PEN WORLD Magazine - October 2023

In this issue

Start your holiday season with the most magnificent Pen World issue of the year! Our 31st annual Fall Preview is filled to the brim with astonishing writing instruments and accessories that make the perfect gifts. On our cover: David Oscarson's new Ugly Duckling collection pays tribute to the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale that urges us to find the swan within. TACCIA celebrates its 20th anniversary with its most ambitious project yet: 20 urushi and maki-e pens for 20 years. Thanks to Frank Zhang, the legendary Italian company OMAS has a new lease on life. U.S. brand Conklin celebrates its 125th anniversary with new products that break the mold. And Germany's Graf von Faber-Castell pays tribute to ancient Egyptian culture with its 2023 Pen of the Year. Plus, look out eBay: the Pleasure of Writing Marketplace is here; Atlas Stationers' subscription boxes bring inks directly to your door; Switzerland's Koller Auctions presents a very special collection; online pen shop Pen Chalet celebrates a "decade in the desert;" get the low-down on the history of dip-less pen sets in the first of a six-part series.