JM Garis

The Tibaldi for Bentley Supersports collection follows its own tradition, with every fountain pen and roller ball sharing materials and aesthetic details consistent with the vehicles they symbolise. As acknowledged by Aquila: “The close collaboration between our engineers and Bentley’s design team of Robin Page, head of Interior Design, and Jonathan Punter, resulted in the creation of an outstanding pen, which encapsulates the features of Bentley’s most powerful car ever.”

As interpreted by Tibaldi, the pens lose nothing in translation. To represent the spirit and soul of the Continental Supersports,  the Tibaldi Supersports’ pen barrel and cap boast knurled bands echoing the design of Bentley switchgear. Each pen features Tibaldi’s unique pocket clip terminated in a rolling ball. And every writing instrument adheres to Tibaldi’s respect for the Divine Proportion, the ratio between the pen’s cap and the visible portion of the barrel when the pen is closed, equalling the ratio of 1.618.

For the Supersports pen to voice instantly its extreme functionality and purpose, Tibaldi’s designers turned to carbon fibre – the material most evocative of modern technology – with solid aluminium trims. Materials such as these enable the Supersports to be both lighter and stronger; every time an owner raises a Tibaldi for Bentley Supersports pen, that sensation will be recalled. Addressing the exclusivity of the actual car, the manufacture will be limited to 630 fountain pens and 630 roller balls. The number of pieces manufactured corresponds with the horsepower of the actual vehicle.