I am sucker for these Birmingham Pen Company inks. This is batch number two for me. The first batch was so lovely I knew I would order more. First, the colors are so muted and complex and I love that Birmingham names all their colors after people and places from their community. Second, they are…
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Platinum 3776 Kumpoo UEF Fountain Pen (AKA The Kung Fu Panda)
Oh, Platinum! Why did you name such a beautiful pen with a name that sounds so awful to English speakers? I trie to resist the Platinum 3776 Kumpoo UEF Fountain Pen on the name alone but when everyone kept telling me how stunning the color was, I couldn’t hold out any longer. Then Lisa Vanness…
Ink Preview: Colorverse x Opus88 Inks
Colorverse also released a set of inks in July to coordinate with the Opus88 Koloro and Picmic pen lines. The seven eight colors in this collection all include traditional inks (no shimmers) and both of the bottles in the 2-bottle sets are the same colors (65ml and 15ml bottles for $36 per set). I received samples…
Preview: Colorverse Season 4 Trailblazers in Space
The latest edition of the Colorverse inks have been released, Season 4 Trailblazers in Space ($36 per 2-bottle set). As the home of all things space (Skylab Letterpress being our printer of choice, of course, and R2-D2 being our patron traveling companion), I couldn’t wait to get a hold of this new collection. These inks…
Link Love: Getting our Naka-Ya-Yas in Sinagapore
Pens: Platinum #3776 Century Nice Lavande Fountain Pen (via Ed Jelley) I hate the Rotring Newton (via UK Fountain Pens) Lamy 2000 Makrolon Fountain Pen Impressions (via Gourmet Pens) Karas Kustoms Starliner XL Series Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Karas Pen Co. Reaktor: The Galaxie & Starliner XL (via Nib & Ink) Ink: Graf von…
Notebook Review and Giveaway: Rollo London Softcover A5 and Hardcover A6
Review by Laura Cameron A few weeks ago Rollo of London offered us an opportunity to try their A5 Diary as part of their promotional campaign to announce that they are partnering with Paperchase stores. I selected The Softie Collection, Larkin in British Mulberry A5 (£19.25). The Larkin is a soft sided journal, with a…
Pen Review: Desiderata Precession Flex (Zebra G Nib) Fountain Pen
Desiderata Pens is known for making some of the most unique pens that utilize the Zebra G calligraphy nibs in a modern fountain pen housing for flex writing experience. Every time I see Pierre at a pen show, he has developed a new design and refined, retooled or improved upon his previous designs for a…