Following our review on Monday of the Hinze Pens Erste (L12) Fountain Pens, my intention was to give away one of the two pens used in the review. After posting about the plethora of color options, it became clear that the best course of action is to giveaway a gift certificate (valued at $160) so…
Today I’m sharing the final ink sample that I purchased when looking for inks that matched Pantone’s Very Peri color of 2022. This once is a little tricksy. I purchased Pennonia Balaton-kék (4mL sample for $2.90) because the swatch card was perfect over at Vanness Pens. When I pulled it out to swatch, I was…
Dominant Industry is a new ink brand that has started showing up in many pen retail stores recently. They come in beautifully shaped glass bottles packaged in a dust bag and thin cardboard box. I purchased my bottle from Yoseka Stationary where it is listed as $20 for 25mL because I couldn’t resist the color…
In honor of twelve years of The Well-Appointed Desk, I thought I’d pull together my current favorite items. I wanted to include more than just pens so I’ve included my favorite pen case, bag and even pencil accessories. As a bonus, I have also listed my 12 favorite inks. Galen Leather 3-Pen Case ($39): I…
This week I am looking at the properties of Anderillium inks, starting with the first four from the Cepholapod series: Blue-ringed Octopus blue, Bobtail Squid green, Vampire Squid red, and Cuttlefish brown. If you would like to see all 16 ink colors, be sure to read my post from last week! First, a comparison of…
As the Atlanta Pen Show started to pack up for the journey back to individual homes, Ana and I met up to investigate a popular table: Anderillium Ink. While Anderillium may be new to most readers, the company has been around for a few years already. After introducing their first round of inks, the owner…
The winner of our Narwhal Voyage Shanghai Fountain Pen is: Thanks to everyone who entered and I love reading about all the water adventures you all would like to take from ocean cruises to swimming with sharks or meeting an octopus. You are quite the adventurous lot.
