Between my husband and I, we have acquired enough Retro 51 pens to require an actual display case for our collection. Luckily, there is a lovely Bamboo Pen Tray ($60) available made especially to hold sixteen of your favorite Retro 51 pens. The plexiglass cover is magnetic so its easy to lift off to remove your…
Review by Tina Koyama As it may have been for many stationery addicts, the Moleskine notebook was my gateway drug. Way back (and I mean way back, like before Facebook, blogs, maybe even the whole Internet), I’d occasionally find Moleskine journals in nicer stationery stores and fondle them lovingly, imagining the possibilities. When I began…
I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at the Pen Addict Retro 51 Ice-O-Metric ($38) design when it was in production so I had an even longer wait to get one in my hands than most people. I was super excited to see that Brad had decided to support artwork created in the…
Vanness Pens was lucky enough to get a custom edition of the beloved Franklin-Christoph Pocket 45 ($105) in a translucent turquoise blue and I was lucky enough to get one from the first batch. Vanness finally received their shipment on the second batch and there’s already a waiting list for a third shipment. We Franklin-Christoph…
This week there’s lots of 2017 recaps and favorite lists for the past year as well as some looking forward to the new year. In art, there’s two posts about using scraps (coincidence? I don’t think so!). And there’s also a section of digital wallpapers to refresh your digital workspace for the new year. Hello,…
Ever since I started buying fountain pens, I’ve wanted a Pelikan. I initially thought I wanted an M200 series. I liked the simplicity and classic looks but didn’t know when I began collecting what the difference was between the various lines of Pelikan. Over time, I learned that as the numbers got bigger (for the…
I purchased a flat lead mechanical pencil several years ago at a big box office supply store that I used to practice my lettering. Unfortunately, it was not stocked for long so supply of the lead was very limited. I bought several of the pencils and a bunch of the lead refills for friends but…
