Not just anyone gets their own special ink. But in honor of their first full year of business Federalist Pens and the colloquially know “Federalist Frank” earned a custom ink color from Robert Oster called Frankly Blue ($18 for 50ml bottle). The ink received a special gold colored cap and was unveiled at the DC…
There are a plethora of options for pocket notebooks these days so its hard to find a product that sets itself apart. Back Pocket Notebooks sets itself apart in a couple truly notable ways. First. Guitars (3 pack for £13.50)! I say this because I believe that when Back Pocket picks themes for their notebook…
Review by Tina Koyama Field Notes Brand’s latest quarterly edition is out: Dime Novel. The notebook itself is a delightful surprise in many ways, but before I get to that, I’ll mention the theme. An homage to the cheap paperback novel of the mid-19th century, Dime Novel was inspired by both the genre’s form and…
Review by Laura Cameron After watching several pen and ink videos, I decided I wanted to try a variety of nibs and that I would like to purchase a dip nib pen. Ana steered me in the direction of eBay and Delike pens. I ordered a Glass Signature Pen with five nibs in blue (a…
Rollbahn Notebooks are a sub-brand from Delfonics, a Japanese company which you might not know from looking at the cover of these notebooks. I think the Rollbahn notebooks are Japanese attempting to recreate, improve or homage to Rhodia and Moleskine and other European notebooks dynasties. The covers of the books are thicker than most with…
Review by Laura Cameron A few weeks ago, Ana told me she had a pen for review that she thought I would like. She brought me the Diplomat Excellence A, Rhombus Guilloch Lapis Black Fountain Pen ($225MSRP). I’m not going to lie; when I first saw the pen I thought “now THAT is a fountain…
Review by Laura Cameron Although I managed to get in on the Hippo Noto Kickstarter, I couldn’t possibly wait that many months to try Tomoe River paper (!!), so I went ahead an ordered a Crossfield Journal from Nanami Paper ($24). The Crossfield Journal I purchased is actually the second edition of this journal. The…
