{"id":12022,"date":"2016-03-24T15:50:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T15:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=12022"},"modified":"2016-03-24T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T15:50:52","slug":"montblanc-m-collection-wins-red-dot-design-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/montblanc-m-collection-wins-red-dot-design-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Montblanc M collection wins coveted Red Dot design award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Montblanc M collection of writing instruments which was designed in collaboration with superstar designer Marc Newson has been awarded the high prestigious Red Dot award for product design.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Montblanc M collection was awarded for the Red Dot: Best of the Best, which is the top prize in the Red Dot Award: Product Design. This prize is reserved for the best products in a category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first ever design partnership in the Maison\u2019s long history, Montblanc has chosen to work with <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.blouinartinfo.com\/artists\/marc-newson-133632\">Marc Newson<\/a>, without a doubt the most influential designer of his generation,\u201d says J\u00e9r\u00f4me Lambert, Montblanc\u2019s CEO. \u201cMontblanc M brings together Newson\u2019s trademark biomorphic style, defined by its fluid and pure organic forms, and Montblanc\u2019s iconic design cues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Newson has retained the distinctive design elements of a Montblanc writing instrument \u2013 the use of black precious resin, the iconic white emblem \u2013 the shape of the Montblanc M has a distinctive \u2018plateau\u2019 at the end, created by milling the resin with a diamond tool. For the first time ever, the M collection adds a function to the writing utensil, a Fineliner pen for technical and precision drawing. The gold nib, additionally, is here plated in two tones, using both rhodium and ruthenium.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12030\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson-206x300.jpg 206w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12030 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson.jpg\" alt=\"Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc_M_by_Marc_Newson-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Montblanc M\u00a0is available in Fountain Pen, Rollerball, Ballpoint Pen, ScreenWriter for use on touch screens\u00a0and as a thin Montblanc Artfineliner for technical drawing. During the launch year only, the nib\u00a0is engraved with the letters \u201cMN\u201d as a tribute to the designer who imagined this latest evolution\u00a0in writing culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Montblanc M in collaboration with Marc Newson is available from\u00a0Montblanc boutiques and counters worldwide. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montblanc.com\">www.montblanc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12026\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-680x402.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1.jpg 800w\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-1024x606.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12026 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Montblanc M_1\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"Montblanc M_1\" width=\"680\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1-680x402.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12027\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_2-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_2-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_2-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_2-680x514.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Montblanc-M_2.jpg 800w\" decoding=\"async\" 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\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Red Dot Award for design concept has grown to be the largest and most recognized professional design competition for design concept and prototypes worldwide. Every year, Red Dot Design Ranking, highlighting the top 15 companies, design studios and design institutions of different regions is now the ultimate reference for design achievement and capability. In 2015, the Red Dot Award for design concept received 4,680 entries from 61 countries. These entries are submitted by 285 design institutions, 400 companies and design studios and 3,197 designers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the sheer number of participation and the illustrious list of winners, the award\u2019s prestige is also built upon the special privilege bestowed upon winners. Today, Red Dot Design Award is the only international design award that has three large world class design museums to celebrate and showcase its winners. Every year, the winning concepts of the Red Dot Award for design concepts is exhibited at the Red Dot Design Museum in Singapore. The museum, together with the yearbook, the yearbook apps, the online exhibition, the travelling exhibitions and the numerous media features brings attention of millions to the achievement of the winners, making the Red Dot Award for design concepts, the definitive award to win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montblanc M collection of writing instruments which was designed in collaboration with superstar designer Marc Newson has been awarded the high prestigious Red Dot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1849,1850,143,1414,1851,1415],"class_list":["post-12022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-m-collection","tag-marc-newson","tag-montblanc","tag-pens","tag-red-dot-award-2016","tag-writing-instruments"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}