Review by Tina Koyama What a fun assortment I got for June with my ArtSnacks subscription! Here’s what was in my box: a mini sketchbook (an ArtSnacks + Denik collaboration); a Zig Painty FX permanent paint marker; two General’s MultiPastel Chalk Pencils; and three Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I also got an ArtSnacks sticker and…
When a vintage fountain pen collection goes supernova, it requires its own epic display. Leave it to Mike Dudek of Dudek Modern Goods to deliver the kind of display that makes me hum the opening to 2001: A Space Odyssey every time I put my pens away. I started collecting Lady Sheaffer Skripserts about a…
It’s the third annual Donut Day Fashionable Friday! Why? Because every Friday is a good day for donuts and every desk looks better with a donut and a cup of coffee on it, especially on Friday. MT Big Dots Japanese Washi Tape $3.50 per roll (via CuteTape) Coffee and Donuts Mug $15 (via by I…
I must confess I don’t know how I got so behind on the Ask the Desk questions. Maybe I didn’t realize how many questions were out there! Here are just a few of the dozens of questions in the in-box right now. Please be patient as I try my best to get through them. Phillip asks:…
Pens: Montblanc Meisterstück 149 PT Fountain Pen – Oblique Triple Broad (via Gourmet Pens) Bexley Pocket Pro Fountain Pen (via Pen Addict) Kaweco Lilliput fountain pen meta-review (via United Inkdom) YStudio The Weight of Words Portable Fountain Pen (via Gourment Pens) Wahl-Eversharp Decoband (Amalfi Blue, Superflex Nib) (via Hand Over That Pen) Video: Nib Newbs!…
I officially have a really bad case of completionism (which apparently is not a word in the dictionary but should be!). After missing out on several of the colors in the original release of the Sailor Jentle Four Seasons set, I bought all the colors in the second release as soon as they were available…
The Montegrappa Felicitá (pronounced “fella-cheetah” which I learned thanks to the fine fellas at Kenro over drinks in Chicago) is a lovely new line of smaller scale, pearlescent fountain pens. The overall look of these pens is beautiful and somewhat understated from a brand known for doing some pretty elaborate designs. As a result, the…
