If you’re a fan of exquisite pens or you were born a multiple of 12 years ago, this is a perfect addition to your desk. Created to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, which we officially enter on Chinese New Year on 22 January, these fountain and roller pens were designed to capture the ‘elegant and gentle nature’ of the rabbit. Created using the ancestral – and closely guarded – Chinese lacquer technique, these pens were finished by hand with lacquer derived from the sap of the Toxicodendron vernicifluum tree. Meanwhile, the nib is fashioned out of rhodium-plated 18-carat gold and decorated with a rabbit in figurative engraving. And in recognition of the fact that 8 is the luckiest number in Chinese culture, the brand is making just 888 – so get yours now. From £2,800, carandache.com