Pennonia sprung to life in 2018 out of a passion for all things fountain pen. At first, the original plan was to sell fountain pens and related accessories however, in order to stand out from […]
Pennonia sprung to life in 2018 out of a passion for all things fountain pen. At first, the original plan was to sell fountain pens and related accessories however, in order to stand out from […]
Hahnemuhle UK were one of many stands I visited at the London Stationery Show. They gave me some samples of their new papers to test, the results of which I will post later, as well […]
I had the pleasure of meeting London-based award winning industrial designers Joe Wentworth and Simon Donald at the recent London Stationery Show. As a consequence of their joint love of stationery and refined functional design […]
A new brochure created for the internationally renowned Great Dixter House and Gardens at Northiam near Rye, East Sussex, has just been launched and features illustrations and a map created entirely with fountain pen inks. […]
Towards the end of 2022, I was contacted by the renowned lettering guru Gunnlaugur SE Briem. Gunnlaugur has dedicated his life to the study of all things lettering. In fact I first came across him […]
Nahvalur, formerly Narwal Pens, are a relatively young Chinese pen company based in New Jersey USA. With an ever expanding portfolio of fountain pens and encouraged by good feedback from customers, they have very recently […]
Tom’s Studio have sent me one of their new pocket fountain pens to play with. Sending me stuff to fiddle with doesn’t guarantee a positive review and to send a pocket fountain pen to a […]
Introducing Throttle Bottom and Damp Squib – two Diamine exclusives produced for online UK stationers Art from the Heart which are to be released imminently. The middle alphabet is a blend of the 2 inks […]
And another Diamine Reddit project hits the shelves. Previous projects have seen the Reddit Fountainpen community create what have turned out to be three international best sellers – Earl Grey, Aurora Borealis and Writer’s Blood. […]
Kindly sent to me by Anja from Papier und Stift, here are fourteen fabulous shimmer inks created by Dominant Industry – a relatively new ink manufacturer from Paju in South Korea who have made a name for themselves […]