Italian fountain pens, watches, leather goods and accessories
Posted in Products, Protagonists on May 6th, 2023
In my many years of successful collaboration with Delta, I had never been to Naples to visit their offices and factory. Finally, invited and solicited several times by Nino Marino, I hopped on the plane. The trip was definitely worthwhile: apart from personal knowledge and an overview of the machinery, I will now tell you […]
Posted in Products, Protagonists on Dec 5th, 2019
Stipula has been missing from Giardino Italiano’s catalog for quite a while now. And yet, the brand has always been there, alive and kicking. I missed the Stipulas. They are beautiful, interesting, and charming pens. They remind me of those prim-and-proper ladies: they won’t surprise you with the latest fashion, but will never look out […]
Posted in Products on Feb 11th, 2019
Leonardo Officina Italiana has recently launched a new line of colourful pens that go under the name of Furore. Furore, Italian for “fury”, show off their bright and shiny liveries, calling for liveliness, deeness, and passion. Nothing about the feelings connected to fury shine through. If you’re puzzled about it, know that there is more to the […]
Posted in Products, Protagonists on Sep 3rd, 2018
Some new pens have hit the market. It’s the Momento Zero series (the Italian for “Zero Moment”). They display a beautifully classical look, with their informal and natural style. The colors of their resins and celluloid are sober, yet iridescent. Their name calls for rebirth, commitment, and enthusiasm. The brand is Leonardo Officina Italiana, a […]
Posted in Promotions on Jan 13th, 2016
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! .
Posted in Products on Nov 9th, 2015
“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.
Posted in Products on Sep 22nd, 2015
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.
Posted in Events, Products, Protagonists on Sep 4th, 2015
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.
Posted in Products, Promotions on Aug 24th, 2015
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.
Posted in Products on Jul 8th, 2015
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.
Posted in Products on Apr 21st, 2015
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 Cesar. You can find them at Giardino Italiano’s.
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?
Posted in Products on Mar 12th, 2015
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.
Posted in Products on Feb 27th, 2015
If you like fine accessories with an old-fashioned, aristocratic taste, Pelikan Souverän 805 Stresemann might be just for you. This is a pen with a classical and stylish flair, inspired to the elegant dress code of statesmen and white collars of the late XIX and early XX century. From late February it will be available […]
Posted in Products on Feb 27th, 2015
Se amate la finezza degli accessori dal gusto un po’ antico e aristocratico, Pelikan Souverän 805 Stresemann potrebbe fare al caso vostro. Questa penna incarna il gusto classico, ispirato all’estetica degli statisti e della classe dirigente del tardo XIX secolo e primo XX secolo. Dall’inizio di marzo la troverete su Giardino.it.