Lamy and Urushi – who said and the twain shall never meet? Heidelberg, 2019 Urushi is a material full of contrasts. This natural lacquer which has been used in East Asian arts and crafts for millennia is distinguished by its exceptional sheen and unique depth of colour which is created
Pens against Parkinson’s Tulip for Team Fox is richly coloured, with a pocket-clip modelled on the global symbol of Parkinson’s awareness. Its floral design comes from the hand of painter/sculptor, Timothy John – a long-time Montegrappa ambassador, collaborator and friend. In 2017, Timothy was himself diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and
Fountain Pen Groups – what ails them? What medicine do you prescribe? The caveat up front. I am only trying to raise an issue that afflicts all of us. There is no intention of pointing fingers at any one Fountain Pen Group or person in particular, leave alone a desire
Fountain Pen Groups – what ails them? What medicine do you prescribe? The caveat up front. I am only trying to raise an issue that afflicts all of us. There is no intention of pointing fingers at any one Fountain Pen Group or person in particular, leave alone a desire
Opus 88 re-imagines the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám A “Rubáiyát”, in Persian poetry, is a verse form consisting of four-line stanzas. The term was familiarised to the world by Edward Fitz Gerald whose translation of the quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to the astronomer-poet of Persia Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) bore the title
Fountain Pen Collecting – what prompts me to behave the way I do? Fountain pen collecting is, my fellow collectors will agree, a complex topic. Neither do we know the psychology that propels us to go to seemingly irrational lengths, nor can we, in all fairness, describe our behaviour logically
Lotus Student: beauty, brains and brawn, what else can you want? “Little, are the demands of a fountain pen lover”, Yusuf Mansoor, India’s celebrated fountain pen collector, restorer and historian had once told me, “an ebointe pen, with an elegant look, robust feel, a sturdy nib and a hassle-free filling
Gary Lehrer, GoPens.com and the Mother of all pen Catalogues! Gary Lehrer and the Art of Fountain Pen Cataloguing. Gary Lehrer is extremely busy, and getting busier by the day, as the mid-November deadline for publishing his 91st Illustrated Quarterly Vintage Pen Catalogue on his website, www.GoPens.com, approaches. This is the
Harsh Makkar, Bangalore and a trip to a wonderland of fountain pens. Harsh Makkar was preparing for a career in UPSC when his love for the fountain pen bloomed. “I was fascinated with fountain pens and though in school, we were forced to write with one, we noticed only the
Chinese replica fountain pens – a good starting point? Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. And going by the saying, there is no way one could question the sincerity of the Chinese. They have flattered almost every major manufacturer of fountain-pens, to the extent of making
Benu presents the Tattoo: a pen so appealing that it is bold enough to create art on its skin! The tattoo as an art form has taken the shape of a deluge and world over it has not only shed its association with the fringe – Popeye and Gang allegiance
J’s La Quill Museum adds another quill in its cap, launches the Handwriting Consortium Honourable Dominic McAllister, the British Deputy High Commissioner unveiled a set of 7 pens created by Rytol Pens especially for the J’s La Quill Museum in a ceremony on August 9th, 2019. The pens, christened the
