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Maintal, 23. June 2010
Thomas Völker in CAS magazine: Locksor Movis and its history.
The Collegium Ars Scribendi is the German association for passionate writing instrument collectors. In the current issue of CAS magazine, readers can find out why Thomas Völker has been fascinated by fine writing instruments since his childhood and how the uncompromising Movis developed out of that interest. Read the whole story here:
Collecting is in the genes, the instruments in the box. Locksor CEO Thomas Völker presents his stylish storage solution:
A part of me is still living in the Stone Age: hunting and collecting are in my blood. Quantity isn’t what motivates me; instead it is the ingenious functionality, mechanics and engineering I see whenever I hold a writing instrument in my hand. I stare in amazement at the extraordinary creations and designs and marvel at the experience of perfected craftsmanship.
Everyone comes to it in his own unique way, but the result is always the same: the collection grows. But the question is how to store and present that collection?
I therefore began my search. Much of what I found I had already seen and I discovered nothing that matched my vision. Some suppliers weren’t even aware of what materials were used in their boxes. “Real leather,” for example, is too general an answer for questions about the interior lining, which can contain tanning salts and solvents and pose a risk to sensitive writing instruments in the long term. I therefore decided, if you want something done, do it yourself. Humans are, after all, engineers.
One thing was clear to me: my box should be of the finest quality, solid, chemically neutral, and milled out of full aluminum. Anodization, which is robust and non-sensitive, would take care of the finish. Space for 12 writing instruments sounded like a reasonable number to me. And they should be embedded in a profile where they would always be perfectly aligned and stored more neutrally than on leather, without the risk of scratching. That’s when the idea of using Alcantara, a material that is elegant to the touch and even meets Oeko-Tex standards, came to me. For mounting, the obvious choice was a water-soluble adhesive, so safe you could eat it (although that’s one test we haven’t yet performed).
It still needed glass in a lid that was both robust and also absorbs UV rays – ebonite fountain pens do not care much for sunbathers. That glass also had to be non-reflective, just like the Schott Mirogard specialty glass found in museums. The lid needed to be removable for presentation. A lock mechanism was also on the wish list, as were details upon details.
Today, that wish list is now around eight years old. The result of endless tests and tinkering is Movis, the place for writing instruments that you don’t want to put down. Locksor was founded for Movis. And also for Yavis, a display case created for watch collectors that unites visibility and security as never before. But that is another story altogether – and one that will soon be told at www.locksor.de.
