Montblanc Creative Director Zaim Kamal on the Meisterstück Le Petit Prince Collection

Translating Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's magical tale into writing implements and more

It’s the 75th anniversary of “Le Petit Prince” and one can expect many brands to honor the magical novella and its acclaimed author (and aviator) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. None will come as close to the majesty as Montblanc, who’ve actually already been crafting Saint-Exupéry pieces for some time. With their just-released Meisterstück Le Petit Prince Collection, however, they’ve crafted an inspired series of writing instruments …

Le Petit Prince Sweater

“The Little Prince” celebrated its 70th anniversary a few years ago, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s timeless novella remains treasured to this day. Ethical fashion line Slow Factory—which prints open-source images taken by NASA satellites and telescopes onto silk scarves—merges fantasy and science in a new sweater. The Prince’s dear Asteroid B-612 has been replaced with a high-res image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken in 2014 (a …