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Tamenuri from AP Limited Editions – the ecstasy of enlightenment

On September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 By chawm

Tamenuri reaches its apogee in fountain pens created by AP Limited Editions – stark in their simplicity, numinous as the ultimate truth. Literally, the Japanese term “Kintsugi” translates to mean “golden joinery”. It is also, often, uttered as “Kintsukuroi”, which means “golden repairs”. On a very basic level, the art