Pelikan Souveran 600 Art Collection Rudi Rother Fountain pen

Pelikan Souveran 600 Art Collection Rudi Rother Fountain pen

Pelikan Souveran 600 Art Collection Rudi Rother Fountain pen. The Souverän® M600 Art Collection Rudi Rother is not just a writing instrument, it is a canvas that revives the golden age of Pelikan’s artistic heritage. Inspired by the bold, geometric poster art of designer Rudi Rother, this edition transforms iconic visuals from the early 20th century into a contemporary object of elegance and creativity.

Every detail reflects Pelikan’s dedication to craftsmanship. The cap, forepart, and knob are shaped from a premium, self-polishing resin, while the twin rings and the beak-shaped clip shine in 24-karat gold plating. At its heart lies a two-tone 14-karat gold nib, designed to glide effortlessly across the page, offering a writing experience that is both soft and powerful.

The barrel tells the true story of this edition. Created using the refined Aurora process, it begins with a brass tube engraved in guilloche, covered with ten layers of lacquer, and polished to a smooth, luminous surface. Upon this, Rother’s expressive design unfolds a striking play of geometry, light, and color that shifts like a hologram with every movement.

This is the second chapter of the Pelikan Art Collection, following the celebrated Glauco Cambon edition. With it, Pelikan continues a journey that bridges art and craftsmanship, honoring its historic ties to poster art and transforming them into timeless treasures of writing culture. | Pelikan | Pelikan Souveran

About Pelikan

The beginnings of the Pelikan Company trace back to the chemist Carl Hornemann, who made his customers an offer for oil paints, watercolors and for so called “farbige Dinten”—colored inks, on April 28, 1838. This price list—safely restored in the Pelikan archives—was the foundation of the company’s manufacturing line, from which the worldwide known trademark Pelikan has developed. Piston filling mechanism and ink feed are the key to the fame of the Pelikan fountain pens. Self filling fountain pens, using pressure and lever mechanisms, and so-called safety fountain pens, that were filled by using an eyedropper, ruled the market after World War I. In the 1980s, writing with a fountain pen experienced a revival. Not necessarily in everyday use, however, it was used again for personal letters, for signatures, and as a status symbol. In 1979, with the “Signum”, a fountain pen specially made for adults was introduced for the first time again. Yet, only in 1982, when the “Souverän M 400” was launched, which was a renewal of the fountain pen 400, Pelikan managed to live up to its previous successes. Outwardly the fountain pens were identical, only the ink feed and the mechanism differed slightly.