There's a specific kind of ceramic you find in the south of Italy. It's not subtle. Cobalt blue and warm white, painted oranges and scrollwork and blossoms, the kind of thing that makes you stop walking in a market stall and stare at it longer than planned. If you've ever picked one up, you know: you want to bring it home. The only question is how.
That's the feeling Dolce Sole is after, and she gets there.
Dolce Sole is a limited edition single pen. The barrel is glossy orange, screen-printed with a Majolica-style design: whole oranges and sliced ones, white orange blossoms, cobalt blue scrollwork and filigree, and a blue and white tile medallion. Gold hardware, a blue gem at the top that feels like punctuation (the good kind), and crystals in white, blue, and orange that echo the print.
She's the pen version of the ceramic plate you bought, wrapped in your sweater, and carried home in your lap.
Dolce Sole means "sweet sun." Warm, saturated, the color of a long afternoon somewhere you'd rather be.
She goes live June 12 at noon. Make room in your pen cup.
