Jan Zander, born and raised in Hamburg, is a renowned designer with a solid education as a jeweler and goldsmith. After working in retail and studying jewelry and device design at Pforzheim University, he founded the "WORKER'S" studio in Hamburg in 1992. In 1995 he joined MONTBLANC as the first in-house designer, where he received numerous international awards. In 2018, Jan Zander founded his own studio, JANZANDER DESIGN , and began developing exclusive writing instrument series using traditional craftsmanship.