I see plenty of tie-in pens, whether they’re sparkly Sailors in the colours of cocktails, or Montegrappas and Duponts shaped like spaceships or buildings. You can buy pens about Elvis, Queen, and of course David Bowie. But as far as I can recall this trio of Tibaldis is the first time I’ve seen a series… Continue reading
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At time of writing, Pen7 has just a couple of hundred followers on Instagram — so this is a great opportunity for me to do what I enjoy best, which is to put a new maker on your radar.
Pen7 is a chap local to me called Dominic. I spotted his work on Instagram before… Continue reading
There’s not a lot of talk in the English-speaking pen world about Tokyo-based manufacturer Eboya, and even less about its ‘Flute’ design, the Kobue, which is a special edition model originally created for pen shows. Although you can buy Eboya pens from retailers like Inktraveler and Sakura, as far as I know the Kobue is… Continue reading
Inks may have become an overwhelming torrent in 2021, but Wearingeul are proving that if you do something really, really well, there’s still room to stand out and delight.
This Korean brand has come out of nowhere and hit with a bang. What do I mean? Well.
Here’s just one example. They’ve created a boxed… Continue reading
I spent most of my previous Hahnemuhle review talking about how this old brand is very new to making fountain pens. Well, today’s post is a review of a notebook — and that’s firmly within the Hahnemühle wheelhouse. Hahnemühle brings centuries of paper-making experience to the Manuscript notebook, and makes bold claims about its new… Continue reading
First things first: this pen is not to my taste. I’m not a big fan of swathes of gold, I’m not a huge fan of demonstrators, and I’m not a huge fan of skeleton overlays.
But you might like those things, and this is where my job as a reviewer is to set aside my… Continue reading
I should start this review with a disclosure. I’ve had my eye on Elbwood for a long, long time — in fact, I included it in a popular post in early 2018. I really liked the ideas coming out of Frank Pressentin’s Hamburg atelier: a unique aesthetic blending metal, wood and ebonite through minimal engineered… Continue reading
I’ve honestly lost count of how many TWSBI Ecos I’ve owned. From the Golden Horse LE to the turquoise, hot pink, sunshine yellow, the funny-shaped Eco-Ts, all the way back to the full demo I bought first way back when… my house is with Ecos like NYC is with rats. No matter how many you… Continue reading
Of all Lamy’s fountain pens, the Scala seems to get the least love and attention from the community.
It’s been knocking around since 2012, earned an honourable mention in the 2013 red dot design awards, and despite its minimal design Lamy has been treating the Scala to an increasingly daring range of special editions, including… Continue reading
You may know Midori as the Japanese brand behind the traveller’s notebooks, and the well-regarded MD paper. But they also sell fountain pens, including the quirky bullet pen, and this, the MD.
At £40, this model is pushing out of the true ‘affordables’ tier against the Preppies, Prefountes, Ecos and plastic Sports. You can get… Continue reading