Apparel and accessories
January 4, 2023
Montblanc's nib, dipped twice over in gold, has undergone several innovative changes over the last century, while maintaining its iconic shape. Image credit: Montblanc
By Marybeth Connaughton
A new promotional video released by German stationery house Montblanc highlights the means and methods by which it balances tradition and innovation, resulting in objet d’art meant to leave an indelible mark.
{"ct":"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","iv":"fc3394bfe1a94cb5f337bc579cb197bb","s":"27281e9a6637ae09"}
Share your thoughts. Click here