Review by Laura Cameron When I first saw the Opus 88 Picnic in Purple ($99), I really wanted one. So I was delighted when Vanness Pen Shop asked if we wanted to review it. Ana already reviewed the Picnic in Green, so she suggested I try the Purple. The Opus 88 Picnic is a resin…
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Pen Review: Opus88 Fantasia Fountain Pen (Fine Nib)
The Opus 88 Fantasia ($125) is a colorful pocket-sized pen with ebonite, striped cap and translucent acrylic body. This fountain pen model uses the same nib and filling mechanism as the Koloro and Picnic though I’m discovering that each nib seems to perform differently. The Opus 88 Fantasia Fountain Pen comes in the same sort…
Pen Review: Monami Olika
Review by Jessica Coles Last week I was handed the Monami Olika and asked to review it. At first glance, it seemed to be a pen that you could get at any major retail store that carried pens, but as I used it more, some of the features of this pen came to light. The…
Fountain Pen Review: Faggionato Pétrarque Carnival with Gold Plated Steel Nib
One of my last purchases at the Chicago Pen Show was a total impulse purchase. I had wanted to buy one a Faggionato fountain pen for awhile but did not know which one I wanted until we were all packing up on Sunday. I walked past the Papier Plume table and insisted Renso pause his…
Fountain Pen Review: Moonman M2
I’ve been seeing photos of Moonman pens all over Instagram and have wanted to try one, so I was amused when Ana brought the Moonman M2 ($22.99 via Amazon) to knit night last week and handed it over to me for my next review. The Moonman M2 is a plexiglass resin demonstrator pen in an…
Preview/Review: Karas Pen Co. Reaktor Galaxie Pens
Karas Pen Co. has been quietly working away in their secret hideaway in the desert to create a new line of pens they are calling Reaktor. The series is doing some particular unique things in the machined pens field. First, they are aiming to sell these pens starting at $40 for the Galaxie ($45 for…
Fountain Pen Review: Pilot Vanishing Point, Raden Stripe
Review by Laura Cameron Aesthetically, I’ve never like the look of the Pilot Vanishing Points and Pilot Decimos. Until recently, I never understood the need to have a retractable fountain pen, and I thought the clip just looked odd in the middle of the pen. Then I attended a conference and had to take notes…