One of my favorite under the radar Retro 51 release last year was the Ombre series at Goldspot. The bright gradient colors look fantastic, and I grabbed my favorite, Periwinkle Pixie, to give away on the blog. Read the rules below and enter away!
PIUMA Pocket Fountain Pen - Small Pen, Big Nib! - Now on Kickstarter (Sponsor)
The new PIUMA Pocket Fountain Pen by California-based ēnsso, is the answer to the convenience of small pens without sacrificing comfort and writing experience.
The main goal of the design was to create a super compact pen that would transform into a regular-size pen when posted. It features a large number 6 nib from Peter Bock (Germany) in EF, F, M, and B sizes. The pen is machined from solid blocks of titanium, brass, and aluminum. Titanium pens are machined from grade 5 titanium, which is usually used in the aerospace industry. The brass version is free of lead and the aluminum is 6061-T6 anodized in matte black. It accepts standard international ink cartridges and bulb (aerobatic) converters.
The design of PIUMA Pocket derives from classic cigar-shaped pens. It has a minimalist approach with attention to detail. It features wide threads that allow a smooth and fast uncapping and posting.
PIUMA Pocket starts at just $49 and is offered on Kickstarter at 40% discount of the future retail price. Pens will be shipped in July 2021.
My thanks to ēnsso for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.
Misfill, 5.6.7.8. 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:
— The 5678s (Punk Girl Diaries)
— Fountain pens and the tinkerer’s game (mnmlscholar)
— Ink Review: Tokyo International Pen Show Blackness High Tea (Macchiato Man)
— Ferris Wheel Press Pink Eraser on Rhodia (Inkcredible Colours)
— The Pilot Capless: how to turn a pocket clip into a roll-stop. (Fountain pen blog)
— State of the Art: When Shit Falls Apart (Comfortable Shoes Studio)
— Brooklyn Museum’s KAWS Exhibition Named #1 Site for Bad Tinder Dates in NYC (Hyperallergic)
— Hokusai: A Graphic Biography tells the iconic Japanese artist’s life story through illustration (It’s Nice That)
— Disassembly Line Narwhal Schuylkill Porpita Navy (SBREBrown)
— Ink Review #489: L'Artisan Pastellier Callifolio Ohlanga (Fountain Pen Pharmacist)
— Review: Leonardo Tredici Fountain Pen (The Pencilcase Blog)
— Spring rain at Suenaga, by Kasamatsu Shiro (1930) (ZEN in TECHNICOLOR)
— Lamy Cahier Notebook with Fountain Pens and Inks (Gourmet Pens)
— Notebook Review: Archer & Olive A5 Night Sky Neapolitan Dot Grid Notebook (The Well-Appointed Desk)
— Platinum # 3776 Celluloid Midnight Ocean Review (Hoshii Monoga = Alice Gil)
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