Hidden inside the simple paperboard tube is a pen of exquisite quality and with a nib like no other. It’s the Schon DSGN “Pocket Six” Anodized Aluminum ($165) with the mind-blowing Monoc Nib unit (starting at $385). The nib is custom made by Schon DSGN in their Philadelphia workshop and is formed from a single…
One of the best things about pen shows is discovering a new-to-me creator. At the California Pen Show, I was able to walk around a bit on Sunday and stumbled across Rubato Pen Studio. Her handcrafted mini pens were displayed on vintage cake stands like the candy-colored confections they are. Some of the pens featured…
The concept and tag, You Can Only Keep One (#youcanonlykeepone), was sent to me by Rachel from Rachel’s Reflections. The idea is to go through your collection of pens and choose just one example from each brand. My list is going to be a completely theoretical game because their are many pens brands that I…
Inspired by last week’s color-coordination of my pens, I decided to pro-actively set-up supplies for my journal for February. I am embracing the Valentine’s Day vibe with an all-red-and-pink palette with pink floral washi and flower stickers as well as color matching my pens and inks. I picked out two inks for the month: Monteverde…
Thanks to the power of Random Number Generator, we have a winner in our Fontoplumo-Exclusive Kaweco Sport Coral giveaway. I think the Coral will look stunning with the Red Fox and Sunrise! Keep it on the sunny side, Pam. I’ve contacted you by email to get your shipping info. Thanks to everyone who entered our…
I received a couple emails this week with updates to dates for pen shows through the end of the calendar year. Check out our Pen Show Schedule for more details. We have not updated the 2023 schedule yet but will try to get dates nailed down for 2023 in the coming weeks. In other Pen…
The latest Kickstarter from Ensso is a pair of Japanese Ebonite fountain pens. One is a mini pocket pen and the other is a full-sized, cigar-shaped (dirigible-shaped?) fountain pen. Ebonite is extremely lightweight which allows these pens to be of similar width and size to the earlier Ensso metal machined PIUMA pens but at a…
