I have been waiting to do this review for WAY TOO long. Hinze Pens are such a unique and under-recognized pen maker on the scene right now. Jim Hinze is creating oversized acrylic/resin pens in amazing colors, some even include diamond dust for a stunning effect. The larger pens are made to be comfortable for…
I was inspired in equal parts by the new Montegrappa Mini Mule and the May Allure’s Most Wanted Beauty Products article (I read the article in the paper edition but you can enjoy it digitally too). Alexander McQueen Treasures Print Scarf $495.43AUD ($347.74US) (via Cettire) Montegrappa Fortuna Mini Copper Mule Fountain Pen MSRP $350 (coming…
The clock is ticking down to the Chicago Pen Show for us here at The Well-Appointed Desk. In the rest of the world, attention is focused on the launch of Helvetica Now and Public Sans. Well, at least in the typographical world. Nick Stewart continues to work his way through the Sailor Studio ink colors…
For the third year, Papier Plume is offering a limited edition set of inks for the Chicago Pen Show. This year’s offering is a riff on the extremely popular Lake Michigan Summer (from Chicago Pen Show 2017) called Lake Michigan Winter and a new deep brown called Bad Bad LeRoy Brown. The ink comes in…
Once again, I took very few actual photos of the Atlanta Pen Show event. Between working behind the Vanness Pen Shop table Friday through Sunday and participating in the Pen Addict podcast on Saturday night, I had very little time to wander around and take photos. We stayed very busy. Jesi and I had a…
This week has sunny yellow inks, flashbacks to the Atlanta Pen Show and some unusual pen reviews like the Omas Tokyo, the Faber-Castell Neo Slim and a Wing Sung 5502. If you saw this week’s Fashionable Friday you may have noticed a peek at some nail polish that will be available on Friday so I…
The Beech Tree Paper Small Notebooks come in a variety of sets for the plain or lined versions. The blank notebooks are available in a variety of options from single books up to 100 book packs ranging in price from $1 to $100. There are also lined notebook options but not quite as many options…
