I know putting up posts like this is like throwing a roman candle in a pile of dry tinder but I don’t want to be the only one on the soapbox today. So, please join me! Take a listen to today’s episode of Freakonomics where the hot button topic is whether or not we need…
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Link Love: Left, White & Life Paper
Pens: 25 Resources to Jump-Start Your Pen Addiction (via The Gentleman Stationer) Fountain Pens for Lefties: Guest Post by the Left Handed Patrick Kansa (via Office Supply Geek) Vintage Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph Techincal Pens (via Gorgeous.Ink) Edison Pearlette – Aztec Gold Flake (via Wonder Pens) Waterford Eclipse (via Reverenced Writing) Graf Von Faber-Castell Guilloche Fountain Pen…
Desk Set: Pastel + Storage
I loved seeing these pastel bright desks full of great organizational and storage ideas. I particularly like the the pegboard is just propped up behind the desk instead of needing to be mounted to the wall making it a good solution for renters and space to hide cords. While originally designed for a kid’s room,…
Ask The Desk: Fountain Pen on Washi Tape?
Shana asks: I recently got a fountain pen after having lost one many years ago. (A noodlers Konrad, go flex!) I’m using it often in my planner, which also has a lot of washi tape marking appointments. So far the few inks I’ve tested seem to not like washi tape as a surface to be…
Field Notes Paper Reveal
During a recent bout of caffeine-induced insomnia, I was on the French Paper Co. website, looking through their blog section, marvelling at all the beautifully designed screenprint posters and other designer-y goodness when I stumbled across an entry that would be of particular interest to the readers of The Well-Appointed Desk. I found a listing…
Fashionable Friday: Gong Hei Fat Choi
Officially, Lunar New Year this year falls on Monday, February 8 this year and is the year of the Monkey. I only know how to wish greetings in Cantonese, not Mandarin, so you can say it with me, “gung-hay-fat-choy”! At least in Hong Kong, you’ll sort of sound like you know what you’re saying. So,…
Notebook Review: Word. Dot Grid and Declan Floral Edition
I recently got a delightful little treat in my mailbox in the form of two new packs of Word. notebooks: a 3-pack of Word. dot grid books ($9.99) and a 3-pack of the new Declan Floral edition notebooks ($9.99). The Declan Floral edition is a collaboration between Word. and Declan. Word makes the books and…