1996 - 2016. Giardino Italiano celebrates 20 years of online sales.
To celebrate this important anniversary (in 1996 we were the first site in the world to sell fountain pens!), Visconti has produced this little masterpiece exclusively for us: the Giardino dell'Eden pen.
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The silver design that decorates the pen recalls the style of Klimt and his Tree of Life.
It depicts a tree—obviously an apple tree, speaking of Eden—climbing up the pen's barrel and extending onto the cap, in an intricate interplay of branches that expand into curls, spirals, leaves, and apples; like a precious embroidery that lightens the pen's sobriety.
The central palladium band is decorated with the Giardino Italiano logo, the anniversary dates (1996-2016) and a hint of the same curls as the main decoration.
The Scrimshaw Technique
Scrimshaw involves carving the resin with a very sharp cutter to create the decorative pattern. The cracks are then filled with ink, in this case silver, and left to dry for at least three days. Finally, the entire surface is carefully cleaned until the entire design appears. Scrimshaw was used in ancient times to decorate walking sticks, especially ivory ones, the handles of collectible knives, and rifle butts. Visconti is currently the only company in the world to use this technique.
The entire collection can be personalized with the well-known Visconti patent, My Pen System, with the instant application of initials, or with the precious stone preferred by the future, lucky, owner.
Black onyx, black hematite, blue lapis, purple amethyst, red carnelian, amber, brown tiger's eye, yellow agate, light green peridot, dark green malachite, turquoise, white pearl.
