It’s important to break out of your Instagram echo chamber every now and again. That was my key takeaway from interviewing Joe Kershaw, who runs the Online Pen Company (you may remember they provided the Staedtler Lignum for my recent review). Kershaw is not what you might expect a pen company owner to be like. … Continue reading Behind the pen: Joe Kershaw of the Online Pen Company
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Behind the pen: Mark Braun, designer of the Otto Hutt designC
Reviewing a pen is one thing: you look at the object and evaluate it in the cold light of day. You might speculate about the decisions that led to this pen being exactly this way. But interviewing the person who designed it? That's a special treat, a unique insight into the months of creativity, refinement … Continue reading Behind the pen: Mark Braun, designer of the Otto Hutt designC
Behind the pen: Roy from Izods
Next up in the 'behind the pen' interview series: Roy van den Brink-Budgen, the brains behind Izods Ink, Montblanc specialists, UK retailer of Leonardo and Nettuno, and dealer in Robert Oster and Krishna inks. I'm a repeat customer of Izods — along with Chatterley Luxuries in the US, I hit 'refresh' on the Izods 'what's … Continue reading Behind the pen: Roy from Izods
Behind the pen: John from Write Here
Part of my mission in 2019 is to write more about this wonderful community, not just pens. So I'm dusting off my interview series, "behind the pen". And my first victim? John Hall, owner of one of the UK's best-loved stationery shops, Write Here. Let's see what John has to say about the issues of … Continue reading Behind the pen: John from Write Here
Interview: Nib & Muck
InCoWriMo has a lot to answer for. For starters, it found me a new penpal, the inestimable Laura of potty-mouthed pen blog, Nib & Muck. She's "volunteered" as my first victim interviewee in a new series about pens and writing. Here goes. PART 1: You and writing 1. Let's do the twitter/speed-dating introduction. Tell us about … Continue reading Interview: Nib & Muck
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