About
Anabelle Sophie Hiller
Founder of Opus Cineris. Designer, Goldsmith, & Nib Specialist.
With an extensive background in music and the arts from her home-town in Vienna, Anabelle headed north to the Netherlands to pursue a music degree and later a goldsmithing diploma at the Vakschool Schoonhoven.
During her studies she specialised in fountain pen nib repair and has been working in the field since 2017.
In 2020, she graduated from the vocational school for gold- and silversmithing achieving the highest marks in applied techniques and design for her masterpiece: the Symphony Fountain Pen. Since then she has continued her work, growing her reputation as the in-house nib specialist at Appelboom, as well as at international pen shows all around the world.
Opus Cineris
Opus Cineris (lat. “Work of Ash”) is the name under which Anabelle Sophie Hiller presents her work. Aiming to create beautiful, lasting and unique pieces, from the design process, to the hand crafting, and finishing, all of it is done by her, hoping to add what she can to the world of writing instruments.