The Panobook from Studio Neat ($20) started its life as a Kickstarter project which quickly exceeded its needed funding goal. Studio Neat had previously launched several products on Kickstarter including several iPhone related items and, as a result, have something of a following in the tech community. So launching a notebook, albeit a notebook specifically…
Books: Tom Hanks published a book of short stories called Uncommon Type which is getting some press for reasons beyond the fact that he is an Oscar-winning actor. Every story features a typewriter somewhere in the story. For me, this makes me curious how he manages to work his love of typewriters into his stories.…
I finally purchased a Rhodia Heritage Book Block in the Checkered cover with grid paper ($16.95). It is a composition sized notebook (7.5×9.75″) with 80 sheets. The Book Block is particularly appealing for the exposed stitching and the Rhodia/Clairefontaine 90gsm paper. Besides the stitching, the Heritage editions include a table of contents, numbered pages and…
Oops, we did it again! For the FIFTH(!) year, the Pen Addict podcast has kindly allowed me to come along on the annual Holiday Gift Guide mayhem. This year, we racked up over 70 links (Thanks, Myke!) of gift-giving ideas for you and your loved ones. Hop on over to Relay.FM to listen to the…
Pens: TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen Review, From An Artist’s Perspective (via Pen Addict) Nakaya Piccolo (Ao-Tamenuri, Soft Medium CI) (via Hand Over That Pen) A quick look at the Parker Reflex fountain pen. (via Rupert Arzeian) Pelikan Jazz (via Flex and Other Follies) Rotring ArtPen Calligraphy Set (via Gourmet Pens) Kaweco Liliput in Copper (via…
Papier Plume Bayou Nightfall ($8 per bottle) is another fountain pen ink from the New Orleans Collection inspired by the surroundings of the shop where the inks are made. Papier Plume is the only pen shop I know of in the US that makes its own inks which makes it an extraordinarily special shop. The…
Thanks to my handy, dandy random number generator I have two lucky winners in the NockCo A6 Seed Case giveaway: Congrats to Mike and Cara! They both picked the steel color case though so many of you chose the iris. I am pretty sure an A5 is on the horizon so Mike’s dream will be…
