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Fontoplumo Kaweco Sport Coral Guilloche Fountain Pen Giveaway
Not only did Fontoplumo sponsor the blog last week for the launch of the Kaweco Sport Coral Guilloche fountain pen, they sent me one of these beautiful pens to give away. For this contest, I’ll be...
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Tuesday Toolset, Top 5 Blue Black Fountain Pen Inks Edition
I finally figured out the best way for me to fully update the Top 5 Pens page. Doing it in one sweeping update is intimidating, so how about breaking it down into individual list updates? And, how...
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Sailor Ink Studio 960 Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)Out of the many inks I own, there aren't any true greens. I've always...
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Colorverse Joy in the Ordinary Coffee Break Ink Review
(Sarah Read is an author, editor, yarn artist, and pen/paper/ink addict. You can find more about her at her website and on Twitter. And check out her latest book, Out of Water, now available where...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 396 - Full of Good Functions
Where to even begin with this one. Yes, we have an update on the Retro 51 project, and we pretend we know about MSRP. But who cares about all that when I have the fastest pens in the world in my...
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Diamine Scribble Purple Ink: A Review
Diamine Scribble Purple ink is dark purple with lots of gold sheen. The shade is so dark, that it looks like black ink in finer nibs.You can see the gorgeous gold sheen on the Col-o-ring Card, both in...
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Retro 51 Top-disc Favorites Survey
You may have heard that we are making one final Retro 51 for the upcoming Pen Addict Kickstarter campaign, and now is your chance to help decide which Retro 51 artwork is displayed around the barrel....
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Fontoplumo Kaweco Sport Coral Guilloche Fountain Pen Giveaway Winner
Well this is a fun pen, isn’t it? The Kaweco Sport Coral Guilloche fountain pen went right into my writing rotation, and hopefully the one I’m giving away has the same good fortune. The winner is:...
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Misfill, Space Hippie Edition
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added...
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Sailor 1911 Standard Royal Amethyst Fountain Pen Review
Sailor has perfected the art of the limited edition release. Case in point: The 1911 Royal Amethyst, designed in conjunction with Goldspot. It’s one of the prettiest releases I’ve seen since, well,...
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Sailor 1911 Standard Royal Amethyst Fountain Pen Giveaway
Superior Labor Case not included! :) If you have followed my Tuesday giveaways for any length of time, you may have noticed there is sometimes a correlation between my Monday review and the giveaway....
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Tuesday Toolset, Top 5 Micro Gel Ink Pens Edition
Lavender Black, my favorite DX ink color. Micro-tipped gel ink pens are the reason I started The Pen Addict in 2007. Once I discovered that I could get gel ink pens in sub-0.5 mm tip sizes, my mind...
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The Slippery Slope of Mechanical Keyboards
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to remember exactly how I stumbled...
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The Slippery Slope of Mechanical Keyboards
Over the past few weeks, I've been trying to remember exactly how I stumbled into the community of pen and stationery addicts. Was there a specific point in time and space that influenced my trajectory...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 395 - We Have Unearthed a New Technology
It’s been a week since since we heard the Retro 51 news, and a week to work on what’s next. We sort that out in this episode, get ready for the Platinum Curidas Launch, and have fun with Google...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 397 - Why Did You Make This Decision?
For a product genre that often focuses on simplicity, we sure can get some complex products in front of our eye, and in our hands. We each have one of those this week: Me with the Wancher Bakelite...
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Sailor 1911 Standard Royal Amethyst Fountain Pen Giveaway Winner
Well this was a fun one, wasn’t it? The Sailor 1911 Standard Royal Amethyst Fountain Pen, a Goldspot exclusive collaboration, is about a pretty as it gets in my book. And I’m glad I get to share it...
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Misfill, Long Chile Edition
Each week in Refill, the Pen Addict Members newsletter, I publish Ink Links as part of the additional content you receive for being a member. And each week, after 10 to 15 links, plus my added...
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Venetian Card Company Artist Series Card Review
And now for something completely different.I met artist Zac Gross of the Venetian Card Company at the Philadelphia Pen Show this past January. I had seen his plaster pen rests cross my Instagram feed...
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Limited Edition Leonardo and Aurora Fountain Pens from Casa della...
Casa della Stilografica is a family-owned and operated fountain pen boutique and retailer based in Firenze, Italy. Founded in 1944, the shop has worked closely over the years with all of the biggest...
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