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An Interview with Shawn Newton
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.)I asked Shawn Newton of Newton Pens if he would...
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Sailor Pro Gear Regency Stripe Review
I don’t normally buy blingy pens, but when I do, it’s the Sailor Pro Gear Regency Stripe.I first saw this pen at the 2013 Atlanta Pen Show. Mike Masuyama, who rarely sells pens, had this one sitting...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 175 - Kremlinology
Myke and take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of recent Kickstarter releases and also dig in to the Apple-branded Retro 51 Hex-o-matic that I was able to acquire. We also talk more about coloring and...
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TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen Giveaway
Image via JetPens.com The TWSBI ECO is one of the coolest fountain pens to hit the market, and thanks to my good friends at JetPens I have one giveaway to one lucky reader. In my month or so using the...
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Retro 51 Tornado - 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)Retro 51 — the darling of rollerballs — recently celebrated an important...
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A Pocket Safe Intro Into The World of Mechanical Drafting Pencils
(This is a guest post by Nick Folz. You can find more of Nick and his work on his blog, Smallberry Drive, Twitter, and Instagram.) Pencils are essential. They are the flint, the scaffold. They are the...
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TWSBI ECO Fountain Pen Giveaway Winner
Judging by the online response, not to mention the number of comments on this giveaway, it looks like TWSBI has another hit on their hands with the ECO. Count me as a fan, and look for it to make an...
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First Look: The Gist By Tactile Turn
If you couldn't tell by last weeks podcast or my Instagram feed this weekend, I am pretty excited by what Will Hodges has created with the Tactile Turn Gist. The design is extremely appealing to me,...
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The Pen Addict Podcast: Episode #176 - Swip And Swap
The soon to be released EDK by Karas Kustoms Budget? What budget? I've gone a bit off the deep end in the last month, so of course Myke and I have to discuss all of the new things that have found...
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Pelikan Edelstein Amethyst Ink Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)Pelikan Edelstein inks are usually highly regarded for their excellent...
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Scriptus 2015 - Toronto's Pen & Writing Show
My good pen friend Michelle Leung is playing a big part in this years Toronto Pen Show, which means it's going to be awesome! If you are in the area on November 1st, or fancy a quick trip to an...
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The Visconti Van Gogh Midi in Green Musk: A Review
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.) Goldspot Pens kindly loaned The Pen Addict a...
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First Look: Pen Type-B from CW&T
It's a good time to be a Kickstarter pen fan, isn't it?This weeks First Look comes from my old friends Che-Wei and Taylor, better known as design group CW&T. Possibly even better known as the team...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 177 - The Pen Type Brad
We all have that one pen that fits us, our style, our personality, and our handwriting more than other pens. I talk about one of mine in this episode, plus discuss Bic's efforts to save handwriting, my...
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Pelikan M205 Amethyst Fountain Pen Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)The Pelikan M205 is one of the highly regarded "entry level" fountain pens...
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Danitrio Sho-Hakkaku Ki-Dame Tamenuri: A Review
(Susan M. Pigott is a fountain pen collector, pen and paperholic, photographer, and professor. You can find more from Susan on her blog Scribalishess.) I've been wanting to buy a Danitrio fountain pen...
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Karas Kustoms EDK Review
My fandom for all things Karas Kustoms goes all the way back to their first venture into the world of machined pens with the release of the Render K. At the time, there weren't many other options for...
View ArticleThe Pen Addict Podcast: Episode 178 - Big Dan Episode
Dan Bishop from Karas Kustoms joined Myke and I to discuss all of the Karas Pen goodness that has hit the internet over the past few months. The Fountain K and the Ink v2 just scratched the surface...
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Huckberry Essential Desk Collection Giveaway
My good friends at Huckberry are offering up The Essential Desk Collection by Appointed to one lucky reader of The Pen Addict. If you aren't familiar with Appointed, they create wonderfully styled...
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Nanami Paper Seven Seas Writer Review
(Jeff Abbott is a regular contributor at The Pen Addict. You can find more from Jeff online at Draft Evolution and Twitter.)Tomoe River paper took the world (well, a very small portion of the world)...
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