Bringing Fin-de-Siècle Beauty to the Modern Era: Pelikan to Release Special Edition 'M600 Art Collection Georg Tippel' Fountain Pen Inspired by a Historic Late 19th Century Poster
Pelikan will release the special edition fountain pen 'M600 Art Collection GEORG TIPPEL' at the end of May 2026, inspired by a poster created by artist Georg Tippel in the late 19th century. The pen features a clear mocha-brown body with a special 'Aurora treatment' that creates a three-dimensional shimmer through light refraction, merging historical art with modern craftsmanship. It is a limited edition of 250 pieces in Japan, priced at 121,000 JPY (tax included).
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This "Pelikan Art Collection" series is a special collection that honors the achievements of the artists who graced Pelikan's posters throughout history and pays homage to them. The third chapter, the special edition "M600 Pelikan Art Collection GEORG TIPPEL," emerges, sublimating that essence into a modern writing instrument.
The late 19th century was a time when art underwent a major transformation. As society accelerated due to the Industrial Revolution, artists began to move away from mere realism and narrative expression to find value in "decoration" itself.
Posters also flourished as a new form of artistic expression during this era. In Europe, vibrant works adorned the cities, and advertising transcended mere information transmission to become "urban art" that appealed to people's sensibilities.
Born from this trend was the Pelikan poster created in 1899 by "Georg Tippel." A German artist active in painting and graphic arts, Tippel was an artist who captured the spirit of the age with his unique expression that fused decorativeness and symbolism.
What is impressive in his work is the motif of clouds spreading to envelop the screen and the warm composition of a mother bird and her chicks snuggling together. The soft forms with blurred outlines bring a "rhythm" and "atmosphere" to the visual, leaving a pleasant afterglow for the viewer. At the same time, the image of the "pelican," depicted as a symbol of the universal and powerful love of a parent protecting, nurturing, and passing on life to its child, gives the work a deep narrative quality.
And now, Pelikan has breathed new life into this historic art.
This work is inspired by the impressive poster of chicks snuggling up to their parent to receive sustenance, while incorporating the symbolic flowing cloud pattern of this work to reconstruct it into an organic and rhythmical design.
It is an attempt not to trace the beauty of the past, but to inherit its spirit into the present. It brings a new value to the act of writing—a rich time for conveying thoughts.
The deep, lustrous color of clear mocha brown. The barrel is meticulously crafted using a sophisticated technique called "Aurora treatment." "Aurora treatment" is a very laborious special technique that involves finely processing a brass tube and then carefully applying 10 layers of transparent lacquer. This is done through dozens of steps, all by hand. As layers are added, the way light passes and reflects changes, and the light is complexly refracted internally, creating a depth and three-dimensional brilliance that cannot be expressed with ordinary painting.
This special technique, used only in this series, creates a deep expression as if the light is shimmering. It achieves a three-dimensional brilliance that cannot be reached with conventional methods. The geometric design, combining boldness and sophistication, brings new discoveries and a sense of elation every time you hold it, deeply satisfying the joy of ownership, making it a truly special piece.
Brand Name (English): Pelikan, (Katakana): ペリカン
Product Name: M600 Art Collection Georg Tippel Fountain Pen (Nib EF/F/M/B)
Price (tax included): ¥121,000
Planned Domestic Release Quantity: 250 units
Shipping Start Time: End of May 2026
The late 19th century was a time when art underwent a major transformation. As society accelerated due to the Industrial Revolution, artists began to move away from mere realism and narrative expression to find value in "decoration" itself.
Posters also flourished as a new form of artistic expression during this era. In Europe, vibrant works adorned the cities, and advertising transcended mere information transmission to become "urban art" that appealed to people's sensibilities.
Born from this trend was the Pelikan poster created in 1899 by "Georg Tippel." A German artist active in painting and graphic arts, Tippel was an artist who captured the spirit of the age with his unique expression that fused decorativeness and symbolism.
What is impressive in his work is the motif of clouds spreading to envelop the screen and the warm composition of a mother bird and her chicks snuggling together. The soft forms with blurred outlines bring a "rhythm" and "atmosphere" to the visual, leaving a pleasant afterglow for the viewer. At the same time, the image of the "pelican," depicted as a symbol of the universal and powerful love of a parent protecting, nurturing, and passing on life to its child, gives the work a deep narrative quality.
And now, Pelikan has breathed new life into this historic art.
This work is inspired by the impressive poster of chicks snuggling up to their parent to receive sustenance, while incorporating the symbolic flowing cloud pattern of this work to reconstruct it into an organic and rhythmical design.
It is an attempt not to trace the beauty of the past, but to inherit its spirit into the present. It brings a new value to the act of writing—a rich time for conveying thoughts.
The deep, lustrous color of clear mocha brown. The barrel is meticulously crafted using a sophisticated technique called "Aurora treatment." "Aurora treatment" is a very laborious special technique that involves finely processing a brass tube and then carefully applying 10 layers of transparent lacquer. This is done through dozens of steps, all by hand. As layers are added, the way light passes and reflects changes, and the light is complexly refracted internally, creating a depth and three-dimensional brilliance that cannot be expressed with ordinary painting.
This special technique, used only in this series, creates a deep expression as if the light is shimmering. It achieves a three-dimensional brilliance that cannot be reached with conventional methods. The geometric design, combining boldness and sophistication, brings new discoveries and a sense of elation every time you hold it, deeply satisfying the joy of ownership, making it a truly special piece.
Brand Name (English): Pelikan, (Katakana): ペリカン
Product Name: M600 Art Collection Georg Tippel Fountain Pen (Nib EF/F/M/B)
Price (tax included): ¥121,000
Planned Domestic Release Quantity: 250 units
Shipping Start Time: End of May 2026