25 August 2015 • Montegrappa Italy is going to launch this fantastic eye candy, the best of the best of Montegrappa’s Cult Collection Fountain Pen – The Grappa Pens ! Comes October 2015, you will find this beautiful Montegrappa Grappa Pen in our windows that highlights this beautiful place in Italy and its iconic local wine specialty, Grappa. This… Read more >
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Articles on rare pens and the art of pen-making.
The Mysterious Da Vinci Code behind Vintage Namiki Pen – Autumn Grass – HAGI 萩
1 August 2015 • Vintage Namiki Pen – Autumn Grass alias Hagi For experienced collectors of Namiki Pen or Pilot Makie pens, most have seen this Emperor size Namiki pen, Autumn Grass alias Hagi 萩. It existed as early as 1980s in Pilot design and then later in mid 90s as Namiki Autumn Grass. The vibrant gold nashiji (named… Read more >
Faber Castell Honours Singapore 50th Anniversary with Faber Castell Limited Edition Pens and Video
2 July 2015 • Faber Castell Snake Wood Limited Edition Weaving Dreams With Pencils Faber Castell honours Singapore’s 50th Anniversary with 2 special activities: Faber Castell Limited Edition Pens Graf Von Faber Castell produced 50 unique sets of Faber Castell Limited Edition pens called Singapore SG50 Snakewood Pen set for the island state to celebrate its 50 glorious years… Read more >
Namiki Pen Clinic meeting Namiki Pen Doctor Mr. Takizawa with Namiki Pen For Sale
2 August 2014 • Namiki pen nibs are well known to many pen users for delivering the best writing experience. It comes in various nib sizes from EF (extra fine), SMF (soft medium fine), MS (Music Soft) etc. You can see the range of nib sizes available on this chart: Namiki pen nib chart For a very long time,… Read more >
The Heritage of Namiki Pens – Like Father Like Son
2 June 2014 • Heritage Of Namiki Pens Comparison of Vintage and Modern Namiki Goose & Pink In the sequence preceding year 2001, a special collection of Namiki pens were made by Namiki. These are the Namiki Pink Sakura, the Namiki Goose & Pink, Namiki Dancing Beauty and Portuguese Tradeship (alias Sailing Boat). The edition sizes were 62,… Read more >
Beyond Vermillion Red : Pilot Rising Dragon Limited Edition Pen – 95th Anniversary
23 January 2014 • Pilot Rising Dragon Limited Edition Pen – 95th Anniversary Rising Dragon Negoro Ware was the most popular lacquer ware during the Muromachi period of Japan (1392 – 1573). The name Negoro was derived from the original place of manufacture at the Negoro temple in Kii Province, Japan during the 14th century. Unknown to many… Read more >
Pilot Limited Edition Pen – The Rising Dragon 昇り龍- Pilot 95th Anniversary Pen Collection
23 October 2013 • Pilot 95th Anniversary Pen – The Rising Dragon 昇り龍 As we waited anxiously for Pilot 95th Anniversary pens, The Rising Dragon 昇り龍 , to be launched to commemorate its heritage and to feature the beautiful pens they had made. Let us take a retrospective look on some of the Pilot Limited Edition Pen that was… Read more >
Dunhill Namiki ~ The Enchanting Story of Singapore between London and Tokyo
11 October 2013 • Dunhill Namiki And Singapore Dunhill Namiki were introduced to the world because of the need to bring Japanese made Namiki fountain pens to the international market when the sales agreement was signed between Alfred Dunhill and Namiki Pen Manufacture Japan in 1920s. The agreement to sell Namiki Pens under the name Dunhill Namiki was the… Read more >
How Pilot Uses Dragonfly motif on Namiki DragonFly Limited Edition Pen?
25 April 2013 • Namiki DragonFly Limited Edition Pen Inside the quiet corners of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the large lotus pond at the Symphony Lake never fails to attract my attention. As I watched the dragonflies frolic among the lotus flowers, it reminded me of how brilliant Namiki conceptualize 2013 Limited Edition Fountain Pens – Namiki Kachimushi <<… Read more >
A Heritage of Maki-e Pens: The Briggs Collection – The Best Book On Japanese Maki-e Pen
20 February 2013 • The Ultimate Book On Japanese Maki-e Pen The Briggs Collection – A Heritage Of Maki-e Pens Collecting Japanese maki-e pen is like a sharp J-curve learning experience. Starting with appreciating the simple form of Japanese lacquer works on pens, the motifs that were used on the pens and eventually, learning the intricacies of the… Read more >
