The Pentel Portable Brush Pen has been my favorite brush pen for some time. I picked mine up at Kinokuniya in New York several years ago. It has a synthetic, individual filament, brush tip and takes Pentel refill cartridges. It holds a great point and has worn very well. $11.95 (via MyMaido)

Last July, I featured a stack of Michael Beirut’s 80+ notebooks. He’s now filled 90 composition books over his 30-year design career and they are being shown in a new exhibition (along with some of the finished pieces) at the Esther Massry Gallery at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. The exhibition…

I’ve been a big fan of the Rotring Art Pen for years. It was one of the first fountain pens I purchased, found in an art supply store for about $20. The Art Pen has a long paintbrush-like shape which gives it nice balance and an unusual look. It is available in several nib sizes…

The inside of a working paper artist’s studio, organized but overflowing with interesting bits. I love that she stores her paper on the wall almost like bits of wallpaper. (via Twitter and @RedLetterZine aka Jennie Hinchcliff)