Appelboom Bites #14: Former Montblanc Head of Design Starts his own Fountain Pen Company!

On this episode we talk with Jan Zander about his new company, JanZander Design. Jan Zander was the head of design of Montblanc for 20+ years and was involved in many great projects of the German based company. Now, he starts creating his own designs and offer them to the market. We talked with hm about these designs and his history with Montblanc. In this episode we also talk about the Montblanc Great Characters Jimi Hendrix which recently arrived in our store. Make sure to not miss this episode!

Discover the Youtube channel of Vanessa here:    / @pengangsta  

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 02:12 Introducing Vanessa Langton and Jan Zander
02:13 - 04:09 Pen Check - Vanessa
04:10 - 06:33 Pen Check - Jan
06:34 - 08:10 Pen Check - Joost
08:11 - 11:21 The designs of Jan Zander at Montblanc
11:22 - 13:04 Working on the Meisterstück collection
13:05 - 16:24 Limited editions and limitations
16:25 - 18:06 The JanZander Design collection
18:07 - 18:34 Alter Ego
18:35 - 21:58 Imagine
21:59 - 24:24 Cocoon
24:25 - 28:38 Craftsmanship
28:39 - 29:47 Future designs
29:48 - 35:03 New products: Montblanc GC Jimi Hendrix
35:04 - 36:48 A limited edition for Vanessa?
36:49 - 38:55 Vanessa's question for Jan
38:56 - 39:45 Starting a new tradition
39:46 - 41:21 Ending

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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all!

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About Appelboom Pennen:
Est. in 1989, Appelboom is the pen specialist of the Netherlands. We have an extensive and very special range. Our friendly and specialized staff have, a passion for pens, and is very pleased to help you in finding the right pen. With our webshop we hope to offer you more service, A beautiful bag, or nice writing instrument, you buy them also online by us.