The correct name of the edition is not "Montblanc Nike" but "Montblanc Marinière for Colette". The striped pattern quotes the then jersey of the French national football team, and the blue corresponds to the colour of the Colette logo. As part of the campaign, the Paris fashion boutique Colette invited several brands (e.g. Longchamp, Montblanc) to reinterpret one of their leading products. The fountain pen was made of white Meissen porcelain and limited to 5 pieces at 2500 euros each.
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What is the background story of the Montblanc edition limited to 5 pieces, presented in 2011 in the Paris fashion shop Colette?
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Original discussion in the forum 6 posts · 3 participants · June 2011 – July 2011
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Hallo zusammen,
Michael R. hat bei fountainpennetwork.com Fotos vom Montblanc Nike präsentiert. Hier auch die entsprechenden Links ... ich bin gespannt, wann es auch einen Montblanc Adidas gibt!
Nike x colette : The Away Project
from March 28th to April 9th, 2011Montblanc Nike ... limitiert auf 5 Stück, Preis 2500 €
http://www.acquiremag.com/2011/03/29/colette.jpg
http://stylo-montblanc.agence-presse.net/2011/03/21/colette-celeblre-l…
http://www.colette.fr/#/page/5586/nike-x-colette-the-away-project/
(Seite 2)Viele Grüße
Michael - thisal
Hello dear friends,
I usually TRY to follow discussions here in German, and this time, I wish to give some more details about this particular limited edition.
The pattern is due to the new shirt of the French national football team, recalling the "mariniere" pattern.
It belongs to an initiative by the famous fashion boutique in Paris, Colette, who asked several famous brands to adapt of of their leading products, such as Longchamp (women bags) or Montblanc, naturally. This colour is also the one of Colette's logo.
The pen is made of Meissen white porcelain, but bears the blue lines you can see on the pictures. The pen, though it is a very limited edition, is NOT numbered -- alas ! The boxes (outer and inner) have no special marks -- alas ! -- except the sticker on the outer box, showing that only 5 pieces have been issued.
OF COURSE, it is sold out since the very first days of the operation, and I have had the pleasure to get one.. Of course, 2500€ may sound expensive to many of us, but since the unnumbered Meissen white porcelain costed about 1940€, a 5 unit limited edition at 2500€ sounds interesting !
Kind regards
Thierry - penparadise
Hi Thierry,
Thank you for your very interesting explanations and congratulations to your purchase! Indeed, it's a very rare pen and the price is more than adequate. Only 5 of 5 pens sounds quite uneconomical, but it's good for you. ;)
Best regards and hope to see you again soon,
Axel - admin
Dear Thierry,
to be very honest, I really like this pen !!! I even would consider buying this pen ... but as I understand, it's not available any more :-[
I really like the pen because it's very stylish and completely different to the colour-compositions that you are used to. So it's a really different pen.
However, I do not think that the brand Nike fits well to Montblanc. But may be you can shed more light on this ... is the pen really calles Montblanc Nike or what's the name of this edition?
Viele Grüße
Michael - thisal
Hello Michael,
The real name is definitely not "MB Nike" !
It is MB Marinière (name of the pattern) for Colette (the fashion shop)
Best regards
Thierry - admin
Hello Thierry,
thanks for clarification
Best regards
Michael