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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
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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
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Written in History
The Scranton Penmanship Collection gives us insights into the rich heritage of American cursive.
6 min |
August 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Apprentice to Journeyman to Master
Since the turn of the century, Penlux's Kevin Hsu has been mastering his craft.
6 min |
August 2023
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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
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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 |
June 2023
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Paul Fisher's Mission
The Fisher Space Pen is inarguably the most well-traveled pen in the galaxy, invented in the middle of the last century by a man of great determination and vision.
6 min |
June 2023
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Testing the New Tomoe River
When production of this beloved Japanese paper moved to a new company, fans worried it wouldn't be the same, and they were right: it might be even better now.
5 min |
June 2023
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Leuchtturm 1917 and stilform: Learning, Sketching, and Infinite Writing
The parent group of the beloved German notebook brand doubles down on cognitive note-taking and adds its first-ever fine writing instruments brand to its family: stilform.
6 min |
June 2023
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This Is Your Pilot Speaking...
The venerated Japanese pen and accessories company shows its appreciation for its U.S. fan base with a slew of new products.
5 min |
June 2023
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A Carousel of Color and Form
Thanks to a 45-year family legacy in pen making, Leonardo Officina Italiana has exploded in popularity and changed the face of fountain pens.
6 min |
June 2023
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Finding Inspiration in the Primordial
The New Kanilea Pen Co. Kilauea Kai collection captures the Hawaiian volcano's power to both destroy and renew.
7 min |
June 2023
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Sheaffer Pencils and the WASP
In JONATHAN A. VELEY'S INDIE Book Award-winning A Field Guide to Sheaffer's Pencils, the author dedicates a chapter to lesser-known Sheaffer subbrand and rebadge mechanical pencils. Contained here is an excerpt from that chapter on Sheaffer subbrands Univer, Vacuum-Fil, and WASP.
4 min |
June 2023
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Summer Solstice, Soulful Summer
In Japan, the changing of the seasons is a time for celebration and festivity, and solstices and equinoxes are especially revered.
7 min |
June 2023
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S.T. Dupont: 150 Years of Innovation, Joy, and Light
A new ultra-luxury collector's set, a U.S.-exclusive collection, and a flagship model promise 150 more years of greatness for the French maison
7 min |
April 2023
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From Shoebox to Field Guide
How a casual collection of Sheaffer pencils inspired a comprehensive catalog (excerpted from the foreword to A Field Guide to Sheaffer's Pencils)
3 min |
April 2023
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The Parker T-1, Part II
By 1971, it was clear that the \"space age\" Parker T-1 titanium-bodied fountain pen was a manufacturing nightmare. Typical Parker ingenuity saved the day
4 min |
April 2023
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On Fountain Pens and Lemurs
Lemur Ink online shop unites John Phelan's two passions: fountain pens and ring-tailed lemurs
4 min |
April 2023
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The Maker's Canvas
Tim Cullen of Hooligan Georgia has garnered an international reputation for his ability to make custom fountain pens, from cap crown to nib tip
5 min |
April 2023
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Tributes and Reboots
Modern versions of Golden Age fountain pens show how history continues to inspire us
5 min |
April 2023
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The Depths of a Sailor
Vibrant colors, U.S. exclusives, and new body types: some things change for Japan's Sailor, but the writing quality remains the same
6 min |
April 2023
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Tailored to Every Taste
Cicily and Jon Lesher of Tailored Pen Company make artisanal writing instruments that fit like a tailored suit
5 min |