Paper Passion is a fragrance created by Geza Schoen, Gerhard Steidl, with Wallpaper* magazine designed to mimic and capture the scent of a freshly printed book. Designed to be a unisex scent, its the perfect gift for any booklover.
Faber-Castell PITT Artist Brush Pen
I have had this pen floating around in my collection for awhile. I’m always attracted to the Faber-Castell pens because they often have such wonderful colors available. On this trip, I decided to grab this deep blue gray color called Indianthrene Blue in the brush tip version. The brush tip is a shaped felt tip which looks a brush which gives a nice variety of line variation. Unfortunately, because of the material used to make the “brush” it frays and wears over time making it less precise. The PITT pens are water resistant which would make them good for labeling, kitchen use or addressing or decorating envelopes.
There are dozens of other colors available for the brush pen and PITT pens are also available in a nylon tip style in Extra Superfine (0.1mm), Superfine (0.4mm), Fine (0.6mm) & Medium (0.8mm) nibs and a variety of colors.
Brush pen is available online for $1.60
Dandy Wallpaper
Need a new look for your computer desktop? Try Dandy Lion for a great collection of wallpapers. All free.
Best Apps
Lifehacker has rounded up the best FREE Mac apps and a great collection of iPad apps (not all those are free). Don’t forget the recent round-ups they did on iPhone apps and Linux apps, Windows apps and Android apps. Pretty much just bookmark Lifehacker. You’ll thank me for it.
Link Love: The Slightly-Off-Topic Edition
- Platinum 3776 Extra Fine Nib (Ink Nouveau)
- Monteverde Invincia Stealth 1.1mm nib (via FP Geeks Forum)
- A Visit to the General Pencil Company Factory (via How To Sharpen Pencils)
- Writers’ Rooms (via The Guardian)
- Platinum mini-ballpoint 0.5 review (via Economy Pens)
Totally off-topic:
- The Apple corporate recruiting video (via 9to5Mac)
- Self Aware ROOMBA (via twitter)
- Why We Wear Pants (via The Atlantic)
Paint your chair and recover the seat to give your workspace a quick facelift!
If money were no issue…
If money were no issue, both my closet and my office would be decked out in the finest from Kate Spade. I particular like Barrow Street laptop bag (with grosgrain bow and 14K gold hardware $338), the Rainspot iPad case ($50) and the On the Dot iPhone cover (silicone in Kelly green $35).
If money was no issue, what would you add to your office?