Erik Wahlstrom caught artist Jockum Nordström hard at work in his chaotic but inspiring space.
(via Erik Wahlstrom)
Rickshaw City Tote Flash Sale
Rickshaw Bags is having a flash sale today on their new City Tote bags. Get any one of these simple little bags for half off today. But act fast, this offer expires tomorrow (06/01/12).
Promo Code: totetastic
Order online or in store. Offer valid from 05/30/12 to 11:59 6/01/12 PST
Now, I need to go play with the color configurator… tweed or cordura, tweed or cordura?
Link Love: Nerd Love
Just a short list this week of goodies this week.
Pens
- Kaweco Lilliput Review (via Gourmet Pens)
- Neil Gaiman uses a TWSBI (side bar to the BBC News article about sales of fountain pens rising)
Pencils
- Midori Brass Bullet Pencil Review (Pen Addict)
- El Casco Pencil Sharpener Review (via Pencil Talk)
Paper
- Field Notes (on Pinterest)
- Stillman & Birn Sketchbook overview (Ink Nouveau)
- Quo Vadis Habana vs. Rhodia Webbie Showdown (Cole Wardell’s The Orchard)
- Leuchtturm 1917 Review (Lady Dandelion)
And finally,
You Know You’re a Paper Nerd when… (via Cecilia Frid)
Lamy Safari in (sigh) Apple Green
The new Lamy Safari is in the most delicious shade of apple green (my signature color!). If only I could love the special grip utilized by Lamy in this model– its so lefty-incompatible! But I can still lust after the color.
Remember: if you order anything through Notemaker, Well-Appointed Desk readers get a 10% discount at checkout with the code WELLAPPDESK through August. And they have flat rate international shipping. Its never too soon to plan your back-to-school purchases!
A peek at notebooks of artists and authors
A peek inside the handwritten dictionary of Nick Cave from 1984. From Nick Cave Collection at the Arts Centre in Melbourne.
Punk rock legends not your speed? How about a snippet from Mark Twain’s pocket notebook including what looks like an assortment of potential character names. I think “Syphilis Briggs” is my favorite.
Visit the Flavorwire for a dozen more notebooks from artists and authors and see all sorts of handwriting, notebooks and a few choice notes!
Winner of the May Kaweco Giveaway!
Wow! We received 121 entries into the Celebrate Summer Kaweco Giveaway and all of the responses were wonderful. Thanks to everyone for sharing your Kaweco plans and thanks to JetPens for making it all possible.
Drum roll please for the Random Number Generator…
Looks like its comment #1, Rori! I’ll be contacting you by email to make arrangements for the delivery of your Kaweco!
Embellish it with Washi Tape
Notebook Stories embellished a plain black notebook with a bunch of wonderful, patterned washi tapes. What a great way to identify one plain black notebook from another. I am notorious for buying an endless stream of A5 black notebooks and just sticking a couple stickers on the cover to identify one from the other. But this…. this is a beautiful solution.
Check out the full post for other design ideas and more excuses to stock up on washi tape.