Dott. Ing. Andrea Duni

So, here we are in 2025. AI is doing everything, from writing our emails to, supposedly, driving our cars (still waiting on that one, to be honest!). It's easy, in all this digital craziness, to forget the simple pleasures, the  tangible  ones. That's where fountain pens come in, for me at least. They're a little island of analog bliss in a sea of digital demands. But this isn't just about putting words on paper, it's about reclaiming something inherently human: the fulfillment of creative work done by our own hand. I'm talking about the  feeling  of it, the connection you make with the act of writing itself. And in our world of instant everything, the deliberate, almost meditative act of writing with a fountain pen is a welcome change of pace. It's a chance to slow down, to breathe, and to reconnect with something real and deeply personal. In a way, picking up a fountain pen, dipping its nib into a beautiful violet ink, and letting it glide on quality paper...

  On 5th September 2014 I had been contacted by the UK-based journalist Lennox Morrison because she was writing an article on collecting fountain pens for BBC Capital . She asked me if I was free for a telephone/skype interview of about 20 minutes on Monday 8th September in the first afternoon. She'd like to ask me about when and why I became interested in fountain pens and writing instruments, whether I do so purely for pleasure or also for profit, which pens are particularly special for me. Also, if I have advice for other collectors on where to start, where to buy, how to look after my collection etc. So after some message we agreed for the interview, that, let me sincerly tell, it was very pleasant and it last around 40 minutes. The article has been published today, thursday 4th December 2014, in the Capital section of BBC main site. In this page you can read the full interview, while  there for International readers, and there for ...