There’s a great article on the NYTimes about Creative Types From Manolo Blahnik to Milton Glaser on Their Favorite Writing and Drawing Instruments. Thanks to Milton Glaser, I really want my own Koh-I-Noor multi-colored Magic Pencil. While we’re on the topic of the NYTimes and its love of articles about pens and pencils, here’s a…
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News: Fountain K Limited Edition Soft Launch Info
The fine folks at Karas Kustoms have decided to do a small launch of a range of limited edition Fountain K pens. To read the whole story, check out the Karas Kustom blog. Stay tuned for official release dates. To see my preview of the Fountain K, check out my previous post.
Guess Who’s Coming to Kansas City?
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist a click bait title.) MIKE ROHDE!!!!!!!! If you are in Kansas City, and you read this blog, you are probably going to want to hop over to the KC Coffee & Design and register to attend the Friday lecture (FREE!) and the Saturday Sketchnotes Workshop ($75) coming at the end of…
Call for Entries: Link Love
Following yesterday’s Link-less Link Love, I received a lot of feedback regarding images for the weekly Link Love. First, let me clarify. I will be continuing to do Link Love — I was just asking about the illustration of Link (from The Legend of Zelda) holding a pencil and whether people were getting bored with…
New Sponsor: Fresh Stock Japan
I’m delighted to introduce you to our newest sponsor, Fresh Stock Japan. Fresh Stock was started by Benjamin and his wife Becky when they were living in Japan. They’ve recently returned to the US but will continue to import unique and unusual items from Japan. Fresh Stock has a small but highly-curated assortment of pens,…
Pre-Order: Retro 51 Popper Lift-Off
Okay, now that I have already pre-ordered my Retro 51 Limited Edition Popper Lift-Off, its safe to tell you’all about it. While other people get excited about the sports-themed Retro 51s, the nerds at Chez Desk get grabby hands for anything NASA or space-themed. Having just finished reading The Martian, I’m particularly excited about this…
Kickstarter: Penxo 2mm Lead Holder
There’s just 12 hours left to back the Penxo 2mm drafting pencil. There are several backing options at just $29 US for a lead holder and a pack of 12 leads and sharpener. This is a beautiful design and I hope it works as well as proposed. I backed it. I’m looking forward to filling…