Tag: recommended

Lamy Vista Rollerball pen review

3 November 2014 By ian

The Lamy Vista rollerball is a refillable pen that’s available with a medium tip with black, blue, red or green ink. It costs around £10 ($15) in the UK. The Lamy Vista is the same classic shape as the Lamy Safari only made with clear instead of coloured plastic. It’s very well made, as is […]

Nock Co Brasstown pen case review

30 October 2014 By ian

The Brasstown is a pen case zip roll pen case from Nock Co. It’s made from waterproofed nylon and costs $35. There are six different colour options: orange/orange, orange/blue, navy blue/grey, navy blue/blue, grey/orange and grey/blue. Clearly orange/orange, or to give its official name, mandarin/mango, is the only completely acceptable option although grey/orange (steel/mango) looks […]

Twiss Marmalade fountain pen review

27 October 2014 By ian

This is a custom made pen from Twiss Pens. It’s the only pen like this and I made up the name myself. Back in April I interviewed John Twiss and reviewed one of his pens. I knew I would need my own Twiss pen and so I asked John to make me a pen to […]

Schneider Breeze rollerball pen review

1 September 2014 By ian

The Schneider Breeze is an ergonomically shaped refillable rollerball pen. The standard version is available in four different colours (orange, pink, green and blue) and comes with two blue cartridges. Replacement cartridges are available in a range of different colours. There is also a snazzy Breeze Neon range with some different barrel and ink colours. […]

Staedtler Mars Technico 780C clutch pencil review

18 August 2014 By ian

The Staedtler Mars Technico 780C is a 2mm clutch pencil. It has a plastic body with metal clip, knock and grip. All works as it should. The lead is held tightly, the clip is firm, there are no unfortunate rattles or wobbles. The knock includes a very functional lead pointer. This pencil is comfortable to […]