
With over 100 pens on display in a newly designed Pen Lounge at Odyssey’s Adyar store, it is a treat to any connoisseur to browse as some of these brands and their pens come steeped in history. The Luxury segment includes Visconti of Italy and Curtis, Australia. Krone, Diplomat, Think, Franklin Christoph and David Oscarson form the collection in the premium segment.
Some of the limited editions featured include ‘Abraham Lincoln’ from Curtis, ‘Forbidden City’ from Visconti, ‘The Godfather’ by Think and ‘Wimbledon’ from Krone. One can see the fine craftsmanship involved in creating these masterpieces.
“This new luxury pens lounge is yet another innovative concept we bring to our customers and we have ensured that every pen collectors dream of owning some of the finest writing instruments comes true,” says T S Ashwin, Managing Director, Odyssey India Ltd. “We plan to extend this concept to a few of our large format stores across India over the next few weeks. This launch at Chennai will be followed with unveiling this concept in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai.”
Odyssey also plans to extend this concept with a flagship store in Mumbai by end of 2009; this would be apart from stores at Malls and new age airports. By brining in more international brands, Odyssey aims to create the largest collection of pens in India.
Introduction of premium range of desk accessories including paper and paper products are also on the cards soon. With a whole lot of customization possible on this exclusive range of writing instruments and desk accessories, corporate gifting also is expected to see a major change which going forward.
Price: From Rs. 60,000/ to Rs. 10, 00,000/.
Avaialble: Odyssey Tower, No. 45 & 47, Ist Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar- Chennai. Ph: Sunil Singh, 91+9686452434