Masculine whimsy? Love the chic manly desk and chair. Dark wood accents? Perfect. Flowery wallpaper… eh.
via Belle Maison
The Pen Addict is a great source for real world reviews of writing instruments. I’ve been enjoying his handwritten samples of various tools for several years. His Top 5 list for June seemed like a good introduction. Most of the pens he samples are relatively inexpensive ($2-$5 on average) and the vast majority come from our favorite pen pushers, Jet Pens.
Top 5 Pens June 2010 (by dowdyism AKA The Pen Addict)
Printed with a great vintage camera graphic, the lens is a translucent window so you can peek at the contents. $12.99
The Case of the Camera from ModCloth
Gorgeous green desk of unknown origin. If you know where this image originated, please post a comment so I can link it properly.
Typewriters always make me want to sit down and write a letter or a poem. Every work space needs something that inspires you to write or create. What inspires you?
Simple + Bold: things that make life worth living, vol. 2
Simple + Bold: things that make life worth living, vol. 2
A gentle reminder that writing by hand is a pleasure, especially when done with a good pen and nice notebook.
a few little things, none of us should take for granted:
1. writing, with a good pen, in a moleskine notebook…
2. the first sip of coffee in the morning…
3. the feeling you get when you cross the finish line…
4. eating grapes while drinking wine…
5. the smell of evergreens when out running or…
I love the Moleskine notebooks. Even my agenda icon is rendering of one of those cool notepads.
(the “after” pciture)
Senior writer at Wired, Steven Levy, got his workspace revamped and shared the results in the July 2010 issue of Wired. Fighting clutter, getting organized and reigning in cable-creep helped keep him off the next episode of Hoarders.