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[Pravda]

Over the course of the last few days, I had the pleasure of having a wonderful and exciting time with Montblanc in Dubai.

 

Last night was the Flagship Boutique re-opening. I was very fond of the old one and couldn't imagine how they could improve upon it, but they did.

 

The new store is super-cool, rumored to be created by a celebrity designer who worked on the Emirates Airline rebranding.

 

The event was attended by guests from all nationalities and backgrounds.

 

The first 2 pics are of the new branch generally a day before the event, because during it was too crowded I couldn't bring out its design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The new store had a Collectors Corner which houses the Artisan (Ateliers Prive) pieces and the higher LEs.

 

 

It has a fountain pen technician (as did the older store) on site to help visitors with minor tweaks/fixes on their beloved writing instruments, as well as a new machine for leather embossing.

 

A few of the attendees were invited to be guests for a private dinner to view the more exclusive pieces in a nearby luxury hotel.

 

We were escorted in Montblanc's special BMW 7-Series cars. The emblem is pretty cool no?

 

 

The dinner table was very tastefully set, with a pianist pleasantly adorning the hall with exquisite musical notes.

 

 

Personalized menus were a very nice touch.

 

 

The pens were on exhibit in an adjacent room.

 

 

As for the pens themselves:

 

The Avicenna 65

 

 

James Watt 35

 

 

Chiso 55

 

 

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Moulin Rouge 91

 

 

Wassily Kandinsky 77

 

 

The Beatles 1969

 

 

The Beatles 88

 

 

Rouge et Noir Serpent 110

 

 

Henry Moore 88

 

 

However the event was mainly for the unveiling of the Hannibal collection we saw earlier in another thread.

 

 

 

 

 

Say what you will about the pens, but you had to have sat down with one of Montblanc's creative designers to fully appreciate the meticulous/tedious craftsmanship of each piece. How the diamonds are cut and set, the type of testing and trial-and-error required to use specific material and the story behind each element- is really what makes these pieces truly remarkable. They are representation of our human creativity/ability and technical innovation fused in a piece of art.

 

And we all got to go home with a leather-bound notebook and a couple of elephants

 

 

Beautiful Dubai

 

 

 

 

 

[Tom Kellie]

~ Pravda:

 

Taking customer service past VIP treatment into the heavens!

Montblanc Dubai certainly knows how to throw a party.

When I saw the Beatles Artisan Edition 88, I thought to myself: “I wanna hold your pen!”.

The close-up views of the magnificent Hannibal collection show what works of art the pens are.

They aren't craftsmanship as much as they are the jeweler's art blended with the finest writing tools.

You've done a service to us by sharing these excellent images here.

They reflect Montblanc's continuing quest toward superb quality, complexity of design execution, and remarkably imagined fountain pens.

Ha! Not a rollerball in the bunch, eh? (Just kidding...)

Dubai looks like a spectacular city. Definitely the ideal location for such a sophisticated boutique.

This sets a standard for Montblanc China, if they choose to accept the challenge.

The floral arrangements, menu, setting all are impressive and pleasing to the eye.

The very nice notebook and two of Hannibal's elephants will be a special memory of a remarkable event.

I feel delighted to see all of this!

Tom K.

[Z-Tab]

The inlays on the Avicenna look quite impressive. I'd love to see one in person, must be quite a beauty.

[thygreyt]

Wow, seems like it was fun. Congratulations on the invite

[Cyrille81]

Thank you very much for these great photos and reporting of your party. The shop seems really nice, we are far away to have so big and nice MB shop at Brussel. Maybe shop at Paris are better... The different fountain pens you shown us are really great and Dubai seems a lovely city

Congrats for your invitation.

[penparadise]

Impressive!

 

No question the pens are pieces of Art but non of them matches my taste except the James Watt 35. All the others are overloaded and much too loud for me.

 

About the new boutique, I've been to Hamburg 9 days ago and visited the Montblanc boutique there. It has a very similar design and layout. Also a special collectors section with some artisan and collector's pens. But for my first time in a Montblanc boutique: There was a member of the staff who had knowledge about the pens! What a positive surprise.

[Wolverine1]

Pravda- thanks for posting the pictures of the pens. Dubai sure has changed for the better. I lived there for 2 years when I was 13-14 yrs old. It was a nice place, but was a sleepy village by comparison!!!!! I think, no one living there in the 1980s ever imagined a place like the Burj-al-Khalifa ever existing in Dubai!!!!

Thanks.

[Abhik]

Congratulations!! Loved your post Pravda.

Excellent pen photos! Feast of eyes!

Not entirely matching taste for pen but surely pieces of art.

Thanks for sharing.

[Tom Kellie]

Congratulations!! Loved your post Pravda.

Excellent pen photos! Feast of eyes!

Not entirely matching taste for pen but surely pieces of art.

Thanks for sharing.

 

 

~ Abhik:

 

I agree with your positive feelings.

Thank you for expressing that.

Tom K.

[alfredop]

Beautiful photos, I like some of the pens whereas others are less appealing to me. It seems that you participated to an interesting event.

 

Alfredo

[Cordovian]

Looks like it was a fantastic event! Thanks for sharing Prada.

 

So what was your menu selection?

[BillH]

Thank you Pravda, excellent pictures.

 

Whole 'nother world compared to Rattlesnake Junction Idaho

[Ghost Plane]

Ultimate fun! This is my kind of event. Thank you for a vicarious peek.

 

I’d nab the Serpent. The workmanship on the Hannibal is exquisite. That would’ve been my mom’s pick as that was her stone of choice.

 

I have a fantasy of sitting down with the designers, a tray of my favorite stones, and playing with designs.

[zaddick]

I appreciate and value a peek into a world I will never inhabit. Unfortunately for me, I have developed expensive tastes with much greater ease and speed than my earning potential.

 

Your generosity of time and openness is one of the reasons this forum keeps me engaged. It is like a reality show focused on pens. What will the next episode expose to my eager eyes? I must wait and be patient...

[Maktoob0303]

I am always enjoying your post!

Thank you so much for uploading!

[SpecTP]

that looked like an amazing event. I am drawn into that Kandinsky. Such a beautiful and unique pen design.

[meiers]

Thank you for sharing your experience here with us.

The Kandinsky is calling out to me as well. Thats my absolute favourite. Greetings from the Canadian prairies.

Edited October 13, 2017 by meiers

[Warhammer57]

Thank you for sharing your experience here with us.

The Kandinsky is calling out to me as well. Thats my absolute favourite. Greetings from the Canadian prairies.

Kandinsky Is my favorite artist so it is easily my favorite in the bunch! My wife is originally from Winnipeg.

[Mulrich]

And I thought the Pelikan Hub was pretty cool.

 

If I ever make it to Dubai I'll be sure to check out the store. The 149 I was given as a graduation gift was purchased at the Dubai store.

[888007888]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing such a special and or private event with us Pravda. Words cannot express my gratitude. as Zaddick stated earlier, your most are some of the most intriguing within FPN and I look forward to them. Thank you. As for the pens... I love appreciate them all as functional art. True creativity