Just read a brilliant story about a man named George Fox who collects vintage ink pens from the 60s and 70s and loans items from his collection to the TV show ‘Mad Men’ to use a period props.
(If you haven’t seen Mad Men on AMC, it’s about the people at a New York ad agency in the 1960s.)
We recently heard from a wonderful lady named Margaret who’d bought some Pilot Super Color Silver Markers for a trip she was taking to Sri Lanka.
Margaret works with a charity called Ocean Stars Trust, which was established in 2005 to help children and families whose lives were devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami. She was planning to work on arts/crafts and sports projects with children as part of a nine-day visit.
Faber-Castell has done something extraordinary to promote its Pitt Artist Pens with the help of the creative artist Chan Hwee Chong
The German writing instrument maker had the artist recreate three famous paintings – Van Gogh’s self-portrait, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, and Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring – using the popular drawing pens.
In and of itself, that’s nothing unusual.
Except for that artist, Chan Hwee Chong did it by using one single line spiraling out from the center of each piece.
When it comes to people’s choice of writing utensil I guess it is all down to personal preference. I have …
It appears that mechanical pencils have been around a long time. Apparently an early example was found amongst the wreckage of HMS Pandora. The Worther Shorty definitely belongs in the 21st century. This clutch pencil holds a 3.15mm lead & the plastic hexagonal design sits comfortably in my hand. The lead retracts easily at the push of the button on the top.