Visconti (company)


Visconti is an Italian manufacturing company of luxury goods, founded in 1988 in Florence by Dante Del Vecchio and Luigi Poli, who were themselves collectors of fountain pens. The company became notable for the use of celluloid in the manufacturing of its pens, adding details in ivory, titanium, gold, diamond, ebonite, and acrylic fiber.
Visconti's handmade fountain pens have been recognised for their quality and fine craft, by Daniela Carrara on TopNegozi having released several collections since the company's inception. magazine of fountain pens, pages 23,58,59, 28 Jul 2014

History

The company was founded on October 20, 1988, by Luigi Poli and Dante del Vecchio, two friends that decided to turn their passion for fountain pens into a business. Together, both companies launched a range of new products, including the Rembrandt Collection, Opera Masters, Homo Sapiens Collection, Divina Royale range, and the limited-edition Templari.
By 2012, Visconti exported its crafted products to more than 50 countries around the world, with 50,000 pens sold by year.