Review by Laura Cameron I returned from the Chicago Pen Show last week with tons of new items to review. Let’s kickstart that today with a sample of one of the new colors from Robert Oster this season, Dusky Pink (50mL for $17.00). Ed. Note: Silly me… I spent the whole review thinking it was…
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Chicago Pen Show 2019: The Haul
Ana already covered the Chicago Pen Show, but I wanted to chime in with my experiences and of course the things I picked up! I spent most of my weekend behind the Vanness Pen Shop table working, so I didn’t get the chance to wander the show floor and take photos. I took almost no…
Ink Review: Robert Oster Honey Bee
Review by Laura Cameron When I was in the ink mecca a few months ago I pored over the Robert Oster swatch books and selected Honey Bee (50mL for $17.00) to come home with me. I chose this one since I have a lack of yellows in my ink stash, and this one looked gorgeous.…
Fountain Pen Review: Retro 51 Tornado Fountain
Review by Laura Cameron You may or may not remember that in my first post on The Desk I talked about how my Retro 51 Tornado in Black Cherry (and truly Retro 51) was my gateway drug into the fountain pen world. My love for Retro 51s hasn’t abated, so I was intrigued to hear…
Pencil Sharpener Review: Høvel Pencil Plane
Review by Tina Koyama When I first became aware of its Kickstarter campaign a while back, the Høvel Pencil Plane (£50, about US $65) was not something that caught my interest. It seemed like a novelty, and because I had no experience with woodworking, it also seemed like a new way to injure myself (I’ve…
Ink Review: De Atramentis Deepwater Obsession Black-Red
Review by Laura Cameron When I was in Arkansas last month, I had the opportunity to spend some quality time with the Vanness walls of ink and, with some help from the friendly shop staff, I found a new to me ink: De Atramentis Deepwater Obsession Black-Red (35mL for $14.00). Deepwater Obsession Black-Red is a…
Giveaway Winner: Compoco Airplane View A5 Journal & more.
I’m running a day late, but thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Compoco Airplane View A5 Journal! Our winner is Teejay: Congratulations Teejay! I hope you have a wonderful trip and enjoy your new journal. For the rest of us, don’t forget that Compoco is currently offering a discount to Well-Appointed Desk…