The material in the stunning Visconti Homo Sapiens Dark Age Over ballpoint pen is as antique and natural as the world: lava from the Etna volcano in southern Italy!Visconti conceived the Homo Sapiens writing instruments line for real writers, for those to whom the fountain pen continues to represent a travelling mate, a daily friend to share with the same civilization that writing contributed to create. It has several characteristics that render it unique in the manufacturing of writing instruments. Visconti has successfully produced a material containing pure basaltic lava, catalysed together with resin in a formula – patented thus obviously kept secret - whose extraordinary characteristics practically transforms it into a material perfectly fit to writing instruments. This version features a matte finish of the lava and coupled with dark metallic trim.
