Ensso go for the minimalist look with their pens. Their first product, the Pen UNO, wasn’t much bigger than the refill it held and was a pretty good pen. The Piuma is fountain pen with a similar no-thrills design. Price: $99 Filling method: standard international cartridge/converter Barrel options: this one is brass (obviously!); aluminium and […]
Ah, metal pens, they get me every time. And the Kaweco Sport, that does too. A classic design: distinctive, timeless, and useful. There’s no point me trying to build up any kind of suspense. I love this pen. Price: £89 (with a stainless steel nib) Filling method: short international cartridge Barrel options: there are lots […]
Personalised Stationery is a UK-based company that, although fairly young, has already firmly established itself in the UK stationery world. I was sent a notebook to try by an United Inkdom colleague. I promptly spilled coffee over it. I’d used it enough to know I wanted to find out more and so bought myself a […]
Here’s Ivy, taking it easy. If you’d like me to draw something for you (anything you like, it needn’t be a pet), please take a look at my new site. If you mention Pens! Paper! Pencils! when you contact me about a commission, you can have an A4 drawing for just £65 until the end […]
The Karas Kustoms Decograph is a very lovely pen. This version, the Sleeping Beauty, is a limited edition of 100, numbered 1 to 100, plus some review samples, like mine, numbered 000. They retail for $165. I’m giving this pen away! To enter, leave a comment on this post saying thank you to someone you […]