The Well-Appointed Desk

May 20

New Vintage Goodies in The Shop
I added some new vintage goodies to the shop today. It’s a gold star kind of day!View Post

New Vintage Goodies in The Shop

I added some new vintage goodies to the shop today. It’s a gold star kind of day!

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May 19

Clairefontaine 1951 Notebook ReviewThe Clairefontaine Back To Basics Le Carnet 1951 notebooks are cardstock-covered and a cahier…View Post

Clairefontaine 1951 Notebook Review

The Clairefontaine Back To Basics Le Carnet 1951 notebooks are cardstock-covered and a cahier…

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May 18

Ohto Graphic Liner 0.3I’d been hearing a lot of praise about the humble-looking Ohto Graphic Liner 0.3. For the…View Post

Ohto Graphic Liner 0.3

I’d been hearing a lot of praise about the humble-looking Ohto Graphic Liner 0.3. For the…

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Ink Sac Replacement TutorialMy talented and kind friend Rob offered to show me how to re-sac a vintage Esterbrook using my…View Post

Ink Sac Replacement Tutorial

My talented and kind friend Rob offered to show me how to re-sac a vintage Esterbrook using my…

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May 17

Lisbon on PaperBeautiful things happen when pencil and ink are applied to paper — this is one of them. This is…View Post

Lisbon on Paper

Beautiful things happen when pencil and ink are applied to paper — this is one of them. This is…

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Link Love: Paper, Ink and Pencil ShavingsLamy 2000 with custom 0.2mm nib grind by Mike Masuyama by Brad Dowdy (AKA The Pen Addict)
Pencils:
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Link Love: Paper, Ink and Pencil Shavings

Lamy 2000 with custom 0.2mm nib grind by Mike Masuyama by Brad Dowdy (AKA The Pen Addict)

Pencils:

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May 16

Gentle Reminder Pencil SetRemind yourself or someone you love with this darling set of “gentle reminder” pencils. The set of…View Post

Gentle Reminder Pencil Set

Remind yourself or someone you love with this darling set of “gentle reminder” pencils. The set of…

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Books, books and more booksThis lovely office belongs to Karena Schuessler, former shoe designer. She lives in Berlin and now…View Post

Books, books and more books

This lovely office belongs to Karena Schuessler, former shoe designer. She lives in Berlin and now…

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May 15

Palomino Blackwing Pearl ReviewLet’s just say that I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new Blackwing Pearlfrom…View Post

Palomino Blackwing Pearl Review

Let’s just say that I’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new Blackwing Pearlfrom…

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Podcast Follow-Up: Notebooks for Fountain PensYesterday, on The Pen Addict podcast, we talked a bit about notebooks for fountain pens and I…View Post

Podcast Follow-Up: Notebooks for Fountain Pens

Yesterday, on The Pen Addict podcast, we talked a bit about notebooks for fountain pens and I…

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