Pininfarina : Unveiling of Pininfarina Space

Unveiling of Pininfarina Space

An innovative stylus writing limitless on board of the International Space Station

Turin, May 9 2018-Pininfarina Space, the first Pininfarina projectsent into space, will be presented today to the press and international buyers at ALTEC headquarters.

It's the most recent stylus born as part of PininfarinaSegno, the project in whichPininfarinaandNapkin Foreverwill develop the"writing and accessories"sector.

Avant-gardewriting tool, Pininfarina Space represents the evolution of a new icon in the stationery-the stylus writing limitless-in a perfect fusion betweentechnologyanddesign.

The Pininfarina futuristic design was realizedentirely in magnesium, a high performing ultra-light metal. Pininfarina Space is equipped with a writing tip in metal alloyEthergraf®,resistant to the use and writing on standard paper thanks to anoxidationprocess, leaving a trait light as the one of the graphite and precise as the ink.

The stylus Pininfarina Space proved to be a functional writing tool alsoin absence of gravity. In July 2017 three prototypes have been gifted to the crew of theInternational Space Station (ISS)and went in orbit with the recent missionV.I.T.A.. The astronauts,Paolo Nespoliamong them, could use it in micro-gravity conditions during the six months stay in the space.

Pininfarina Space will enrich the Collection made up of the styluses Cambiano-in several versions-and Aero and the leather & wood Collection Folio.

Altec(Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company), defined the Italian Houston, directly managed the delivery of the stylus Pininfarina Space into the space. Altec is the Italian center of excellence provisioning hi-tech engineering services relevant to operations and utilization of the International Space Station (ISS), other space infrastructure, and in support of future robotic and manned planetary exploration. All the operation was documented in a series of Docuweb online on the social profiles of Pininfarina Segno.

Retail price:€ 120

About Pininfarina Segno

Pininfarina Segno is a project that linksPininfarinaandNapkin Foreverin a new course ofinnovation and creativity, dedicated to the "writing and accessories" world.On the back of a fruitful, three-year-long partnership, which has led to the creation of innovative writing instruments, of unique design and technology, acclaimed worldwide,Signature S.r.l.has been set up.The joint ventureis a milestone in the strategic plan to enhance and establish the Pininfarina brand in the premium sector, with the aim of developing the promisingstationery sector.

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