Award-winning filmmaker partners with luxury Maison to create a limited writing instrument inspired by the Montblanc archive.
It only takes a few seconds to recognise one of Wes Anderson’s works, a filmmaker who favours old-fashioned craftsmanship over digitally generated computer images, in an age where technical ingenuity knows practically no bounds. A celebration of craftsmanship and storytelling, Anderson has designed the “SCHREIBERLING” – the “scribbler” – inspired by the legendary “baby” pens of the 1910s and 1920s from the Montblanc archive, considered as some of the smallest writing instruments of their time.
Anderson is no stranger to the universe of Montblanc. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker created and directed the 100 Years of Meisterstück short film last year to mark the 100th anniversary of the Maison’s iconic writing instrument: the Meisterstück. Anderson put his own unique spin on the world of Montblanc through his inimitable storytelling and unmistakable visual identity, bearing the hallmark of a true storyteller with the capacity to translate the essence of words into images in spectacular fashion. It was in this short film that the filmmaker first teased the existence of the new “SCHREIBERLING” writing instrument.
Emerging from Anderson’s reimagined Montblanc universe, the “SCHREIBERLING” Limited Edition 1969 unites in its miniature form historical design and expert craftsmanship. The writing instrument takes the stage in vibrant green and yellow lacquer, accentuated by platinum-coated fittings. In reference to the coral-coloured cap top of one of the iconic writing instruments from the Maison’s early years, this new interpretation of the “baby” pens is similarly crowned with the Montblanc emblem surrounded by coral-coloured precious resin. The piece is limited to just 1,969 pieces, marking the filmmaker’s year of birth.
The “SCHREIBERLING” is available as part of a writing set presented inside a green tin box with a coral-coloured lining, taking inspiration from the tin tool boxes often seen in Anderson’s films. A notebook, a ruler, and ink cartridges in green accompany the fountain pen to complete the writing experience.
Like all Montblanc writing instruments, the “SCHREIBERLING” goes beyond the merely aesthetic to tell a deeper story, just as Wes Anderson’s works go far beyond the purely visual, unveiling a finely spun tale hidden beneath a meticulously crafted surface.
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