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Montblanc sponsored Wes Anderson exhibition arrives at the Design Museum
By Shivani Dubey | 21 November 2025 | Culture, Lifestyle
The Design Museum has officially unveiled a new exhibition, sponsored by Montblanc, exploring the extensive film archives of director Wes Anderson
Montblanc and acclaimed American filmmaker Wes Anderson have had a longstanding partnership, with the brand often featured in the director’s filmmaking endeavours. Now, Montblanc has taken this relationship one step further by becoming the official sponsor of Wes Anderson: The Archives – a new exhibition at the Design Museum that offers an introspective look inside the Oscar-winner’s film career.
Open from 21 November 2025, the exhibition presents a rare collection from Anderson’s archives – spanning storyboards, sketches, costumes, puppets, models, props, and handwritten notebooks – many of which are being displayed publicly in Britain for the first time.
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Items on display range from storyboards, props, sketches, polaroids and famed costumes from various films like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr Fox, Asteroid City, The French Dispatch, The Darjeeling Limited and more. It charts the evolution of Anderson’s entire film career – from short films of the 1990s to 2025’s The Phoenician Scheme – offering unprecedented access to the filmmaker’s extensive archives.
As part of the exhibition, the “Schreiberling”, a writing instrument created by Wes Anderson for Montblanc, will be on display. Limited to just 1,969 pieces – paying tribute to the filmmaker’s year of birth – it features vibrant green and yellow lacquer and is crowned with the Montblanc emblem surrounded by coral-coloured precious resin, a nod to one of the Maison’s early iconic designs.
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“Montblanc’s unparalleled craftsmanship has been the driving force behind our collaboration with Wes Anderson, allowing us to seamlessly merge our heritage with his unmistakable visual storytelling,” says Stephanie Radl, director of brand communications and relations at Montblanc.
“This creative vision, collaboratively shaped, has influenced everything from our short films to the design of our latest pieces. The display of The ‘Schreiberling’ Limited Edition 1969 alongside such iconic cultural objects powerfully underscores how Montblanc pens have transcended their functional purpose to become enduring symbols of creativity and pop culture,” she added.
Wes Anderson: The Archives is now open at the Design Museum, and will be running until 26 July 2026.
Images: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments, Roger Do Minh/Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features, Design Museum and 20th Century Studios