Fine Writing - Stylus Magazine

anch pattern in high relief
while the second, a pinstriped
background, is interrupted by
a third dimension of frost. This
ground-breaking design is finished
in four wintry variations
of translucent hard enamel.
For 2003, David Oscarson
takes it up another notch with
the world’s very first Crystal
Fountain Pen, one with a
remarkable filling system. To
satisfy a new generation of
collectors, the barrel accommodates
a rollerball refill, a
fountain pen cartridge and/
or fountain pen converter,
all of which can be masked
by a removable sterling silver
sleeve finished in rhodium or
18-karat yellow gold vermeil.
For the true pen aficionado,
however, the pen also comes
equipped with a glass eyedropper
for those who prefer
the traditional technique of
replacing ink. A series of seals
and O-rings secures the ink in
the crystal chamber while also
protecting the inner threads
and workings of the pen.
When asked where the
inspiration for the Crystal
Collection came from, Oscarson
explains, “I spent much
Opposite page:
Henrik Wigstrom
Trophy Collection
was the first
line of writing
instruments made
by David Oscarson.
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