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Vanness Pens is stocked up with Kleid Stationery, one of my newest paper fascinations.

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Posted on August 25, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Sponsors.

Hot Cool Tokyo x Kitaboshi Pencil Co. Drawing Pencils Giveaway

I picked up this extremely cool Hot Cool Tokyo x Kitaboshi Pencil Co. Drawing Pencils set from Vanness Pens on a recent order, and though it was way too neat to keep for myself. There are 12 pencils in this set, ranging from 4H to 6B, all contained in this unique tin packaging. To enter, just read the rules below and enter away!

Hot Cool Tokyo x Kitaboshi Pencil Co. Pencils

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Brad Dowdy and filed under Giveaways.

Galen Leather Co. x Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen Review

I think it is common knowledge at this point that any mention of a Kaweco Sport Limited Edition is my “You had me at hello” moment. And who is the latest to take advantage of that? My good friends at Galen Leather, that's who.

They sent me a stack of items that have been, and will be, reviewed on The Pen Addict. Most were parceled out to the review crew, like Sarah's recent look at the Slip-N-Zip, but I pulled rank on one item. Specifically, the Galen Leather Kaweco Sport in Cognac.

*Galen created their own custom packaging for this pen.*

Look, I have soft spot for this pen. What can I say? I mean that literally. What can I say that haven't already said about this awesome pen. Over and over and over again. It's the best and most fun pocket fountain pen on the market.

Galen Leather Co. x Kaweco Sport Evil Eye

The interesting thing about this pen is that it is my first translucent barrel Kaweco limited edition. There was a standard issue Ice Sport release a few years back, but I don't recall another see-through LE. I feel like I have to be overlooking something obvious so please let me know. (Update: I knew it!) Regardless, this is my first, and I'd wager that it won't be my last.

Galen Leather nailed the color on this collaboration. As a primarily leather goods company, a brown hue makes perfect sense, but I'm not sure a solid brown plastic would have delivered the richness in color that Cognac does. It is warm and bright, yet fits in perfectly with the many different shades of leather Galen offers.

And I even love the gold trim and accents!

Galen Leather Co. x Kaweco Sport Writing

The one question I had was which ink I was going to use with it. Specifically, which short international cartridge will I pull from the stash that would compliment this pen the most? I discounted any blue right out of the gate, and even oranges didn't make it past the first cut. Then I saw the winner for this initial journey: Graf von Faber-Castell Olive Green.

It's as good of a match as I was going to get with what I had on hand. The only competition in my mind would have been a purple ink, but alas, I had none around. Put some on the list! And I'll need them, too, as I see myself using this wonderful collaboration for quite some time.

Thank you Yusuf, and the entire Galen Leather team, for sending me this pen. You can get yours for $30 directly from Galen, but move quickly if interested - only Medium, Broad, and Double Broad nib sizes remain!

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

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