note taking & writing
A while ago I have reviewed the Caran d’Ache Ecridor mechanical pencil – back then in the “Retro finish”. Ever since, I was eager to review an Ecridor in some of the other guilloche-finishes that are available, as they all…
On Scrively’s Ink Reviews – Background Information (click to expand) Lefties, Ink, and Fountain Pens Why is there a need for an explanation of the format of an ink-review, you might ask?! Well, because the ink reviews on Scrively are not like all…
I am still contemplating of pulling together a series on “iconic stationery objects”. By now, I would at least have a pretty good list to start with. One pen that would surely make it onto this list is the Caran…
Caran d’Ache is a well-known fountain pen maker. However, their pens are neither seen widely in the diverse social media-channels and pen communities all around, nor are they frequently reviewed. An exception is the rather new model 849 (recently reviewed…
There are a few iconic stationery objects out there that literally are in the stationery history books. The Lamy Safari/Al-Star fountain pen or the Blackwing 602 pencil are only two examples. The Caran d’Ache 849 ballpoint pen surely also is…