When I was in Chicago at the Renegade Craft Fair last fall, I saw these beautiful ceramic desk accessories from STAK Ceramics. I was smitten with the Large Phone Dock ($50) in the mint green. It comfortably holds most mobile phones, a small plant and a little slot for paper clips or other little tidbits.…
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Cognitive Surplus Notebooks
Several months ago, someone asked about a notebook that combined lined and grid or blank and lined or some such combination. I’m not sure if this is exactly what they were searching for but Cognitive Surplus has a series of hardcover notebooks that contain paper that is lined on the right hand sheet and grid…
Ink Review: Kaweco Paradise Blue
Kaweco Paradise Blue is a pretty good match for my TWSBI Diamond 580 in Christmas Green. The pen body is a little more green than the ink color but not too bad a match. Kaweco Paradise Blue ($17.50 for a 30ml bottle) is a turquoise ink that leans a bit more green than most turquoise…
Link Love: Get Indxd
Link of the Week: Indxd, a digital tool for indexing all the content in all your notebooks, created by David Rea. Pens: Eight Reasons Why You Should Write with a Fountain Pen (via Ed Jelley) Video: Delta Unica (via The Pen Habit) Video: Ti2 TechLiner Review (via Clicky Post) The Ti2 Techliner (Gonzodized Shorty) (via…
Pencil Review: Kaweco Special 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil
The Kaweco Special 0.7mm mechanical pencil is a bit wider pencil than I expected. It feels in the hand like a jumbo pencil. Luckily the anodized metal, hexagonal octagonal finish is warm and soft in the hand and quite comfortable. I thought the metal finish might be too slick but its not a shiny finish…
Ask The Desk: TARDIS Blue Ink?
This message popped up in my Twitter this morning, which I found was very timely after my outrage at the lack of pop culture-themed inks. @JetPens asked: @wellapptdesk Just last week, @DQuartermane asked us what fountain pen ink is closest to TARDIS blue 😛 We said Sargasso Sea. Thoughts?? I hate to be too picky…
Top 5: Pens Under $30
It might seem like a big jump between the $5 and under pens to a pen that costs upwards of $30, but it really opens the options for materials other than plastic and introduces some refill and filling mechanisms that allow for longer-term cost effectiveness. Rollerball: Retro 51 Tornado Classic Lacquers start at $21. There…