I’ve reviewed, purchased and drooled over hundreds of products in 2012 so I thought I’d share with you my favorites of the year, in no specific order: Tie for Favorite Fountain Pen: Kaweco Guilloch 1930 EF Fountain Pen Tie for Favorite Fountain Pen: TWSBI Diamond 540 EF Demonstrator Favorite Highlighter: Pilot Preppy Highlighter Favorite Lefty-centric…
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Mango Donut Tape Dispenser, seriously.
My lovely pen pal Bibliotiki sent me this darling 3M Scotch mango donut tape dispenser. It took me a month before it occurred to me that washi tape would fit in the dispenser making it THE PERFECT travel tape dispenser. Once I loaded it with polka dot tape, it required eyeballs because sometimes, I am…
The Secretary Knife
The Victorinox Secretary in all-metal finish is the perfect solution for on-the-go needs of the Well-Appointed reader whose work may be done on a coffee shop table, park bench, front seat of the car or other far-flung locales.Use it to “open envelopes, pry open staples, cut out crossword puzzles, clip articles/pictures” (a direct quote from…
My favorite tools: Letter Opener
While there are lots of elegant, distinguished letter openers in the world, but the trusty advertising letter opener made of plastic with a concealed blade is my favorite. I have two. This one came from an envelope company and I keep it at my desk. The other is a vintage opener that looks the same…
Tape Dispensers
(Clockwise from top left: Wooden Tape Holder £27.50 from Present + Correct, The Heavyweight from Black + Blum $50, Squirreled Away Tape Dispenser from Anthropologie $24 and Tape Cutter bookends $47.04)
Spectrum artists reveal their tools
I had the good fortune of getting to attend the first-ever Spectrum Live art expo. While I was dazzled by the art and starstruck by the artists, I couldn’t help but peek at whatever tools each artist was using to doodle or autograph. Some made me shiver (really, a Bic ballpoint?!?! Your art deserves a…
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…