Urushi – the ancient Japanese lacquer art finds a home in India The fumes they emit are noxious. The material itself, highly allergic to the skin. And, it is known to test even the patience of monks. So much so, that even the art it embodies, pales into insignificance,
Global Pen Expo Ahmedabad – and quiet flows the Don! It was an emotional moment for Sunilbhai Kothari*. The three Sheaffer Fountain pens which his grandfather had used and had later bequeathed to his father, who in turn had passed on to him, were again writing in their pristine
Penmen creator Gary Blehm, pens his thoughts! A school kid in Colorado, United States, drew a cartoon figure with a big grin and declared his intention to draw cartoons for a living to his parents. The year was 1977. No big deal, you think, every other kid comes up
Global Pen Expo, Ahmedabad ready to set the standard for Pen Shows in India. Unprecedented. Unprecedented is the interest that has been generated by the Global Pen Expo, Ahmedabad 2020. And from the initial reports it is amply clear – the Ahmedabad show is ready to walk away with
Her beauty is a monument to human artistry; her discovery, a testament to human curiosity. Two centuries after her unearthing, the magnificent Venus de Milo is the centrepiece of a new work of Montegrappa Ultimate Craft. She is a gift from the past: a goddess carved from marble …for
Prof K C Janardhan tells us on how best to celebrate the Handwriting Day. I would like to congratulate each one of you who celebrates the National Handwriting Day in United States of America and those who have been influenced by it across the globe. I am happy that
Paper Tigers are facing habitat loss but are thankfully, still far from extinction! Everybody writes about Fountain pens. Some even write about inks. But it is seldom that we come across articles about paper, about the surface without which both pen and ink would be… shall we say,
Manuscript Pens – keeping Calligraphy alive, the Birmingham way! This story begins typically. Once upon a time, long, long ago, Birmingham in England, was the centre of the world’s pen trade. The city had earned itself the distinction following John Mitchell pioneering the mass production of steel nibs thereat.
Global Pen Expo – Gujarat’s first Pen Show promises a barrelful! The Year 2020 is going to be a good one for the fountain pen. For starters, fountain pen sales, which had hit the absolute rock-bottom just a few years back, is steadily showing an upward trend globally and
Diplomat, MadC and a Happy New Year! What is the one gift that sways a pen lover’s heart? The answer is easy, a fountain pen. But if one were to buy himself a fountain pen to mark the arrival of the new year, what would one buy? Now, that
Hitesh Dodeja: of Parker Vectors and the art of gifting a-la Awadh! I have been collecting fountain pens for more than three decades now. And like all collectors I need just an excuse to rattle off even the most insignificant details about my pens – where they were acquired,
There’s nothing chota about the Dil of ASA’s Subramaniam though! L Subramaniam, aka Subbu, aka Anna is one of the most loved names in the fountain pen fraternity. He was born and brought up in Kolkata (near Lake Market and went to the Bhawanipur Education Society College) before shifting
