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Bluestar Crafts

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:13:47 UTC

Picture: A beautiful well designed walnut wooden medium messenger box "briefcase style" perfect for the eclectic writers, designers, creatives, architects, or anyone that just loves writing.

Brand: All our products are designed and planned from scratch and manufactured by hand, with natural materials such as wood and leather.

Galen Leather

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:19:50 UTC

Galen Leather handcraft leather notebook covers, pen cases, Macbook cases, iPad sleeves, leather journals made with high quality Tomoe River Paper and travel accessories, to inspire you on your adventures and in your creative pursuits. Designed and handmade in Turkey, our products add a touch of luxury to your travels and provide the guarantee of a long lasting accomplice you can trust to last the test of time while on the road.

Sailor

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:20:20 UTC

Personal favorite. Prices range from 16 USD to 5,000 USD. Can't speak for the ones over $40, but those and below are chef's kiss perfect.

TWSBI

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:20:27 UTC

Great quality at any price; main difference is the materials. These pens come with their own disassembling kit if you feel like performing surgery and see all its intricacies and mechanisms.

Kaweco

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:20:32 UTC

The body materials range from plastic to metal and brass. AL sport model is the classic Kaweco model but there are plenty.

Opus 88

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:21:13 UTC

These pens have huuuuge ink capacity, great quality and smoothness. A con is, because the barrel is huge, may be tiring to write for long periods with it.

Conklin

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:21:20 UTC

Conklin used to be better than nowadays, but this specific nib is worth it. It allows for stylographic penmanship.

FUN FACT: Lots of nibs are interchangeable amongst different pens.

Colorverse

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:21:44 UTC

Korean brand, dries fast, good pigmentation and they have a great assortment of colors.

Jacques Herbin

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:21:58 UTC

Very old French brand. A lot of their ink, if not all, shimmer and have breathtaking shades. I recommend using them with a medium nib or broader. The broader, the better to appreciate the shades.

Kyo no oto

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:22:34 UTC

Not so popular and I don't understand why, the colors are beautiful and they don't clog the nib if not used for a long time.

Ferris Wheel Press

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:22:47 UTC

Sailor

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:22:53 UTC

I am very biased, but Sailor holds a special place in my heart. Beautiful, elegant, reliable, and high quality. As with any Japanese stationery object, this is very noble to its users.

Noodler's Ink

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:23:07 UTC

I mean... come on, how is that color possible?!

This brand is on the cheaper side, but still good quality. People swear by its black inks.

Organics Studio

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 03:23:55 UTC

Beautiful shades, smooth writing, and doesn't clog the nib.

Ferris Wheel Press

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:29:46 UTC

Good to begin experimenting. Sometimes it feels the ink is too liquid (low viscosity) and doesn't absorb as nice in the paper and it "feathers"

Feathering

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:33:16 UTC

This happens when the paper is very fibrous and/or the ink has not enough viscosity

Goulet Pens

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:34:25 UTC

The MVP. You can find almost anything here

Baum-Kuchen

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:37:38 UTC

Little shop full of very very analogue surprises. Well curated. They have their own study in LA. Best for Japanese stationery.

Paper Plant Co.

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:42:02 UTC

Full of cute trinkets and good old brands like Traveler's Company and Hobonichi planners.

They also have a physical store in China Town, LA.

Shorthand

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:46:00 UTC

"Making and selling beautiful tools for your desk"

If you want color in your endeavours, this is the place.

Physical store in LA

Pen flush

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:47:46 UTC

MUST HAVE: for regular maintenance or dry, clogged ink.

PRO TIP: always rinse and wash your pens with distilled water.

Pen Show

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:51:23 UTC

Yup. There is literally not one, not two but 50+ pen shows all over the world, all year 'round.

Traveler's notebook

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 04:54:43 UTC

Another Japanese goodie. These leather covers have different types of filler notebooks: tomoe river paper, watercolor, craft, etc. You can put multiple notebooks inside and they also have plenty of accesories.

Hobonichi

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 05:00:32 UTC

"The Hobonichi Techo is a Life Book that’s flexible enough to fit the lifestyle and tastes of its user, allowing for freedom in how to use it. Daily, Weekly, Monthly Notebook, 5-Year Techo. There’s a wide selection of book sizes, formats, and covers to choose from. We hope you can find which Life Book perfectly suits you as a book that accompanies you through all the precious experiences of daily life."

Page Anchor

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 05:04:25 UTC

Game changer for reading and writing. Fits any book/notebook.

The Sendak Artist Roll

brianalv94 — 2025-05-08 05:13:59 UTC

"The Sendak Artist Roll was designed with the nomadic artist in mind. This treasure carries your current arsenal of tools with you from the studio to coffee shop en plein air"