Check out our expert review of the Caran d’Ache Ecridor in 'Retro', a high-quality Swiss fountain pen that will delight and last for many years to come.

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If there is something like a ‘most iconic’ pen shape out there, it is certainly the ‘cigar’ shape. And few pen manufacturers execute the ‘cigar’ in the excellence and variety in which Sailor does. The ‘cigar’ at Sailor is called 1911, and it comes in three sizes: the smallest one is the 1911S (the ‘S’…

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As a fan of both writing and (amateur) drawing, it was only a matter of time until I added the highly regarded Staedtler Pigment Liners to my stationery collection. The Pigment Liners are available in black and a wide variety of colours. I knew I wanted the black fineliners for outlining purposes but, with 11…

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Details: Ink name: Graf von Faber-Castell in Deep Sea Green Unit capacity: 75 ml (in a glass flacon) Price: £25/25 € Price per ml: 22p/ca. 0,33 € Handwritten review on Leuchtturm 1917 paper Graf von Faber-Castell Deep Sea Green is an ink that is slightly similar to Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine, but with a twist. It is a lovely teal, but beyond the…

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1974 is a special year — not only for me (I was born that year) but also because of all the other things that happened that year 😜 In the USA, Star Trek: The Animated Series got cancelled; in the UK, ABBA won the Eurovision song contest in Brighton with their song, ‘Waterloo’; in China…

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  Today: something different. A video product review. A quick look at Staedtler’s 502 Lead Pointer pencil sharpener, which works great with the Mars Technico 788C clutch pencil and the more luxurious 780C clutch pencil. The Mars 502 sharpener has been around for fifty years which just proves what a timeless, high-quality design it has. Unlike normal…

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  Fine or Extra Fine? That is the question. We’re frequently asked about the various nib widths of our fountain pens and we fully understand your curiosity. After all, the most important thing about a pen is how it writes. Over the years we’ve discovered nib widths can vary quite significantly between manufacturers. An extra…

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This review is of the Kaweco Skyline Sport mechanical pencil in Mint with a 0.7mm HB lead. If you’re already a fan of Kaweco, like me, you will immediately recognise the silhouette of this Skyline pencil as the classic octagonal Sport design; this shape has certainly stood the test of time, having hardly changed since…

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The Pilot Capless Matte fountain pen (aka Vanishing Point) is very interesting in many ways. First of all, it is one of the very few – if not the only, good and widely available – retractable fountain pens on the market, which means that the pen combines the comfort of a fountain pen with the…

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After seeing a photo of the Kaweco Skyline Sport range, I was so excited for its release. I’m a Kaweco fan generally, but the colours in this range really spoke to me – such as Mint, Grey, Macchiato and Pink. I needed a new ballpoint pen for my collection, and eventually settled on Mint –…

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