Porsche Design / Pelikan Writing Instruments.

[Ricardo1962]

They're here! The first Porsche Design writing tools made by Pelikan.

http://www.porsche-design.com/international/en/products/p3000accessories/writingtools/pelikanpens/

 

Porsche Design by Pelikan

 

 

Pure Black Fountain Pen

 

 

Pure Titanium Fountain Pen

 

 

Pure Titanium Fountain Pen

 

 

Slim Line Fountain Pen

 

 

Slim Line Fountain Pen

 

 

Slim Line Ball Point Pen

 

 

Slim Line Mechanical Pencil

[Silvermink]

Hm. Not exactly thrilling compared to the Faber-Castell designs so far.

[mholve]

They seem... Okay. All the right combos for me (Pelikan, Porsche, titanium, black) but not really interested in the design - especially for the price they'll likely go for. Why LEs? The FCs weren't LEs (or were they?).

[mr goldfink]

This is a really, really dull design concept. What are they doing over in Hannover?

[1000km]

Greater resemblance to Lamy than Pelikan.

[nicholasyeo]

Not as spectacular as the unique Faber-Castell ones!

[HDoug]

Greater resemblance to Lamy than Pelikan.

 

Ditto, although not necessarily a bad thing. But in either case, no piston so I don't have to save up my lunch money...

 

Doug

[PJohnP]

Well, they're not pens that I personally desire, but anything that expands the overall fountain pen market is a good thing.

 

 

 

John P.

[beluga]

Hm. Not exactly thrilling compared to the Faber-Castell designs so far.

 

 

+1

 

While the quality of their pens can be excellent, Pelikan IMO unfortunately lacks the flair to come up with truly inspiring, innovative designs the way Lamy and on occasion Faber-Castell do.

 

I had hoped that the collaboration with Porsche Design would address this, but apparently not.

 

 

 

B.

[Ricardo1962]

As far as I know Pelikan didn't design these instruments, Porsche Design did. I think it was the same with the models made by Faber-Castell. Porsche Design is a design studio, not a manufacturer, they have their own line of products and they also work for other companies in the field of industrial and product design.

 

http://www.porsche-d...mpany/pdstudio/

[beak]

Well I'm not bowled over, yet.

 

A poorly designed site too; clicking on the black pen tells you pretty much nothing about it except that you can have different nibs, and the flicking-cartridge-thing was meaningless to me. I don't even know how big the pen is.

This may be a fantastic pen and the best thing to hit the market for decades, but I have no interest in finding out if that is so or not - something wrong there.

No piston fill! Forget it, for me.

[beluga]

As far as I know Pelikan didn't design these instruments, Porsche Design did. I think it was the same with the models made by Faber-Castell. Porsche Design is a design studio, not a manufacturer, they have their own line of products and they also work for other companies in the field of industrial and product design.

 

http://www.porsche-d...mpany/pdstudio/

 

 

That is correct, but as I said, I had hoped that the Pelikan-Porsche Design collaboration would lead to some spiffier Pelikan designs, but instead of Porsche Design sexing up Pelikan, Pelikan seems to be dulling down Porsche Design.

Not good....

[sarahfar]

Can't agree. I just bought the pen. You have to see it, touch it, feel it, it's Porsche and expensive luxurious through and through. I like MB big, Omas Biig and this pen is Big but very stunning, elegant and minimal. I think it writes better than my LE Pelikans or larger ones. It's a CC filler, but to me, even that doesn't kill how great this pen is. I've liked them before, but think Pelikan has done well on this pen. Would buy this pen any day of the week over a normal standard nib 800. Just my 2 cents and no disrespect intended.

[Iggy1980]

I disagree with the most opinions here as well. I had a look to the pens on saturday in a Porsche Design Store and I like them a lot. Porsche Design is known for puristic design and that is what you can see if you have the pens in your hand.

 

The Slim pens has a as well a mechanism....then the cartridge is extended the clip inside the casing is recessed.

 

From my point of view Pelikan and Porsche Design is a good cooperation

[Pippin60]

Hm. Not exactly thrilling compared to the Faber-Castell designs so far.

 

 

This is a really, really dull design concept. What are they doing over in Hannover?

 

 

Greater resemblance to Lamy than Pelikan.

 

I'd have to agree with all of the above. Rather uninspiring theme. The others used unique materials in a t least an interesting way. They remind me too much of the Lamy Accent in Palladium .

[Scribero ergo sum]

It certainly bears mentioning that this is the first design released to the market since the partnership between PD and Pelikan was announced. It's early yet.

[Frits B]

Well I'm not bowled over, yet.

 

A poorly designed site too; clicking on the black pen tells you pretty much nothing about it except that you can have different nibs, and the flicking-cartridge-thing was meaningless to me. I don't even know how big the pen is.

This may be a fantastic pen and the best thing to hit the market for decades, but I have no interest in finding out if that is so or not - something wrong there.

No piston fill! Forget it, for me.

Stupid translation mistake, too, calling the nib a spring. German Feder may mean both, but on a website meant to be classy you might expect some more care to be spent on the product characteristics.

[Iggy1980]

too funny if agencys translate that have no idea about the products :-)