I don’t know if I’m the only pen person who is also a bagaholic or not but I am always on the hunt for “the perfect bag?” The perfect bag, like the perfect notebook or the perfect ink or pen seems ever-elusive and different for every person and every occasion. When not not behind The…
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Case Review: Kurochiku Accordion Card Case
Review by Tina Koyama Conventional wallets don’t seem to meet my needs anymore. Like many people, I carry a lot more plastic than paper these days. Most wallet designs still offer plenty of space for cash while being relatively stingy with card slots. I was attracted to the design of the Kurochiku Accordion Card Case…
Notebook Review: Filofax Impressions Notebook
The Filofax Impressions Pocket Notebook ($17.95) is a modular notebook system designed to allow users to customize it with their choice of paper, dividers and inserts. The cover is a textural PU material with vertical elastic closure strap. Inside is five, double rings to hold the modular paper with the mushroom tabs, like discbound notebooks…
Link Love: Lonely in Your InBox
This week, like every week, I am reminded that this blog would not be possible without the great team that has developed around me to help grow The Desk. It has just been Tina and I in the office this week as Laura is off in Ireland for two weeks and Jesi was off to…
Galen Leather 40-Pen Case
What surprised me most about the Galen Leather Crazy Horse Brown 40-Pen Case ($95) when it arrived was how compact it was. The idea of carrying 40 pens in one case is pretty epic. Galen Leather has figured out how to make what should be an insanely large case into one that’s actually usable. And…
Fountain Pen Review: Conklin Duraflex 120th Anniversary Limited Edition
The Conklin Duraflex 120th Anniversary Limited Edition ($68) is (or was) an exclusive through Pen Chalet. The pen comes with a 30ml bottle of Conklin 120th Anniversary Blue ink as well as a converter. I didn’t test the ink for this review. As you read along. you’ll understand a bit more why I didn’t bother…
Link Love: Trollin’ with my Homies
I feel better knowing Brad posted his review of the 22 Design Concrete Pen a couple years ago. Now, I don’t have to review it. And if you read his weekly Refill newsletter a few weeks ago (#173), you’ll appreciate we continue to razz each other. Pens: Kaweco Frosted Sport Fountain Pen Review (via The…