Business
PEN WORLD
Fontoplumo: Filling a Need
Frank van Krieken turned a hobby into a pen store, and he is spreading the gospel across the globe.
5 min |
April 2024
PEN WORLD
Styling and Substance: Sheaffer and Sengbusch, and One or Two Others: An Overview of Dip-less Desk Sets, Part IV
In the second installment of this series, we saw the R. Esterbrook Steel Pen Company get its start in the dip-less business.
6 min |
April 2024
PEN WORLD
The Power of the Pen
A Veterans Administration program in Arkansas turns former warriors into pen makers.
6 min |
April 2024
PEN WORLD
The White Dot Marks the Spot
Production by William Penn, distribution by Kenro: Sheaffer is back to basics.
6 min |
April 2024
PEN WORLD
Manu's Pen Nebula
The Pen Family represents Emmanuel Caltagirone's personal journey. Let's take a short trip through time and space.
8 min |
April 2024
PEN WORLD
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way: An Overview of Dip-less Desk Sets, Part III
Once dip-less desk sets became entrenched in the business world, they naturally proliferated as more companies got into the game.
6 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
The Inkwell and the Imagination
A history of the inkwell as a source of inspiration.
6 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
From EDC to OMG!
The Visconti Year of the Dragon limited edition collection pays tribute to the Chinese five-clawed dragon, which was reserved solely as representative of the Emperor and nobility.
7 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
Love Story
AP Limited Editions celebrates its 10th anniversary with pens in honor of its deep U.S. connection. Originally published in Vol. 29, No. 2 (February 2016).
5 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
The Magic Kingdom at Orlando's Sam Flax
In central Florida, a writing instruments and art supplies store carries on the Flax pen shop legacy.
5 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
Piloting My Way To Dromgoole's
Rice Village in Houston, Texas, is always buzzing with holiday shoppers in the weeks leading up to Christmas, so it was no surprise to me that not a single parking spot was available in front of family-owned Dromgoole's Fine Writing Instruments and Stationery store for its holiday shopping event on December 9, 2023.
1 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
The Ohio Pen Show
Begun more than 25 years ago, the Columbus, Ohio, Pen Show is one of the most respected among all North American pen shows.
1 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
These Snakes Don't Bite
The new BENU Viper Collection finds inspiration in the sinuous bodies of three snakes.
5 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
A Fountain Pen Scribe's Ode to a Typewriter
I stood there, just 15, clutching a $30 check from a magazine for something I'd written, the first ever for my writing, growing dizzy with images in my head of where I needed to be.
5 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
Introducing LeatherLuxePH
Raymund Nino Bumatay creates high-end leather pen cases with Filipino pride.
4 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
Crafting the Divine
What's in a name? Paradise, when the name is Divine Pens Plus.
5 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
Fortunately, AP Limited Editions
Eighteen years on, this artisanal brand remains dedicated to preserving and promoting the maki-e arts.
8 min |
February 2024
PEN WORLD
Atelier Lusso and the Borchard Center on Literary Arts
On May 26, PW received an email from Eric Sands, the artisan pen maker behind the California-based brand Atelier Lusso, along with a photograph. \"You see the amazing people in this photo?\" begins Sands's email. \"All are recipients of the coveted Borchard Prize for literature, and each of these wonderfully talented writers is a part of the Atelier Lusso family.\"
3 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Sailor Iro-Miyabi Fountain Pens Presented to G7 Leaders
From May 19 to 21, heads of state traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, for the G7 Hiroshima Summit, hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
1 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Jeanne's Ohana Designs: Take Notes, Send Notes, Create 'Ohana
For some companies, it's all about the product and the purchase. Then there's Jeanne's Ohana Designs, which offers not only items and assistance but genuine connection.
2 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Parker Pen's EP Point: Smoother Writing Through Chemistry
Throughout its history, the success of the Parker Pen Co. was largely the result of a commitment to innovation through research and development.
2 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Written in History
The Scranton Penmanship Collection gives us insights into the rich heritage of American cursive.
6 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Anderillium Flies on Gossamer Wings
This family-run ink brand proves you don't have to be big to have a big impact.
6 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Flax Pen to Paper: The Next Generation
Outside its home area of Southern California, Flax Pen to Paper flew under the radar for decades. Now under new ownership, this is about to change.
5 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Santini Italia Slays the Giant
With the new No. 8 Giant nib, this artisanal Italian pen company is making its largest mark yet.
5 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Fountain Pen Hospital and the End of an Era
The Wiederlight brothers have sold their business to The Pen Family, marking the most significant change this landmark shop has ever seen.
5 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Apprentice to Journeyman to Master
Since the turn of the century, Penlux's Kevin Hsu has been mastering his craft.
6 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
Like a Phoenix, BENU Rises
First, a move from Russia to Armenia. Now, this young company is challenging our conceptions of the hand-painted fountain pen.
8 min |
August 2023
PEN WORLD
A Consumer's Guide to Paper From Vol. 22, No. 4 (April 2009)
On average, the American consumer uses nearly 700 pounds of paper yearly. A portion of that is attributed to newspapers, phone books, product packaging, and other uses where quality is of little importance, but when it comes to writing paper, it can be useful to know a bit about the various options-from the basic to the most luxurious.
4 min |
June 2023
PEN WORLD
TANSTAAFL
Looking for a jewel of a fountain pen at a bargain basement price? Then get ready for a long hunt.
4 min |