Inside the Beverly Hills boutique, surrounded by pieces inspired by cinema, literature and art, the conversation moved beyond luxury accessories and into something larger — craftsmanship, culture and the way cities preserve identity while continuing to evolve.
Founded in Italy in 1912, Montegrappa has spent more than a century creating writing instruments that blur the line between utility and collectibility. Their Lamborghini collection borrows from the visual language of one of the world's most recognizable automotive brands, transforming ideas of motion and engineering into something designed to sit in a person's hand.
For Corman, the connection immediately felt at home in Beverly Hills.
"First of all, Beverly Hills is, to some extent, a city that celebrates car culture," Corman said. "We have the Concours d'Elegance every Father's Day, which is a very nice car show. The fact that there's a Lamborghini collection here plays into that. Any day of the week, and certainly on weekends throughout the year, you'll see very expensive cars cruising up and down Rodeo Drive — Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Rolls-Royces and things of that sort. I think it all plays into that."
The annual Beverly Hills Concours d'Elegance has long served as more than an exhibition of automobiles. It has become part of the city's Father's Day tradition, bringing together families, collectors and enthusiasts across generations.
As a father himself, Corman spoke about cars with less emphasis on horsepower and more on what they represented for generations growing up in Southern California.
"I think it holds a significant place in the hearts of many Angelenos because Los Angeles grew up as a car culture city," he said. "Beverly Hills is just one part of that. I think for a lot of us growing up in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, cars represented freedom. You got away from your parents. You could travel places and experience things. That's what L.A. was built around. It's that sense of freedom, that sense of possibility. It's exciting."
That sense of experience surfaced repeatedly during the conversation.
When discussing the future of arts and culture in Beverly Hills, Corman pointed toward the changing ways people engage with public spaces, particularly younger generations.
