Review by Tina Koyama I had never heard of Nagasawa, a stationery store in Kobe, Japan, but when I saw the bottle design for the Nagasawa Pen Style Inks on JetPens, I instantly thought, “Sailor.” Sure enough, the inks were developed by Sailor (one of Japan’s “top three” fountain pen manufacturers, along with Pilot and…
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Notebook Review: Taroko Breeze
Review by Laura Cameron Recently I had the opportunity to review the Taroko Breeze notebook ($17.00). Unfortunately it looks like the Breeze is sold out, but Taroko has a variety of products available in the Taroko etsy shop if you’re interested in trying one. The Breeze notebook is an A5 dot-grid notebook with 183 numbered…
St. Louis Pen Show Recap
Review by Laura Cameron This past weekend I attended the inaugural St. Louis Pen Show. This time around I didn’t go to work, I just loaded up the car with another knitting pen-loving friend and we went as guests. We both had to work half-days on Friday, so we didn’t arrive until Friday evening, but…
Giveaway winners: Galen Leather Pen Cases
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway for the Galen Leather Pen Cases. The random number generator picked Theresa (don’t fall into a heap!) and Todd. We’ll be in touch to get you your prizes!
Fountain Pen Review: Moonman M2
I’ve been seeing photos of Moonman pens all over Instagram and have wanted to try one, so I was amused when Ana brought the Moonman M2 ($22.99 via Amazon) to knit night last week and handed it over to me for my next review. The Moonman M2 is a plexiglass resin demonstrator pen in an…
Giveaway: Galen Leather Pen Cases
Today we have a pen case giveaway for two lucky readers of The Desk. Galen Leather generously sent us two pen cases to share with you. The first is the Leather Flap Pen Case for Three Pens in Brown ($44.00). This is a very classic pocket pen case, and holds three of your favorite pens near…
Pelikan Hub comes to Kansas City!
Each year, on a designated date and time, Pelikan supports local hosts with Pelikan goodies and a reason to meet and celebrate fountain pens and ink. You don’t need to own any Pelikans to join in the fun. These parties, known as Pelikan Hubs, are scheduled to take place on September 21, 2018 at 6:30…