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 ...

1) First impressions The M1000 has been my dream since I bought my first Pelikan, but I have always been stopped by its prohibitive price. I was always attracted by the combination of big nib, big size, pen lightness and internal solid brass mechanism. Whereas it is the Pelikan Souverän series flagship it has been paid very low on ebay and the shipment from a german private person was fast. The package was perfect but the pen, not being sold by an official dealer, was provided without the deluxe package which would have had a TG1 ink bottle with pen rest, in addition to the included standard soft cardboard box with the hard cardboard inside. Inside the box there was not even the instructions/maintenance/warranty booklet and to my request of explanations, the seller quickly told me that I had a warranty of 1 year with him but at the 99.999% I would not have needed of it. However, the pen was a gift from my girlfriend and never look a gift horse in the mouth. The initial impact was very ...

1) First impressions I have always liked the demo models especially when the filling system is not with cartridge. I have seen this pen for the first time online on ebay, but the various models were always among auctions and the final prices plus shipping costs were not worth spending over the candle, despite its gray actracted me, more and more. One day I stopped at the shop Cartoleria Dettori in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) to see which pen they had and it was there and looked at me and it looked like it was waiting for me. So I bought it. The box was a classic Pelikan soft cardboard with a hard cardboard inside with warranty, loading and maintenance booklet. 2) Aesthetics and finishing The pen is "diamond" polished transparent gray plastic with gold plated trims. Like all other Pelikan pens it is perfectly assembled with no imperfections or smudged and it seems better than in photos. 3) Design, size and weight As I have already written, the pen is in transparent grey plast...

1) First impressions This pen has convinced me on two points, yet still valid for me: the high quality of all level Pelikan products and the incredible versatility of the piston filling system and its low cost compared to the cartridges. Then I was attracted by this pen because of three features: the brand that was not still tested at the time, its cost and the filling system. Unfortunately it was not so easy to find it because dealers in my city don’t sell it because it is an entry-level model. So I bought it online after reading several positive comments on FPN. The soft cardboard carton box, with the traditional hard cardboard box inside, had all the original Pelikan symbols and the booklet contained in addition to the warranty instructions, even the pen loading and maintenance instructions. 2) Aesthetics and finishing Although it’s the basic modern model of Pelikan piston filling pens, the quality of this pen, talking about assembly and finishing, is absolute. The pen is glossy bl...

1) First impressions I chose to receive this pen as an university degree gift of the last year for the following reasons: it's Italian and like all high-quality Italian things with time it acquires value, it's a technologic pen with its retractable rotary mechanism, it's small and it's standing perfectly fine to leave on the desktop, it's elegant and it's something that lasts over time being totally metal. I saw it for the first time at Giardino Italiano site where later it was bought at and then I read a review about it on FPN. As always, Giardino Italiano has been reliable in the shipment and the package contained a Visconti Opera Club (of which I will write the review soon), several ink cartridges and it should also contain an inkwell with aluminum cap, kind gift of the site, which it was sent later with other inkwells I purchased. The pen arrived with the classic red box with hidden drawer which contained the instruction booklet / maintenance / warranty and...

1) First impressions Before I decided to collect fountain pens also of a certain value, I was willing to stay in the medium-low class pens and this model is considered the entry-level model of Parker brand so I looked for a few seller on ebay and I was attracted by either the low price and the Iridescent color that in some photos made up the pen color purple. This pen is one of the first purchased on ebay, practically the beginning of my collection. Despite coming from Great Britain the shipment was fast and arrived packed in padded envelope with its original packaging in plastic blister with cardboard. Inside there were the classic Parker Sapphire cartridge and package of the lifetime warranty and instructions. 2) Aesthetics and finishing As you can imagine, being a cheap pen, it is built in series in large numbers and so it is difficult to find any defect that does not belong to the whole series. T he pen has a metal satin cap, plastic body with iridescent blue-violet effects and a ...

1) First impressions I always liked the blue pens and when I saw this pen at an ebay auction I have not hesitated to participate in view of the beautiful sea color. I bought it on November 14th, 2006 from the ebay seller lazylombster, paid € 16.86 + shipping cost of € 9.97, a bargain considering that the quotes for a new pen from dealers were of € 75.00 at the purchase date. The pen, however, was new and arrived in perfect condition in its box and in fairly reasonable time. The pen was accompanied by the medium value Waterman standard blue carton box with shell opening, double bottom, 2 cartridges and instruction booklet, but since the sale was not from a dealer it had no warranty. 2) Aesthetics and finishing The pen, with an intense blue color and chromed trims, has a black smooth plastic handle and the rest of the pen, including the cap, is metallic effect shiny lacquered metal. Hence the name of the model that recalls the undulations of dunes. The pen appears solid and sturdy, perf...

1) Prime impressioni Mi sono sempre piaciute le penne di colore blue e quando ho visto questa penna in un'asta su eBay non ho esitato a parteciparvi vista anche la bella colorazione effetto mare. L'ho comprata il 14 novembre 2006 da eBay dal venditore lazylombster, pagata € 16.86 + spese di spedizione di € 9,97, quindi un ottimo affare considerando che le quotazioni sul nuovo da negozi erano di € 75.00 all'epoca dell'acquisto. La penna comunque era nuova ed è arrivata in perfette condizioni nella sua scatola ed in tempi abbastanza ragionevoli. La penna era accompagnata dalla scatola standard delle Waterman di medio pregio in cartone blue con apertura a conchiglia, doppio fondo, 2 cartucce e libretto di istruzioni ma visto che la vendita era da parte di un privato era priva di garanzia. 2) Estetica e rifiniture La penna, di un colore blue intenso e particolari cromati, ha l'impugnatura in plastica nera liscia mentre il resto della penna, cappuccio compreso, è in met...

  1) First impressions I have always wanted to have a Carene, since the very first moment that I saw it online on ebay from lewertoski in the Deluxe or Tobacco versions. I was fascinated by its line and design, even though already possessing many dark pens, I was braked by the color and even more I did not know anything about nib performance. Moreover it was always expensive. When, after several Waterman, I realized that the nib I wanted was Fine, I looked for it paying attention to the price. So I found an auction without any bidders on lewertoski and for "few" euros I won a new model, very beautiful in its coloring. As always lewertoski was fast even though I could not pay him immediatly because the system was messed up with multiple purchases and shipping costs. The pen arrived accompanied by a Waterman classic elegant hard cardboard blue box, with a converter included in the pen and a box of long cartridges Waterman Florida Blue; there were also two leaflets for warranty ...