New Skeleton Pen: Gaudi

[nicholasyeo]

Gorgeous pen! Mont Blanc never fails to make incredibly beautiful skeleton pens...

[rockspyder]

After reading this rekindled thread, I went to a nearby MB boutique today, where they have this one...

It is an incredibly beautiful piece of work. I was a bit sceptical when I saw the pictures, but after seeing the actual pen, I am impressed. Considering the limitations (just a few centimeters of a cylindrical shape) within which a pen designer must express "tribute" or represent a specific theme, I think they did a stellar job - capturing some essentials of Gaudi's style in elegant simplicity.

 

I also had a look at the Axis Mundi, and I was equally impressed. The elements of the Taipei building's design were beautifully rendered in this design.

 

Give credit where it is due. Well done MB.

 

Damn. Now I can't sleep. Maybe.....well......watch this space...

[Ghost Plane]

Like the mosaic star as well, but suspect if the planet tilted on its axis and I obtained one that the ring right above the threads would be where my fingers would land.

[mongrelnomad]

After reading this rekindled thread, I went to a nearby MB boutique today, where they have this one...

It is an incredibly beautiful piece of work. I was a bit sceptical when I saw the pictures, but after seeing the actual pen, I am impressed. Considering the limitations (just a few centimeters of a cylindrical shape) within which a pen designer must express "tribute" or represent a specific theme, I think they did a stellar job - capturing some essentials of Gaudi's style in elegant simplicity.

 

I also had a look at the Axis Mundi, and I was equally impressed. The elements of the Taipei building's design were beautifully rendered in this design.

 

Give credit where it is due. Well done MB.

 

Damn. Now I can't sleep. Maybe.....well......watch this space...

 

Were you by any chance in Zurich? That's where I saw the Gaudi, and they, too, had a Taipei 101 (as well as a Bizmark which I had never seen before)...

[JonSzanto]

As has been alluded to: they nailed gaudy, but missed Gaudi.

[rockspyder]

After reading this rekindled thread, I went to a nearby MB boutique today, where they have this one...

It is an incredibly beautiful piece of work. I was a bit sceptical when I saw the pictures, but after seeing the actual pen, I am impressed. Considering the limitations (just a few centimeters of a cylindrical shape) within which a pen designer must express "tribute" or represent a specific theme, I think they did a stellar job - capturing some essentials of Gaudi's style in elegant simplicity.

 

I also had a look at the Axis Mundi, and I was equally impressed. The elements of the Taipei building's design were beautifully rendered in this design.

 

Give credit where it is due. Well done MB.

 

Damn. Now I can't sleep. Maybe.....well......watch this space...

 

Were you by any chance in Zurich? That's where I saw the Gaudi, and they, too, had a Taipei 101 (as well as a Bizmark which I had never seen before)...

Nope, it was here in SA. Did see them on display in Zürich a few weeks back, but did not look at them then. Should never have... :embarrassed_smile:

[georges zaslavsky]

absolutely not a fan of this pen

[pen tom]

I recently visited Barcelona, Spain. Home central for all things Gaudi. Loved his architecture, especially the Sagrada Familia church.

 

To me the design connection to Gaudi's style is quite slim indeed. I just don't see it at all