David Oscarson | |
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Nationality | American |
Known for | Sculpture, Pen design |
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David Oscarson (born 1966) is an American sculptor known for his elaborate, eponymous fountain pen designs.
Oscarson grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. [1] He began his career in the diamond business and later worked in the retail industry, but started his luxury pen company to 'create something beautiful that would last for generations'. [2] [3]
He began creating luxury fountain pens in 2000 when he released the Henrik Wigstrom Trophy pen collection. [4] Among the numerous historical figures honored with Oscarson designs is Alexander Fleming, the Scottish bacteriologist best known for discovering penicillin. [5]
Oscarson pens are unique in part because of the combination of design and materials that include 18-karat gold, .925 sterling silver, and hard enamel. [6] Some design techniques prove to be incredibly intricate and time-consuming. The Koi collection uses hand-rendered guilloché and hard enamel and the pen components are fired in a furnace at temperatures exceeding 1,000 °F, fusing the enamel to the metal and forming a layer of glass. [4] Oscarson personally designs the entire Collection, incorporating precision and artistic mastery of his British goldsmiths and silversmiths. [7]
Oscarson lives in Wildwood, Missouri. [8] He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one collection, The Tree of Life, has reference to Biblical and Book of Mormon imagery. [9]
David Oscarson | |
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Nationality | American |
Known for | Sculpture, Pen design |
Website |
davidoscarson |
David Oscarson (born 1966) is an American sculptor known for his elaborate, eponymous fountain pen designs.
Oscarson grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. [1] He began his career in the diamond business and later worked in the retail industry, but started his luxury pen company to 'create something beautiful that would last for generations'. [2] [3]
He began creating luxury fountain pens in 2000 when he released the Henrik Wigstrom Trophy pen collection. [4] Among the numerous historical figures honored with Oscarson designs is Alexander Fleming, the Scottish bacteriologist best known for discovering penicillin. [5]
Oscarson pens are unique in part because of the combination of design and materials that include 18-karat gold, .925 sterling silver, and hard enamel. [6] Some design techniques prove to be incredibly intricate and time-consuming. The Koi collection uses hand-rendered guilloché and hard enamel and the pen components are fired in a furnace at temperatures exceeding 1,000 °F, fusing the enamel to the metal and forming a layer of glass. [4] Oscarson personally designs the entire Collection, incorporating precision and artistic mastery of his British goldsmiths and silversmiths. [7]
Oscarson lives in Wildwood, Missouri. [8] He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and one collection, The Tree of Life, has reference to Biblical and Book of Mormon imagery. [9]