Pens: 6 (More) Reasons Why You Should Write With a Fountain Pen (via Ed Jelley) Paper Mate Biodegradable Gel Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Pokka Pen EDK (via Pen Addict) Parker Sonnet Great Expectation Edition (via The Gentleman Stationer) Ink: Robert Oster Signature Turquoise (via Alt. Haven) Robert Oster Signature Ink Fire and Ice (via…
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Review: A4 Lihit Lab Teffa Bag-in-Bag
Guest review by Tina Koyama When I travel, I always pack for a carry-on only – a roller bag that goes in the overhead bin and a standard-size backpack that shoves under the seat. (Yes, I do this even for three-week trips!) Especially for intercontinental flights but even for much shorter ones, I must have…
Pen Review: Visconti Wall Street Limited Edition Green Pearl Celluloid Double Broad
The Visconti Wall Street Limited Edition Green Pearl is the first Visconti that I’ve ever had the privilege to use. In terms of looks, its probably the exact model I would have picked for myself. The layered green celluloid catches the light similarly to vintage Parker Vacumatics. As someone who’s heart is perpetually stuck in a…
My Cross Century Secret Stash (and a Cross Spire for good measure)
Last summer, after answering an Ask The Desk post about finding a classic ballpoint pen, I developed a fascination with Cross Century pens. At the DC Pen Show, I acquired my first, an engraved Cross Century II in matte blue metallic and have since acquired three more: two classic Cross Centuries and a Cross Century…
Fashionable Friday: Snow Day
This week saw snow along the Eastern seaboard in the US and this weekend, the weather reports are threatening snow and ice throughout the Midwest and South and Southeast in the US so I was inspired to plan a Snow Day theme for this week’s Fashionable “Weekend”. I picked warm tones inspired by fresh chocolate…
Link Love: Letter Writing Prep
Pens: Video: Pilot Custom 823 Fountain Pen (via The Pen Habit) Guide to Multifunction Pens (via The Gentleman Stationer) An Ode to Franklin Christoph Model 45’s (via Miss Thundercat/Contemplations of a Kitty) Namisu Nova Ebonite Fountain Pen (via Pencilcase Blog) Pilot Vanishing Point (Capless) Fountain Pen (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Pelikan Souveran M400 Tortoiseshell Brown…
Review: BigiDesign Ti Arto The Ultimate Refill Friendly Pen
The BigiDesign Ti Arto Pen is touted as the most refill friendly pen and when it was announced on Kickstarter last year, I was all in from the moment they said go. As the queen of refill hacking, the idea of having a pen capable of accepting 200+ refills without having to do any manipulation,…