Colorverse Baltimore Pen Show Exclusive Ink Giveaway

Sailor wasn’t the only one with a pen show exclusive ink in Baltimore, Colorverse did as well. Two of them in fact: Constellation Ship and Oriole Feather. The winner of this giveaway will win both 30 ml bottles, so read the rules below and enter away!

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Giveaways.

La Berlue Pencil Case Review

Like many of you, my email inbox can be a beast. But sometimes - sometimes - a real gem sneaks through that makes me sit up and take notice. That’s exactly what happened when La Berlue reached out to me.

Frédéric, the founder of La Berlue, shared with me his very unique take on the pencil case. And that’s exactly what this product is called: Pencil Case. But it is far from anything that you would expect hearing only the name.

The stated goal behind La Berlue is to reinvent everyday objects to make them fun. Pencil cases, in general, are a pretty basic object. A pouch with a zipper will suffice (I should know!) as long as it is long enough to hold unsharpened Blackwings. Even old school wooden pencil boxes, often made with a sliding wooden slat as the lid/cover, are reasonably common.

But this one. This one is different.

No matter how much I tried, I’m not sure I would have come up with the design that Frédéric did for his Pencil Case. And the thing is, it is very simple. It’s a long wooden cylinder with a cutout for a handful of pencils, covered by an additional wooden sleeve. The sleeve on mine is Walnut, but there is a Cherry wood option as well.

I’m enamored with it. When I first unboxed it, I got a huge grin on my face and thought “What am I supposed to do with this?” It’s not a carry case, that’s for sure. Technically, you could I guess. The 10.5” x 1.5” tube can slide into a bag or a backpack, but it is obviously not pliable. What the Pencil Case is to me is a beautiful desk object, standing at attention, ready to provide you with a sampling of your favorite pencils at a moments notice.

It can fit more that pencils, too. Mine shipped with a small wooden ruler, and I can easily fit an eraser and pencil sharpener inside the case as well.

The Pencil Case from La Berlue is a fun, functional, and unique product that represents everything I love about stationery. Thank you for reaching out Frédéric - I can’t wait to see what you come up with next!

(La Berlue provided this product at no charge to The Pen Addict for review purposes.)

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Posted on March 16, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under La Berlue, Pen Case.

Misfill, Composition Notebook 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 commentary on each, I'm left with many great items I want to share. Enter Misfill. Here are this weeks links:

— Air Jordan 1 Mid Composition Notebook 554725-870 Release Info | SneakerNews.com (Sneaker News)

— How I Slack (Rands in Repose)

— Pilot Vanishing Point Matte Black and Colorverse Selectron Review (Writing at Large)

— Brush Review: East Hill Water Brushes (The Well-Appointed Desk)

— Three Things for Right Now (Shawn Blanc)

— How colour, pattern and materials become therapeutic (Creative Boom)

— Is This the Perfect Convertible Bag for Work and Everyday? (Carryology)

— Noto — A Simplified, Modern Notes App for iPhone, iPad, & Mac (Tools and Toys)

— Spring 2020 London Pen Show (dapprman)

— Ink Review #1106: Kyo-no-oto 09 Sakuranezumi (Mountain of Ink)

— Muji Notebook Review: A6 Slim (Notebook Stories)

— S System (Crónicas Estilográficas)