Updating My Top 3 Pens for 2021 (via UK Fountain Pens). In his installment of Appelboom’s popular video series, Anthony shows off his top three pens from 2021, including one major new addition to his collection.
England v. Italy (via Dapprman). Great choices for each side!
Scribo Arancio di Sicilia (via Fountain Pen Pharmacist). I have essentially the entire range of Scribo inks here in my office, ready for review, and after seeing the pictures of this orange it will definitely be one of the first I ink up.
Gravitas Entry Fountain Pen Black (via Rants of the Archer). In addition to some of their more wild designs, like the “Skittles” pens, Gravitas has an entry level model as well.
Profolio Oasis Summit Notebook Review (via Fountain Pen Love). I’ve not used the Profolio notebook series before, but the paper looks quality and the ruling on this one interesting.
Monteverde Jungle Collection Part I and Part II (via Mountain of Ink). Monteverde is at it again, releasing yet another set of interesting ink colors. While I’ve not used their pens much, their inks are generally high-quality.
Sailor Pro Gear Slim Mini Fountain Pen (via Pencilcase Blog). I owned a couple of Pro Gear Minis, back before I sold off a large chunk of my Sailor collection. These are very nice pens, especially if you value a pen that can go from compact to nearly full-size when posted.
Fountain Pen Quest Trail Log (via FPQuest). Ray has written a lot lately about his dark green Lamy Aion, and I have to say, despite the Aion not being one of my favorite entries in Lamy’s lineup, this pen looks really nice.
Platinum Procyon Review (via Pen Addict). Brad reviews the Platinum Procyon. I know that many people find this pen “boring,” but I find the shape insanely comfortable - moreso than the Preppy or Plaisir.
Lennon Toolbar Egret Paper (via Well-Appointed Desk). Let the Tomoe River replacement wars continue!
In Case You Missed It….
The big news on the site this week was the launch of my most recent product collaboration, a store-exclusive Sunderland mk1 gel/rollerball pen in bead-blasted matte black and red! I followed up with a post yesterday on why I chose this particular pen and design. I also wrote a quick review on a “workhorse ink” I’ve been using recently, TWSBI Blue-Black.
This Week in the Curated Shop
In addition to launching the Sunderland pen, this week I added Stálogy notebooks/planners to the store! Available in two sizes, A5 1/2 year and 365 days, Stálogy notebooks are quite popular - the Instagram response surprised me! - probably because they can double as a traditional grid notebook or undated planner. On the pen side of things, TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR “Prussian Blue” fountain pens arrived, as well as TWSBI ECO “Lilac” fountain pens.
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