Reader Phil asks: Can you recommend five or so “razor fine” nibs/pens? I am always looking for a good razor fine nib. Is the TWSBI one of them? The first thing to know is that European and American pen manufacturers use a different criteria for nib widths than the Japanese manufacturers. A Lamy pen labelled…
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Office Chic, Orla-Style
Office chic through the lens of Kris Atomic for the Autumn/Winter collection for Orla Kiely. A little bit Mad Men, a little bit Moonrise Kingdom. I love all the old typewriters and rotary phones in the photos. (via Kris Atomic)
Scout Books Giveaway Winners!
Today, everyone is a winner! Scout Books has kindly offered discounts for everyone. All my awesome readers can take $25 off a custom order of Make Your Own Books or Notebooks with the promo code AWESOME. So that lightbulb, Keep Calm and Make Lists and all the other wonderful suggestions can be made for $25 less.…
Fountain Pen Exhibit Prep
On Friday, I helped two of my co-workers set up a display in our gallery area of fountain pens. I didn’t have nearly as many to add to the collection as they did but it was fun to see all the pens and touch them. There are vintage hard rubber pens, a TON of Esterbrooks,…
Scout Books
Do you love those little pocket notebooks but wish you could customize them, stick your logo on them or otherwise create your own book? If so, Scout Books is what you need. You can customize the front of the kraft paper covers with your 1- or 2-color logo and then select between dot grid, blank,…
February Ink Drop 2013
Goulet Pens continues to delight with their monthly themed Ink Drop ink samples. For February, the colors were inspired by Valentine’s Day naturally. There were two pinks (Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo and Diamine Deep Magenta), one shade of red (Sailor Jentle Grenade) — which reminds me of J. Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite with more of a…
J. Herbin Rollerball Fail
Sometimes, being left-handed really blows. I usually get this feeling whenever someone talks about fine calligraphy or rollerball pens. The classic Uni-Ball Vision rollerballs literally throw me into apoplexy because every time I try to use them, they skip, stutter or seize up completely. I believe that they were designed to roll for right-handed people…