Pen & Design

The first time I went to a dedicated pen shop, I wanted a Lamy. I loved the Dialog 3 and the Pico, but the smoothness of the AL-Star/Safari/Vista nibs shocked me. A Lamy Vista wasn’t my first p...

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Code&Quill is a young, Virginia Beach-based brand that gained popularity on Kickstarter when its campaign for a series of meticulously designed and branded notebooks surpassed fundraising goals...

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KAWECO INTRODUCTIONS Kaweco  is a family-run fountain pen company based in Nuremburg, Germany. It’s most famous for its well-known Sport pen, a pocket-sized, geometric throwback to classic p...

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From Pen Chalet . 

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Q-Pins Mini-Review The new Q-Pins I’ve being trying out over the last few weeks are the most unique push pins I’ve ever used. Push pins generally terrify me (they’re sharp pins meant to...

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Retractable pens aren’t popular without reason. They’re portability and functionality have made them the first choice of many stationery users, and their ability to be used one-handedly and w...

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Fountain pens, stationery, and innovative horology.

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This is Ground Leatherback Writer 2 Mini-Review I received Massdrop's  This is Ground Leatherback Writer 2 a few weeks ago, and wanted to post a bit about it. The Writer is made of thick, tex...

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Watches, the loyal wrist mainstays that have persisted for hundreds of years, are the latest objects to be reinterpreted through the lenses of modern consumer design and technology. Meta , previo...

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Admittedly, I didn’t know what Massdrop was until late last year. The idea that a group of people with common interests can get together and negotiate prices for items was a novel and intriguin...

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TWSBI VAC 700 REVIEW Perhaps the biggest surprise that accompanies a new pen buyer searching for a writing instrument is the one that arrives upon seeing the price. It’s no longer shocking to ...

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A neat pen I came across the other day by Pencrafts . I love the acrylic’s shine! Image credits belong to Pencrafts.

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Pilot Varsity

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ZIIIRO ECLIPSE REVIEW ZIIIRO , a modern watch company, makes a host of interesting and unique timepieces. ZIIIRO watches typically mix colours of varying hue and gradation to create hypnotizing ...

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Japanese lacquer pens are always stunning. From the intricate maki-e paintings that depict objects and scenes on the canvas of a pen to the urushi techniques that are applied upon ebonite pen bod...

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A really interesting video I came across a few years ago. It’s interesting to see how much work goes into making a single pen.

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TWSBI Vac 700

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Montblanc Classique

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ZIIIRO makes some of the most distinctive watches around. If you pay any attention to watches that feature modern design, you’ve probably seen one of their watch faces over the last 4 years. Ro...

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Fountain pens, stationery, and innovative horology.

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