Unlike the lists that Brad at Pen Addict does where pens are sorted into rollerball, fountain, etc., I’m grouping my Top Five lists by price point. Obviously, prices may vary slightly depending on your location but this is based on average US dollar prices. This list is in no particular order, just the five best…
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Fashionable Friday: Use The Force
In a strange twist down the internet rabbit hole this morning, I discovered that Dooney & Bourke makes specialized handbags and wallets for Disney Parks across the world. There is, of course, a healthy secondary market in selling particularly rare and unusual items like today’s inspiration, the Special Edition Star Wars Half Marathon Satchel from…
Link Love: Orange Inks & Traveler’s Notebooks
Pens: The OHTO Dude (via Inktronics) Lamy 2000 (via On Fountain Pens) Muji Erasable Ballpoint (via Pens! Paper! Pencils!) Basic Black: One Week with the Lamy Safari (via Gentleman Stationer) Uni Jetstream Prime 3 (via Office Supply Geek) Ink: Video: Diamine Autumn Oak (via Pen Habit) Diamine Ochre (via Fountain Pen Physicist) Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki…
Ask The Desk: DDC Factory Floor and Pen Cleaning
Lori asks: Two questions for you. First how often do DCC Factory Floor editions come out at Draplin’s site? And when to you expect to get air mail rubber stamps back in stock? From what I understand, the DDC Factory Floor Editions are intermittently available. Your best bet to keep track of these collectible Field…
The Desk Set: Kind Of Blue
Maybe I’m dreaming of blue skies and warm breezes but I’m enamored with blue desks, blue workspaces and blue, blue, blue!
Fashionable Sunday: RIP Rex Ray
Field Notes Cherry Wood $9.95/3-pack (via Field Notes) Edison Collier Fountain Pen in Persimmon Swirl $149 (via Anderson Pens) Eco-Essential Pen from $50 (via Ishuja) Rex Ray Deluxe Notecards $14.95 (via Chronicle Books) Aqua Pebble Eraser $2 (via Poppin) Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki Ink (Vermilion Red Orange) $28 (via Jet Pens) Streaking Paper Notebook $14.95 (via…
Ink Review: Kaweco Summer Purple
Kaweco Summer Purple is one of my absolute favorite ink colors. It’s a dark, muted, complex, plum-y purple. More eggplant purple really. When watered down, it reminds me of lilac blossoms. At full-strength, its a subtle, sophisticated purple-black. The closest color comparison I could make is the Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa. However, with the Kaweco…