Dearest friends,
Also this year the appointment with the Turin Penshow will be renewed on Saturday 9th June 2018 at Officina della Scrittura Museo del Segno e della Scrittura, located on the first floor of the Aurora pen brand, historical manufacture of writing instruments located in Turin.
For all exhibitors, large 180x60cm tables will be available on request
To book one or more exhibition tables, see the attached registration form.
Where and when:
Saturday 9 June @ @ Officina della Scrittura Museo del Segno e della Scrittura
Strada da Bertolla all'Abbadia di Stura, 200
10156 Torino - ITALY
HOTEL WELCOME AND CONVENTION
for those interested in staying overnight at Hotel La Pace:
· 50 € single room (with double bed) and breakfast included.
· 60 € double room for single use and breakfast included.
To take advantage of this good promotion (about -15 euros per night on the list price), remember to show the Turin Penshow registration form at the reception.
TABLES WRITING TESTS:
As usual, once again this year at the Turin Penshow, the writing test tables that we remember are:
. Historical table (writing with calamuses, goose feathers, nibs)
. Vintage table (vintage pens, of various brands)
. Table of unusual calligraphic instruments by the Ernesto Casciato – calligraphy master
. Aurora table with official technician available to the public and proof of the Flex nib + 2018 news
Also this year, returns to great demand the guided tour of the Officina della Scrittura Museum and the Aurora Manufacrure with Erminio Murrau, Technician Master with over 40 years of experience in Aurora and historical memory.
Besides the traditional writing test tables, for the 2018 edition of the Turin Penshow we have some news.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
NEWS 2018: Free introduction to calligraphy, Maestro Ernesto Casciato will introduce us to the world of calligraphy made with both modern and vintage fountain pens. Together with the master Casciato also Michela Fedele and Antonella Adamo. We will discover through demonstrations and free practical tests as well as with fountain pens, it is possible to obtain elegant and distinctive calligraphic test.
NEWS 2018: Presentation of the Enterprise, the first fountain pen specially designed for the Copperplate and Spencerian. To show what it is possible to realize with this innovative fountain pen, freeing the calligrapher from the continuous need to dip the nib in ink. After, the new Enterprise will be available for writing tests.
NEWS 2018: Presentation of the new Asterope, thanks to the ingenuity of the collector and technician Erminio Murrau, the myth of the Aurora Asterope is reborn also in the demonstrator version with floating piston filler. Like the progenitor of 1934, the new Asterope is a capless fountain pen. After the presentation, the new Asterope will be available for writing test.
NEWS 2018: Presentation of Foolish Magazine, after the presentation of the number zero occurred last year, at Turin Penshow 2018 will be officially presented Foolish number one, the first issue of the new magazine on the world of fountain pen in particular and on the world of collecting in general that will no longer be missing in tablets, smartphones and desks of every collector.
NEWS 2018: Graphology demonstration with graphologist Irene Bertoglio and the psychologist Giuseppe Rescaldina who will talk about their book Il Corsivo Encefalogramma dell'Anima and how important the hand writing.
NEWS 2018: Demonstration how to photograph the fountain pens with little and get good results with any equipment you can use, from the smartphone to the SLR passing through the bridge cameras with fixed lens and the latest mirrorless.
Where and when:
Saturday 9 June @ @ Officina della Scrittura Museo del Segno e della Scrittura
Strada da Bertolla all'Abbadia di Stura, 200
10156 Torino - ITALY
Edited by PMAUCTION, 21 May 2018 - 09:33 AM.
