important of a written word.

If this new pen model does not make you feel it is a actually a "new" model, you are not the only one. We feel the same way too.

Montegrappa Cosmopolitan China's Ancient God Fu Lu Shou 福禄寿

Montegrappa revived the Cosmopolitan series last year with five themes; The Arabian Animals of Desert, China's Ancient God, Bohemian Paris, Mt Rushmore and Victician England.

According to Montegrappa, the themes is launched based on five cultures, but we see it very differently. The five themes are launched to capture five different markets to ensure that the pen sells.

Montegrappa Vatican Papal Pen Limited Edition

Time fly, it is christmas again. We feel it would be a good idea to posted a pen that are related to Christian in general. After "Choas", we wish this Christmas will bring peace on mother earth and more people and effort will be put into saving and helping the world.

We dig into our pen collection and found this pen, the Montegrappa Vatican Limited Edition. At that time, Montegrappa released six versions of the Vatican Limited Edition, including the sterling silver version shown here.

Montegrappa Cult Collection Chaos Limited Edition

Sylvestor Stallone trying to use his stardom power to venture into the pen industry. He is Montegrappa newest partner and brand ambassador. For his first pen, the Rocky star uses in last movie The Expendables as an inspiration to kick start Montegrappa's new Cult colection.

According to the article in Pen World, it mentioned that Aquila says Stallone is fascinated with death and with the skull as its symbol. They researched skulls in art and found out that in the Middle Ages, skulls came to represent chaos.

Montegrappa Luxor Red Sea Limited Edition

Rain, Rain go away. Come again in another day ...

It has been raining almost everyday here in Singapore. Flood has been the hot topic here in Singapore. In Thailand, it has killed many people and their government is racing against time for idea to fix the flood problem.

The news reported that Bangkok Thailand will be underwater by 2050 if the government don't take necessary active steps to protect the city.

All the rain and flood just reminder me on the Montegrappa Luxor Red Sea Limited Edition.

Montegrappa Frank Sinatra Limited Edition

Mont Blanc has John Lemon, Montegrappa has Frank Sinatra.

The Montegrappa latest ICON collection pay tribute to the legendary Frank Sinatra.

Montegrappa Muhammad Ali Limited Edition

Montegrappa pays tribute to boxing legend, Muhammad Ali with the exclusive "Icons Tribute to Muhammad Ali" pen.

This is the Icons pen before Bruce Lee Limited Edition.

Montegrappa ICONS Dragon 2010 Bruce Lee Limited Edition

November 27 2010 was Bruce Lee 70th birthday. Montegrappa remake the 1995 Dragon Limited Edition in red celluloid with different clip and cap top to honours Bruce Lee, an American born chinese who remains globally popular 37 years after his death.

Bruce Lee was not a only a Kung Fu Master and actor. He also promote Chinese culture indirectly.
Lee almost single-handedly sparked a surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s.

There was a event last month (January) to pay tribute to this martial art ICON of the East at the Marina Bay Sandsm Singapore. It is the offical local launch of the Monetegrappa Second pen in ICON series.

This pen is a remake of the 1995 Montegrappa Dragon Limited Edition wth a different.

What are the differences?

Dragon Event - Montegrappa ICONS Bruce Lee

Following the Dragon Theme, Montegrappa take the lead this year to kick start the year with Dragon Event - the local official lunch of the Montegrappa ICONS - Bruce Lee Limited Edition coming  Friday at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore.

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Just for the launch night, a special produced Dragon pen will be available for auction and all proceeds will be donated to the Wufang Touch Busary to award outstanding Wushu atheltes  at Wufang School of Martial Arts in aid of their education.

Here is the details of the event:

Date: January 7th 2010, Friday
Time: 6:30pm - 10pm
Venue: Marina Bay Sandsm Singapore.
Lotus Ballroom, L4 (4D & 4E).
Dress Code: Formal suit

.Kindly RSVP by 3rd January 2011 with Jane Teo, Tel: 6270-0979

Montegrappa Tribute to Ayrton Senna

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The roar start today, the Marina area will be turn into a F1 race track for the next thress days. This is the third Singapore F1 Night Race, and it is getting better each year and security are tighten. For people working in Marina area - last traffic as people going for the public transport instead of driving to work.

Today, we would like to bring back a F1 legard who is the only F1 driver has a fountain pen named after him.

He is not seven time world champion (1994 - 1995, 2000 - 2004 Michael Schumacher. He is the three time world champion (1998, 1990 - 1991, late legend Ayrton Senna (1960 - 1994).

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Montegrappa Farrarei

Beside the Lotus-Lamborghini, Farrarei is the next dream cars that will be racing in the Singapore F1 Night race.

Montegrappa and Farrarei had team up back in 2004 - 2006 to produce annual edition for the Farrari and Montegrappa fan, which they label them as Ferrarei FA, FB and FC Annual Edition. The Ferrari FC Annual Edition (2006) was the last of product released by the partnership.

Roma Aeterna Limited Edition

Most of the pen that we encountered in the past using are inspire by one thing or a theme. Montegrappa Roma Aeterna draws the inspiration for its remarkable decoration from two places, which with the great strength of symbolic imagery speak to people today of the grandeur of Ancient Rome: the Roman Forum, the pulsating centre of the city’s political and military power, and the city of Pompeii, the extraordinarily vivid and expressive evidence of the daily life of the great patrician families.

Greatest Opera ... The Barber Of Seville

This greatest operatic masterpieces,  Il barbiere di Siviglia , was written by Cesare Sterbini and Rossini. Cesare wrote the libretto for in just 11 days, from 18 to 29 January 1816 and within 20 days Rossini had completed the opera.

We feel he was incredible to be able to create one of the greatest operatic masterpieces ever in such a short space of time.

Decling Populative ... Slowly turning Venice into a ghost city

There is no time better than now to pick up a good piece of collection regarding Venice. According to an Today newspaper article dated November 22, 2009 titled "Declining Population - Venice mourns its death", the population of the city is declined to at a alarming number of below 60,000.  The local feel like an endangered species and fear that the city into a ghost city in 30 years with no Venetians left.

During the transition between Richmont to Elmo Monegrappa, they introduced the limited edition City d'Arte Venezia. It helped to give the city the necessary attention from the fountain pen world.