Look around you. Chances are, there’s a BiC Cristal ballpoint pen among your odds and ends. Since 1950, it has far outsold the Rubik’s Cube and even the iPhone, and yet, it’s one of the most ...

The 32-year-old artist uses boxes of ballpoint pens to make art and his highly-detailed surrealistic creations are a testament to the ability of an individual to go beyond traditional art mediums.

So, when Montblanc, the famed maker of luxury pens, timepieces, and fragrances, asked if we wanted to test the new Meisterstück Platinum-coated 149 Fountain Pen, I jumped at the opportunity.