It’s been a long time since my last London Pen Show, back in October 2019. So when I parked up at the venue yesterday, I was a little apprehensive. The world had changed, of course, but so have I — gone are my days of splashing cash on lots of pens. Would I still find… Continue reading
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I waited a long time for the Otto Hutt design08.
The fiesty German manufacturer’s wares have crossed my desk multiple times: I’ve reviewed the 03, 04, 06 and the flagship 07 too. Each pen model I tried was interesting, admirable, even exceptional, but not quite right for me personally.
Then along came the designC. It’s… Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. And since my last post showed off my new Galen pen trays, now seems like a good time to take a scoot through what’s actually in them…!
How much change has there been since my last post?
Well, here’s how the tray looked in January:… Continue reading
For those of you stumbling on this post without context, this is the third post in a series. The first introduced the goals for a large-scale survey of fountain pen enthusiasts. The second introduced the findings. And this post continues the story, looking at the community’s preferences and habits for the pens they buy. Let’s… Continue reading
My last SotC post was in early November — and what a lot of change there has been since!
A number of review samples have crossed my desk, and more than a few personal purchases too, but it’s overall been a period of tremendous consolidation for me.
In short: more out than in
The last… Continue reading
I take pens with me practically everywhere. Even when there’s little likelihood that I’ll actually write anything, I still like to have a case with multiple pens on my person or in my bag.
As I’ve written in my ‘travels with pens’ series over the years, I plan the selection of pens I take when… Continue reading
Tesori is a small maker based in Italy, recently rebranded from Hello Tello. The Tesori rebrand was more than just a new name and logo: it included new models and a stronger social mission. The company gives 25% of sales to organisations that help victims of sex trafficking and exploitation, a huge commitment to a… Continue reading
2020 was a strange year in many ways, but it was a great year for fountain pens. As I sat down to prepare to write this post, scanning back over my Instagram feed and blog to refresh my memory, I was struck by, well, just how many great pens landed on my desk — even… Continue reading
John Garnham’s pens (previously reviewed here) are difficult to get hold of. You can still only buy them through the Fountain Pens UK Facebook group, and he makes them only in limited quantities. He’s not interested in building a business around pens, so he doesn’t even have a website. But that doesn’t mean he avoids… Continue reading
A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since I published my last State of the Collection back in, would you believe it, mid August.
If you’re new to UKFP, these posts mainly give you a tour of my pen tray: what I’m using, what ink pairings I’ve got going, and what’s on my… Continue reading