From The Well-Appointed Desk mailbag came this request from Danny: I would appreciate your opinion. My favorite journal is the Rhodia Webnotebook. I like the fountain pen friendly, off-white colored paper in the 14 x 21 cm size. The only improvement I would like is for the journal to lay flat when open. Do you…
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Rad + Hungry does Berlin (again)
In my giant pile of mail upon my return from traveling was this little gem from Rad + Hungry. Its the April Berlin stationery kit with the Der Brunnen Block blank notepad, a Faber-Castell Grip 2001 (my favorite pencil) and a solid metal sharpener from M & R. I’ve already taken the paper for a…
Link Love: The Catch-up Edition
I culled through three weeks of accumulated blog posts and thought I’d share a few gems you might have missed: Design Y Notebooks review (via Pencil Things) Note pad review: Fabriano EcoQua A5 dot rule (via East…West…Everywhere) Gourmet Pens compares the Pelle Journal to the Midori Travelers Journal. Fabulous comparisons of shades of green fountain…
Why she loves stationery
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian waxes nostalgic and even a bit poetic about her love of stationery and the potential they seem to hold in unleashing our collective genius.
Hong Kong Stationery Bounty
Finally, I got out in Hong Kong and got to do a little shopping. Needless to say, my first stop was the humongous shopping area in Kowloon called Harbour City. Inside was a large Muji shop and the notorious CitySuper (notorious to me since I stalk Patrick of Scription fame). Both were totally worth the…
Link Love
With all the furious packing and trip-planning, its been a bit of a “slow news week” here at The Well-Appointed Desk. Here’s this week’s link love. Enjoy! When pencil sharpening becomes a how-to book (via Woodclinched) Eudora Welty’s desk (via Oprah, thanks to Missive Maven) The importance of journaling (via Modern Vintage Man) A Review…
Link Love
After a week full of various technical difficulties including my WordPress Template eating itself and my Twitter account getting hacked, I’m ready for a little levity. So here’s a few links I collected this week that will hopefully make you happy too. This mail love cartoon was found on Fountain Pen Geeks and was created…