Leonardo Officina Italiana Momento Magico Fountain Pen - Pithecusa Gold

Pithecusa
Island of Ischia, the island of beauty

Today, this fountain pen contains pure magic; our magic liquid is the ink that can tell ancient and modern stories. Recalling the splendors of the period between 900 and 700 B.C., a time when Hellenic culture left an important imprint on Italian territory as well, just as it did on the present-day Island of Ischia whose ancient name, Pithecusa, precisely was chosen to celebrate a historical era that is still able to evoke beauty and emotions.

Pithecusa, Momento Magico, features elegant lines, with a clip and washer in perfect vintage style, and in this case the addition of the central metal band engraved with a three-dimensional pantograph gives life to a novel model.

The central band features a stylized Wave pattern, the curves reminiscent of the continuous motion of the sea and the dunes of the sandy beaches of the island of beauty.

The transparent window on the pen body indicates the ink level. The integrated piston filling system has an ink capacity of 1.5 ml and is entirely manufactured in Leonardo workshops.

· Produced in Pithecusa resin
· Feed supply in ABS assembled with the steel nib 
· Metal parts in gold finish 
· Integrated piston filling, huge capacity 1.5ml and possibility of disassembly with a proprietary wrench (sold separately)

This stunning pen comes gift boxed.

** Please note: The design imprint on the nib may be different from the photo.**

MOMENTO MAGICO PEN COLLECTION

For this project Leonardo Officina Italiana looked to ancient Greece. 900-700 BC was a time of dramatic transformation in Greece. Trade opened up between the Greek city-state and parts of Asia Minor, southern Italy and Sicily. With it came a cultural revival of poetry, architecture and art. Today, Italy is still exceedingly culturally rich. In all of the arts, including music, the visual arts and film. While the Momento Magico harkens back to the ancients, it also looks to a more recent muse, the 1962 film Anima Nera by Roberto Rossellini.
 
The ancient and the modern. This is the inspiration for the Momento Magico.
 
The historic past of this pen is expressed in the fretwork on its central band which represents the decoration belonging to this period of artistic awakening which came to be known as “Geometric Art”.  Five special resins were chosen to manufacture this writing instrument and it is trimmed in metals that illustrate the artistic glory of this extraordinary time in history. The colors of the materials were inspired by the Rossellini film and moments found within it.

LEONARDO OFFICINA ITALIANA

With more than 45 years of experience making pens, the Leonardo Officina Italiana pen company has been passed from father to son. A family tradition, Leonardo Officina Italiana is a forge, a laboratory and production facility where experience and craftsmanship meet to give life to the pleasure of writing.

Hand made in Italy uses quality materials to create fine writing instruments that are pleasure to use. Drawing from a look back in the past to the vintage style, Leonardo Officina Italiana has achieved the balance between design, craftsmanship and research.

Today Leonardo Officina Italiana focuses on vintage character using old loading systems, materials and techniques that once characterized the craftsmanship of industry. The result is fine pens that have warmth that only passion can give.

Using materials that are unique, exclusive and hand selected, such as ebonite, celluloid, wood, special resins and precious metals. Each are selected with a vintage imprint.

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