Moleskine has introduced its Smart Writing Set, a notebook and digitally-enabled pen that works in combination with an app that syncs with the Moleskine Notes app, Google Drive or Evernote. The notebook is designed with rounded pages to look more like the shape of a tablet. Maybe to visually differeniate it from the regular notebooks?…
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Review: Jinhao Fountain Pens
I received these two little lemon-lime treats from a Desk reader to try out and I’ve been delighted to take them for a test drive. They are the Jinhao 886 “bullet” fountain pens. They are small well-weighted, metal enamel fountain pens at a budget price. They kind of remind me of jelly beans. It looks…
Ink Review: Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine – Ink of the Year 2016
Oooooo, Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine – Ink of the Year 2016 ($28 for 50ml bottle)! I don’t know what it is with me and the Pelikan Edelstein Ink of the Year Colors. Since I discovered that there was such a thing as a special color each year, I’ve pretty much made a point of either buying…
Pen Review: Baron Fig Squire
I recently received the Kickstarter edition Baron Fig Squire in silver aluminum. The pen came in the Baron Fig signature wine soft-touch box, similar to the box that the Baron Fig Confidant notebooks are shipped, nestled in carved black foam. The packaging is appropriate to the pen without being too over-the-top. Generally, as long as…
Fashionable Friday: The Pen Show Edition
In preparation for the Atlanta Pen Show, I thought it might be fun to put together some great (maybe a little “dreamy”) things to have on hand with you should you venture out to the Atlanta Pen Show, or any pen show. In your kit, you’ll want to have a notebook with paper you love…
Books for the Desk Set: The Cocktail Edition
After being teased a bit on the April Fool’s Day edition of The Erasable Podcast with the ladies of graphite and Brad, I decided I might as well bring my cocktail love and lore out into the open. Because what pairs better with a beautiful fountain pen and journal or a rustic Blackwing and pocket…
Giveaway Winner: Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers
Big thanks to JetPens for providing a set of 6 colors of the Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers in a metal storage box for my giveaway this week. Despite some technical difficulties on Saturday there were still a healthy number of entries and an exciting interest in seeing more about watercolor and art supplies here…