Mary Ann asked: How has the Cambridge leather satchel been working for you? I am interested in getting one but would like to know more about it from a user. I’ve had my Cambridge satchel for well over a year now. It is a classic English school satchel in medium brown and measures 15″x10″x4″. Its…
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Signo e Signo: RT Showdown
You know you are a pen nerd when you hear that there’s a new design to a favorite pen and feel inclined to do a side-by-side comparison. If you’re still with me, shall I begin? One of my favorite gel pen lines is the Uni-Ball Signo DX/RT line. When I first got into the Japanese…
Power Gems! Pilot Hi-Tec C Maica Review
I wanted to have a set of pens I could keep at work rather than to transport my pens back and forth so when I saw that there was a new series of the Pilot Hi-Tec C series called Maica, I decided I had my excuse so I bought all 12 colors. Instead of the…
Day of the Desks
Today I want to share some home office inspiration, from feminine and floral to sparse and even a dark, dramatic option. Enjoy!
Apologies for Technical Difficulties
Over the last 48 hours, I’ve had a few glitches in the finely oiled machine that is The Well-Appointed Desk. On Sunday night, our power went out at 9pm and was not restored until 11am Monday, by which point I was already at work. So… I was unable to get a new post up…
Clairefontaine 1951 Notebook Review
The Clairefontaine Back To Basics Le Carnet 1951 notebooks are cardstock-covered and a cahier style. The covers are flexible cardstock, perfect for folding open or back as needed. This book is 5.8″ x 8.3″ and contains 48-pages. It’s staple-bound in two places and is filled with 90 gsm paper. They remind me of composition notebooks.…
Ohto Graphic Liner 0.3
I’d been hearing a lot of praise about the humble-looking Ohto Graphic Liner 0.3. For the descriptions and the look of the pen, I was expecting something that performed similarly to the Pilot Precise V5. The size, smooth barrel and long flat clip makes it look quite similar to the V5 and all descriptions suggest…