Review by Tina Koyama Conventional wallets don’t seem to meet my needs anymore. Like many people, I carry a lot more plastic than paper these days. Most wallet designs still offer plenty of space for cash while being relatively stingy with card slots. I was attracted to the design of the Kurochiku Accordion Card Case…
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Galen Leather 40-Pen Case
What surprised me most about the Galen Leather Crazy Horse Brown 40-Pen Case ($95) when it arrived was how compact it was. The idea of carrying 40 pens in one case is pretty epic. Galen Leather has figured out how to make what should be an insanely large case into one that’s actually usable. And…
Case Review: Lihit Lab Smart Fit Mobile Pouch
Review by Tina Koyama My daily-carry is a Rickshaw Bags messenger bag that tidily fits my sketching stuff as well as all my usual “purse” stuff, and I easily take it everywhere. The only time I don’t like to carry it is when I’m taking a 3-mile fitness walk around my neighborhood lake. For that…
Review: Hermit Shell Pen Case
I don’t want to speak out of turn but I suspect I am like most pen and pencil collectors in that I am constantly on the hunt for the perfect case, bag, container or pouch in which to carry my favorite tools with me. In the case (pardon the pun) of my daily drawing tools,…
Eye Candy: New uses for pen cases.
By Laura Cameron When I purchased a Nock Co. Sinclair at the LA Pen Show, I texted a photo to a friend of mine who loves pens and knitting. She immediately asked me to pick one up for her because she wanted to use it as a knitting notions case for her sock knitting. Not…
Giveaway: Yak Leather Pen Cases from Pen Boutique
Today we have a pen case giveaway for two lucky readers of The Desk. Pen Boutique generously sent us two pen cases to share with you. The first is the Yak Leather Premium 24-Pen Case, Black (Reg $80.00, Sale $49.99). As the name implies, this black buffalo leather case was designed to hold 24 of…
Product Review: Global Arts Pencil Case
Review by Tina Koyama Last winter I took a class in colored pencil drawing. On the first day, when students started pulling out their materials, I saw that everyone had brought their pencils in the flat metal tins that they had come in. I have so many colored pencils that I had difficulty choosing a…