The guys over at Studio Neat have once again decided to enter into the fickle world of stationery products with the Mark One Pen (pledges start at$50). They launched the Kickstarter a few days ago and it was backed almost instantaneously. The Mark One is an all-metal pen covered in a ceramic coating available in black…
Easy Tiger has a way with words and great design. The Kicking Ass and Taking Notes pen ($25) is no exception. It is a stunning brass tube with gold foil lettering in perfect Futura with the message “Kicking Ass and Taking Notes” down the barrel. It is packaged in a stunning matte black and gold…
It has come to my attention that the Baron Fig Lock & Key set is no longer available. While the “Lock” notebook is still available, the brass “Key” pen is sold out. So… I thought I might be a generous soul and give my set away to one lucky reader. The set has been opened…
Before there was the Pantone Matching System, there was Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts. According to the wrap around the cover, this was the book (not this specific edition or copy) that Charles Darwin took with him aboard the HMS Beagle on his journey to research…
Pens: Kickstarter: Studio Neat “Mark One” Aluminum Pen (via Tools and Toys) Visconti Homo Sapiens London Fog (via Alt. Haven) Waterman Expert 3 Matte Black Fountain Pen (via Gourmet Pens) Moonman M2 (via Frank Underwater) Video: Opus 88 “Koloro” (via Scrively) Noodlers Boston Safety Fountain Pen Instructional Guide (via Pen Chalet Blog) Lovely Chameleon (Benu…
Thursday: The one thing about the Arkansas Pen Show that makes it different than almost any other pen show that I attend is that I set up my own table. Last year, Bob and I did what they call in the industry a soft-launch of the Col-o-ring. This year, we decided to continue the tradition…
This week, in Other Interesting Things, we have Cases and Places! Its pen show recaps and pen and notebook cases. Pens: Scrikss | Noble 35 in Titanium (via United Inkdom) Disposable Fountain Pens (via Fountain Pen Quest) Video: “Serious Nibbage” Parker 51 (via Gourmet Pens) Sailor Profit Realo Tenku-Gensou Special Edition with Music Nib (via…
