I feel better knowing Brad posted his review of the 22 Design Concrete Pen a couple years ago. Now, I don’t have to review it. And if you read his weekly Refill newsletter a few weeks ago (#173), you’ll appreciate we continue to razz each other.
Pens:
- Kaweco Frosted Sport Fountain Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Review: uni-ball Laknock, Ballpoint, 0.5mm (via Pens and Junk)
- PenBBS 350 Fountain Pen with Rollerball Adapter: A Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Graf Von Faber-Castell Tamitio Calligraphy Set (via Gourmet Pens)
- Baux Pen Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Omas Dama Burgundy (via Flex & Other Follies)
- 8 Fountain Pens That Won’t Break the Bank (via Rediscover Analog)
Ink:
- Monteverde Passion Burgundy (via Mountain of Ink)
- sailor jentle grenade (via ink sharks)
- Montblanc British Racing Green (via Macchiato Man)
- Pilot Iroshizuku 100th Anniversary Inks, Part 1 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Pilot Iroshizuku 100th Anniversary Inks, Part 2 (via Mountain of Ink)
- Conway Stewart Tamar Ink (via Gourmet Pens)
- Kyo no Oto Yamabuki Iro (via Alt. Haven)
- Getting that last bit of ink with the Ink Miser inkwell (via Parka Blogs)
Pencils:
- Baron Fig Gather LE Review Journal (via Comfortable Shoes Studio)
- THROWBACK Pencil Review: Paper Mate American Classic (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- Shahson’s Picasso Executive (HB) (via Polar Pencil Pusher)
- The Mechanical Pencil Equivalent of a No. 2 Pencil (via JetPens Blog)
- The Best Wooden Pencils (via JetPens Blog)
Notebooks & Paper:
- Studio Neat Totebook Notebook Review (via The Pen Addict)
- Apica Premium C.D. Notebook (via Fountain Pen Love)
- Paperblanks Nova Stella Solis Notebook Review (via Notebook Stories)
- Bullet Journal Hacks for the Anti-Planner (via Rediscover Analog)
- Notebook Review: Midori MD Light (via Rediscover Analog)
- Studio Neat Releases the New “Totebook” Soft-Cover Notebook (via Tools and Toys)
Art & Creativity:
- Warhol on Basquiat humanises these larger-than-life characters in the dynamic downtown scene of New York City (via Creative Boom)
- 12 leading artists come together to celebrate the career of legendary skier Lindsey Vonn (via Creative Boom)
- It changes what you see (via Austin Kleon)
- Transparent Yellow, Quin Coral, Manganese Blue Limited Palette (via Parka Blogs)
- Faber Castell Polychromos pencils full range (via Jane Blundell Artist)
- Rainbow Village: An Entire Community in Taiwan Hand-Painted by a Single Man (via Colossal)
Other Interesting Things:
- News: Pelikan Hubs 2019 (via The Pelikan’s Perch)
- Going on a diet (recalibrating to smaller, cheaper pens) (via UK fountain pens)
- The Invisible Hand… (II) (via Crónicas Estilográficas)
- How to take photographs of pens…. (via dapprman)
- Daily Journaling Prompts for June 2019 (via Quo Vadis Blog)
- Top 5 Pen Storage Solutions: Pen Boxes and Folios (via The Gentleman Stationer)
- How to set up a bliss station anywhere (via Austin Kleon)
- 10 tips to read more (via Flow Magazine)
- Top 20 Recipe Posts of All Time: #6 Grandbaby Cakes’ Gooey-Gooey Cake (via Design*Sponge)