Reading all the “lock out” stories from the entries in the Baron Fig Lock & Key Squire and Confidant giveaway this week were both heart wrenching and highly entertaining. It’s a reminder to check for your keys, assign a close friend or family member to be your “keymaster” and be sure to have a charger…
Posts of the Week: I’m handing this award over to Matt at the Pen Habit who rigorously documented his trip to the Arkansas Pen Show in documentary style. He made a series of videos of his adventures in Arkansas that included copious footage of his forays into eateries including his maiden voyage to Waffle House.…
Thanks to the programming genius of Alexander Kramer, the hare-brained idea of having Pen Addict podcast bingo cards is a reality. So, add this page to your bookmarks tab, click the run/refresh button each week and play along while you listen to each episode. You can print out your card or play onscreen. If you…
The guys over at Studio Neat have once again decided to enter into the fickle world of stationery products with the Mark One Pen (pledges start at$50). They launched the Kickstarter a few days ago and it was backed almost instantaneously. The Mark One is an all-metal pen covered in a ceramic coating available in black…
Easy Tiger has a way with words and great design. The Kicking Ass and Taking Notes pen ($25) is no exception. It is a stunning brass tube with gold foil lettering in perfect Futura with the message “Kicking Ass and Taking Notes” down the barrel. It is packaged in a stunning matte black and gold…
It has come to my attention that the Baron Fig Lock & Key set is no longer available. While the “Lock” notebook is still available, the brass “Key” pen is sold out. So… I thought I might be a generous soul and give my set away to one lucky reader. The set has been opened…
Before there was the Pantone Matching System, there was Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts. According to the wrap around the cover, this was the book (not this specific edition or copy) that Charles Darwin took with him aboard the HMS Beagle on his journey to research…
