Good Made Better’s Penwell is simply one of my favorite pen accessories of all time, making it only natural that I would choose to work with Dan on my first ever product collaboration. For my special edition, I’ve chosen a dark “Aged Red” finish intended to capture some of the depth akin to Japanese Urushi, but in a format (powder coating) that is much more acccessible.

So what is the Penwell? Put simply, it’s a pen holder that turns any pen into a desk pen, firmly securing the cap and allowing you to remove and replace the body of the pen as you work. The pen is stored at a downward angle, ensuring that the nib doesn’t dry out. Featuring a soft foam insert with an internal taper, the Penwell can accommodate a wide variety of pen cap sizes—the farther you insert the cap, the tighter it's held, allowing you single handed use of your favorite capped writing tool. It accommodates both slip fit and threaded caps, and is particularly handy for stop and go writing as the pen usually doesn't need to be fully capped between uses.

Keeping the Penwell itself secured to your writing surface is a microsuction pad that adheres with simple suction technology as the Penwell is pressed down. No adhesives or glues to bother with, the microsuction pad has a surprisingly strong grip and is easily removed, repositioned, and cleaned for continual reuse.