Launched in early 2021, the Bauhaus-inspired fountain pen created by Otto Hutt is already enjoying success among pen enthusiasts and collectors and it’s quite easy to see why. The pen is anything but ordinary and its unique design is perfectly adapted to modern times. In today’s article we’re going to […]

Living in the Digital Age doesn’t mean that we have given up handwriting, quite the contrary. Due to the fact that we already spend most of our time on laptops, smartphones or other devices, writing with a fountain pen is back on the list of our daily activities. It helps […]

If you read our recently published article, you may have noticed that we covered the first four editions of the famous collection signed by Graf von Faber-Castell – ‘Pen of the Year – Pillars of History’. With only four editions left, in today’s article we will be focusing on each […]

Some fountain pens are just fountain pens whilst others are simply works of art. That’s why today we are going to be looking at 4 masterpieces launched between 2014 and 2017. Created by Graf von Faber-Castell as part of the legendary “Pen of the Year” line and divided into “Nature’s […]

There’s so much beauty in simplicity, this is a truth generally acknowledged, especially when it comes to fountain pens. The simpler, the better. However, any enthusiast or collector also has a taste for the unconventional fountain pens or those with interesting features. That’s why, we’ve rounded up 5 iconic fountain […]

After the formal announcement that Italian pen manufacturer Visconti would be producing their 14 karat and 18 karat gold nibs in-house, which was back in August 2020, I was intrigued. Instead of using German nibs like JoWo or Bock, this signified that Visconti’s writing instruments would be completely made in […]

Quite similar to a watch, however not too elaborated, a fountain pen has its own peculiarities you can opt for when choosing it. Whether you choose the nib material (stainless-steel or gold), one pattern instead of another or simply the filling mechanism, in the end, your decision reflects somehow the […]

Nine months ago Montegrappa launched their first limited edition collection dedicated to one of the most famous board games of all times – the Monopoly, to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the game. Then followed the second collection, a regular one this time featuring so many details as well. Although […]

The Pen of the Year Collection, or as we call it abbreviated: The POTY, has become one of the pillar yearly releases of the Pen Industry. Collectors all around the World wait every year to see what they’re Graf von Faber-Castell is going to launch as a new POTY. This […]

The first spring-loaded mechanical pencil was patented in 1877 and with that, a new type of writing instruments was added to the existing ones. It was just the beginning, if we look at how far technology has come and how much the mechanical pencil has improved. Today, we are going […]