note taking & writing
Japanese fountain pens are one of a kind. They are said to be very exquisite writing instruments, which, more often than not, is true. Japanese fine writing instruments often excel with simple but appealing design and very well tuned nibs…
There are a couple of grail pens out there that, as a fountain pen enthusiast (or blogger, for that matter), one just must have tried (or reviewed, for that matter). The Sailor ProGear most definitely is one of these. Sailor…
Namisu is an interesting UK-based company that has successfully come up with a range of writing instruments – especially fountain pens – that excel first and foremost through their built quality as well as a unique, clipless, minimalist design. The…
Diplomat is a long-standing German high quality pen manufacturer with a history going back until 1922. A couple of years ago, these pens were pretty popular, but to my knowledge it got a little quite around them in the more…
There are some pens that do not get an awful lot of attention in the fountain pen community (sometimes for no apparent reason), while others are pretty popular. The Lamy Studio is such a pen, for instance. Another pen in…
When being new to fountain pens, a rather common question is the one of an appropriate beginners pen. The wide array of available pens might be confusing at first glance and there are less and less brick and mortar-stores out…
Just as the Lamy Studio that I have reviewed just recently, the Faber-Castell Loom is also a minimalist design, very solid writer for advanced users and a great pen for beginners that seek to move one step forward in upgrading their fountain…
I have wanted to review the Lamy Studio for quite a while now, since I have always had the feeling that this is a great but rather underestimated pen. Underestimated, because I had and still have the feeling that many…
The Pelikan Souverän M805 Stresemann, to me personally, probably is the ultimate fountain pen. I have been wanting to do a review of it for quite some time. So finally, I shot a video review. Here it is – I hope you…
Besides really liking white pens, I do apparently also have a thing for demonstrators those days. Hence, I am really thankful to Josh of Nemosine for having made available two Singularity Demonstrator fountain pens for me to review. Please find the…
Even tough I really love fountain pens, I am also a great fan of rollerball pens. Especially for my everyday carry, i.e. when I am out an about, I do prefer rollerballs over fountain pens. This is simply because when I…