Visconti’s entry-level model enriches with a new color, quite different from the previous ones.
Fainter, less bright, and especially not rhodium finished, like almost all the pens of that level. The new green/black is cloudy and shaded, and PVD black trims.
New color for Visconti Rembrandt
Mar 9th, 2016 by Giardino Italiano
Giardino Italiano is starting its sale season
Jan 13th, 2016 by Giardino Italiano
January is the sale season – also for pens…
Our sale page already shows some great deals; but from now on, every day we’ll add a new pen at special price – until stock lasts.
In some cases, they will be unique pieces, therefore keep an eye on us!
Montegrappa UEFA, European soccer turns 60
Nov 30th, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Italian pen maker Montegrappa has signed a partnership with the European football club ‘UEFA Champions League’ to celebrate 60 years of the foundation of their Champions Cup.
Among the collectibles that Montegrappa is specifically designing for the club is the ‘Montegrappa UEFA’ series of pen.
Now you can find Montegrappa’s exclusive sterling silver pens at Giardino Italiano’s.
“Art of Writing” by Visconti summarizes two hundred years of writing styes with a single tool set devoted to the evolution of handwriting. The set includes five tools – from the simple metal nib to the cutting-edge tools of modern fountain pens. This is an incredible handwriting tool set that delivers the legacy of handwriting history directly into your hands. Availability is limited: order it now from Giardino.it. Continue Reading »
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Consortium founded by Cosimo III – Grand Duke of Tuscany – in 1796, Omas has issued a tribute to one of the most famous Italian wines in the world: Chianti Classico. The pen bearing its name is made of oak and has been issued in a limited series. You can find it at Giardino Italiano.
Grappa by Montegrappa – an ode to Italian brandy
Sep 22nd, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Grappa, also known as Italian brandy, is a typical product from Bassano del Grappa. Pen maker Montegrappa has dedicated a special pen series to the city and its praised liquor. You can find it at Giardino.it.
Dante Alighieri by Omas, the pen of the Supreme Poet
Sep 4th, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Omas and the Dante Alighieri Society present “Dante Alighieri”, a limited edition of pens dedicated to the Italian ‘Supreme Poet’. Dante is known as the Father of the Italian Language: you can find Omas’ tribute to him at Giardino.it.
Atellan Tales by Marlen: Italian comedy at the time of Plautus
Aug 24th, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Back in the IV Century B.C.E., Greece was educating its people in democracy and citizenship through Tragedy and Myth in public theaters. At the other end of the Adriatic Sea, Italians preferred laughter to tears and had invented cabaret long before its time: the Atellan Tales. Italian pen maker Marlen has issued a pen series representing the main characters of such ancient tales.
You can now have them at an end-of-series special price from Giardino Italiano.
Papuasi by Delta raises awareness on the Asaro Mudmen
Jul 8th, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Italian pen makers Delta add a new limited series to their Indigenous People collection.
After BriBri, the Papuasi series is dedicated to the disappearing tribe of the Asaro Mudmen, a small population of Papua New Guinea that owes its name to a ghosts legend.
Order now your Delta Papuasi from giardino.it.
Visconti Millionaire, from fountain pen to roller in marble casing
Jul 1st, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
A thin shell of fine marble turns a fountain pen into a roller pen and viceversa: that’s Millionaire by Visconti, the first pen that goes through a metamorphosis thanks to its marble casing. No other pen allows you to slip off its core and completely change its style of writing.
Visconti Millionaire is a limited series available in four versions, now on sale from Giardino Italiano.
Quality leather, practical design and style: these is what leather goods by Nava stands out for. Nava has been an icon of the Milanese style in the world since the Seventies.
And now you can order Nava’s best collections of handbags, briefcases and clipboards with a simple click of the mouse: Giardino Italiano has been recently approved as a reseller for the brand.
Sanssouci Potsdam by Faber-Castell, Pen of the Year 2015
May 28th, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
There is a village, not far away from Berlin, Germany, hosting a royal palace surrounded by beautiful gardens.
Place of culture and fine arts, this fairy-tale palace has been honored by Graf von Faber-Castell with a series of dedicated pens.
They have now been awarded “Pen of the Year” 2015: the Sanssouci Potsdam series is now available at Giardino Italiano.
Mar Adriatico and Julius Caesar – Aurora retells Roman history
Apr 21st, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Think of bright sunbeams caressing the purest turquoise water of the Mediterranean shores. And think of the whitest of marbles, whose surface shows fine silvery veins in a tortoise-shell pattern. These are wordless symbols of an ancient story, now told by Italian pen-maker Aurora through two pens: Mar Adriatico and Gaius Julius Caesar.
You can find them at Giardino Italiano’s.
Mother Day – show her your love with something special
Apr 13th, 2015 by Simona Gauri-Reisch
Since the beginning of modern time, Mother’s Day has been celebrating the universal love tying a mother to her offspring.
From March to May, we honor worldwide motherhood and this special bondage: this year Giardino Italiano has made it easy for you and is now offering an exquisite selection of presents for Mother’s Day.
Is yours among them?
Visconti new Classic – entry level
Mar 12th, 2015 by Giardino Italiano
Visconti re-proposes the Classic series, which was the very first series made by the Florentine company almost 30 years ago in 1988.
The latest Visconti’s “entry level” pen features the same sober and clean line, the same clip shape, even the same colors, at affordable price.