A New Sponsor and Special Offer to Well-Appointed Desk Readers

I’m happy to announce that the Australian stationery company Notemaker has joined as a sponsor for The Well-Appointed Desk. They’ve been in business for over five years and specialize in finding the best pens, notebooks and all sorts of other wonderful office goodies from around the world. The carry brands like Delfonics, Lamy, Moleskine, Kate…

Vintage Office Supply Overdose

My husband’s friend was kind enough to pass along an enormous collection of vintage office supplies from her father and grandfather’s collection. The Denver Post pencil, the fountain pen, ruler and letter opener belonged to her grandfather, Carl P. Stangel, who was an architect in Omaha, NE. Many of the other pieces came from her father…

Ink Drop Reveal for May 2012

Goulet Pens brought out all the “May Flowers” to contrast last month’s “April Showers” with an array of brightly colored and scented inks for this month’s Ink Drop. My favorite is Elderberries from De Atramentis which smells lightly floral-y but makes me want to say “and your mother’s smells of elderberries” every time I see…