Every year, the sumptuous Villa d’Este – a 16th-century villa situated on the western shore of Lake Como – is home to some of the world’s most spectacular historic cars during the famous Concorso d’Eleganza. This weekend, car enthusiasts from all over the world had the opportunity to admire some […]
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An Introductory Guide to Nibs
Nibs are a fascinating and complex topic that encompasses a wide range of factors, including materials, shapes, sizes, and manufacturing processes. As a result, it’s difficult to cover everything in just one article. In this series of articles, we will delve deeper into the world of fountain pen nibs, exploring […]
Short Guide To Cleaning Your Fountain Pen
We all love a fountain pen that looks and writes as well as when it was new. In fact, whenever you clean your pen, it looks like new, right? Or at least it should, if you keep it away from scratches or other damages. In today’s article I’ll give you […]
How A Luxury Pen Can Make You Fall In Love With Handwriting Again
So many of us have distant memories of writing consistently with a pen during our school years. Our modern daily experience might be jotting a few notes in a meeting or filling out forms. As adults, it’s easy to go through life without ever picking up a pen. But writing […]
Tips On How To Practise Handwriting More Often
Because recently I’ve heard many people complaining that they don’t have enough occasions to practice handwriting, I’ve decided to give you a few tips that might eventually lead you to use your pens more. You might as well display your pens in a case on your desk and stare at […]
Why Do People Who Work In The High-Tech Industry Love Using a Pen?
The tech industry is built on the notion of using scientific knowledge to create incremental improvements and new technologies. App updates that make your phone run faster, smaller and lighter laptops that can handle more complex tasks, new tools that make everyday life easier, more energy-efficient electric cars and so […]
I Designed 5 Pens in Montegrappa’s Configurator
More and more, consumers across industries want bespoke. Having something that is one-of-a-kind is a way to not only show your individuality, but also your passion as a collector. Because of the nature of fountain pens (or, really, any factory-manufactured object), it can be hard to offer a bespoke level […]
Fountains Pens Have Become So Popular Nowadays And Here’s Why
Do you feel like you’re seeing fountain pens everywhere? From the humble Lamy in a classroom setting to an esteemed Parker in the office. More and more people are rejecting the crude ubiquity of the biro and embracing the lasting quality of the fountain pen. Sometimes it’s hard to articulate […]
Why Are Celluloid Pens So Expensive?
For many pen lovers, celluloid harkens back to the golden age of the pen industry. Renowned for its comfortable and velvety hand-feel and its durability, celluloid is considered one of the premier materials used in the penmaking process. But if that’s the case, why isn’t it more common? And, from […]
TACCIA Polar Lights LE – A Hard-to-Get Raden Beauty
Although not mentioned among the Seven Wonders of the World, the Polar Lights (also known as aurora borealis) could easily make the list, judging by its extraordinary beauty. Probably one of the most coveted natural phenomena, chased annually by nature lovers and not only, the Aurora Borealis is a spectacular […]