Several months ago, my friend sent me this lovely little oddity. It is the Pentel B-100 Pen. Overall, the pen looks like your standard budget disposable pen. But its not what it appears. The body of all the pens are green (Pantone Color of the Year Emerald, I might add) with the tips indicating the…
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Pilot Varsity Fountain Pen
I noticed that I had never written a review of the Pilot Varsity Fountain Pen so I thought I’d add it. Let me start by saying that I bought this several years ago and was very unhappy with its performance and stuck it in a drawer. It actually took quite some time before I was…
Zebra Dual Tip Permanent Marker meets its cousins
I was doing some office organization when I found this Zebra dual-tipped marker in my collection. The body of the pen, with the exception of the brand name, is written in Japanese but I’m pretty sure I acquired this gem from my company’s Hong Kong office or from a hotel in China last spring. Sorry…
Link Love: Best Of’s and More
End of Year Round-Ups: Best of Blog 2012 (via A Penchant for Paper) Tell Me a Few of Your Favorite Things (via Rhodia Drive) My Big Fat Retro Office Remodel (via Retro Renovation) Calendar Round-Up (via Better Living Through Design) Paper and Notebooks: Rhodia Weekly Planner (via East, West, Everywhere) Pens, Pencils and Ink: Gifting…
Ask The Desk: Full-Sized Blue-Black Sign Pen
In reference to my post about the Pilot Petit2 Blue Black Sign Pen, reader Ryan asked: This looks like a terrific pen (I too LOVE blue-black), but I’m not so fond of the small size. Do you have any recommendations for similar writing in a full size pen? Thanks, and keep up the good work!…
Link Love: Good-Bye 2012
Wearables and Accessories: Leather Goods for stylishly hauling your goods (via Hard Graft) Chewbacca Messenger Bag (via HiConsumption, thanks to Ivan) Derwent Colored Pencil Cufflinks (via Aveling Artworks) Death Before Decaf Coffee Mug (via Svpply, thanks to Jessica Hische) Pens and Ink: Papermate Ink Joy Ink Blob issues (via Gourmet Pens) Diamine Music Set of…