The material in this pen is as antique as the world: lava from the Etna volcano.

Visconti has successfully produced a material containing over 50% of pure basaltic lava, catalysed together with resin in a formula-patented thus obviously kept secret; whose extraordinary characteristics practically transform it into a material perfectly fit to writing instruments

Visconti lava is:

Virtually unbreakable: It has a high degree of resilience, 10 times more than the same pen in resin.
Flameproof - Visconti lava has a resistance to heat of over 100°C; much more than the temperature your car can reach in a parking during an Italian summer (70°C).
Slightly hygroscopic, allowing to absorb hand sweat during use.
Dense at touch, allowing the best finger-relaxing grip.

The material in this pen is as antique as the world: lava from the Etna volcano.

Visconti has successfully produced a material containing over 50% of pure basaltic lava, catalysed together with resin in a formula-patented thus obviously kept secret; whose extraordinary characteristics practically transform it into a material perfectly fit to writing instruments

Visconti lava is:

Virtually unbreakable: It has a high degree of resilience, 10 times more than the same pen in resin.
Flameproof - Visconti lava has a resistance to heat of over 100°C; much more than the temperature your car can reach in a parking during an Italian summer (70°C).
Slightly hygroscopic, allowing to absorb hand sweat during use.
Dense at touch, allowing the best finger-relaxing grip.

The material in this pen is as antique as the world: lava from the Etna volcano.

Visconti has successfully produced a material containing over 50% of pure basaltic lava, catalysed together with resin in a formula-patented thus obviously kept secret; whose extraordinary characteristics practically transform it into a material perfectly fit to writing instruments Visconti lava is:

Virtually unbreakable: It has a high degree of resilience, 10 times more than the same pen in resin.
Flameproof - Visconti lava has a resistance to heat of over 100°C; much more than the temperature your car can reach in a parking during an Italian summer (70°C).
Slightly hygroscopic, allowing to absorb hand sweat during use.
Dense at touch, allowing the best finger-relaxing grip.

The 23 ct 950 Palladium DREAMTOUCH Nib

With Homo Sapiens Visconti introduces the first ever made 23 ct 950 palladium Dreamtouch nib.
Palladium has interesting physical features that allow the production of fountain pen nibs; its manufacturing is possible nowadays thanks to new metal-fusion technologies and to the welding of iridium tips.
Palladium actually melts at much higher temperatures than gold: 1552°C against 1063°C. It is therefore obvious that this metal has better mechanical features, being more resistant than gold and that any manufacturing process involving palladium becomes a lot more challenging.

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