MUMBAI and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Montblanc CEO inaugurates Montblanc Boutique at Palladium Mall
Montblanc has celebrated the opening of two new boutiques in Chennai this week, signalling strong confidence in the South Indian city's retail potential. Unveiling the new Neo² retail concept currently being rolled out worldwide, the new Montblanc boutiques in Palladium Mall and Express Avenue offer an immersive retail environment reflecting Montblanc's constant quest for purposeful and aesthetic innovations.
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Visiting India for the opening, Montblanc Chief Executive Officer, Nicolas Baretzki, inaugurated the Palladium Mall boutique at an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, 7th May. Among the guests were President of Montblanc Middle East, India and Africa, Franck Juhel, a select group of VIP customers and friends of the Maison who later enjoyed an exclusive reception and launch of the Meisterstuck Le Petit Prince Collection.
Nicolas Baretzki, Montblanc CEO, said, "We are delighted to celebrate the opening of our ninth and tenth boutiques in India, and to continue increasing our presence in the country to serve our loyal customers. Our market position as the international luxury Maison with the biggest retail footprint in India is demonstration of the pioneering spirit that has remained at the core of Montblanc since it was established in 1906. The retail concept that we are currently rolling out across all our markets globally has been exceptionally well received here and opens up the world of Montblanc in a classically contemporary way."
The new boutiques, designed by French designer and interiors architect Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, offer dedicated areas for the four core categories in Montblanc's portfolio: writing instruments, watches, jewellery, and leather goods.
The selection of refined materials inside the boutiques not only express the Maison's European codes of elegance and spirit of craftsmanship, but also serve to identify each category by the distinct materials with which they are usually associated. Watchmaking is brought to life through the use of bronze-sheen brass, leather and wood; black leather and walnut wood reflect the Maison's leather goods expertise; while lacquers and fine metals evoke writing instruments and jewellery.
Home to a wide selection of the Maison's core writing instruments, the boutiques offer a variety of collectables for discerning customers. Currently on display is the new Meisterstuck Le Petit Prince special edition writing instrument collection paying tribute to Antoine de Saint Exupery's classic fable about friendship and imagination, along with the Great Characters Beatles Edition celebrating the cultural legacy of one of the most acclaimed music bands of all time.
A selection of 1858 vintage-Minerva-inspired timepieces, sporty TimeWalkers, and classic Heritage Chronometries offer horology enthusiasts a wide variety of distinctive aesthetics, innovative complications, materials and different case sizes to suit any attire.
The contemporary boutiques also invite new and existing customers to discover the wide selection of stylish and functional leather goods, including the new Extreme and Meisterstück Soft Grain collections which come with brand new functionality, colours and redesigned interior organisational layouts to accommodate the latest technology.
Montblanc's boutiques in Chennai are located on the Ground floor, Central Atrium, Chennai Express Avenue Mall and upper ground, Palladium Mall, Vellachery, Chennai.
About Montblanc
Guided by the pioneering spirit since 1906, Montblanc revolutionized the culture of writing with breakthrough innovations. Today, the Maison continues to push boundaries and evolve the expression of fine craftsmanship across each of its product categories: the pinnacle of luxury writing instruments, timepieces, leather goods, accessories, fragrances and eyewear. With every innovation, Montblanc offers new functionalities and ground breaking designs imbued with the Maison's heritage of sophistication and crafted to the highest standards through the skills of its artisans in each of its manufactures whether Hamburg, Germany for its writing instruments, the Swiss Jura in Le Locle and Villeret for its timepieces or Florence, Italy for its leather goods. Reflecting its ongoing mission to create fine lifetime companions born from the most pioneering ideas, the iconic Montblanc Emblem has become the ultimate seal of performance, innovation, quality and expression of style. With its origins deeply rooted in the culture of handwriting, Montblanc continues to assert its cultural commitment around the world with the creation of wide-ranging initiatives to promote arts and culture in many forms, while honouring the modern day patrons who support the advancement of the arts.
About Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
French-born designer of both spaces and objects, Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance creates environments that are not distinguished in any way by a use, a form, a material or an aesthetic. He considers each project like an organic form that grows with its user. A place where the curve and the straight line, sensuality and rigour interact in a confrontation conducive to creating meaning and able to awaken all the senses, in the style of a natural element which can also defy human order and disorder. DuchaufourLawrance often compares his approach to niwa, the little garden found at the heart of a traditional Japanese house. Like an organic pulse within a discipline dedicated above all to respond to the demands of the industry, market or client. Thus, he does not limit himself in the projects that he develops, designing objects for inspired lines for design manufacturers such as Bernhardt Design, CeccottiCollezioni, LigneRoset, Pleyel, Tachini and Zanotta, composing harmonious living areas including Air France lounges Ciel de Paris, Senderens, Megu at The AlpinaGstaad, La Transhumance chalet) as well as defining the image of a product or a showcase for a famous brand from PacoRabanne and Perrier Jouët to Baccarat and Swarovski. Inhabited by a legacy for art nouveau, Noé DuchaufourLawrance refers to the universal character of nature to impose forms that make sense.
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