Over 1000 Inks Now At Vanness Pens (Sponsor)

What do you do when you have one of the largest and most unique ink libraries online? You add to it of course! Vanness Pens has brought in the entire lineup of DeAtrementis Ink, which is over 300 new shades for you to try.

DeAtrementis Inks are well behaved and come in nearly any color you can dream up. The have scented inks too, ranging from Cherry Blossom to Whisky to Honey. The best part? They are just $13 for a 35ml bottle.

To show off your new ink nothing beats a flex nib, and Noodler’s offers the most reasonably priced flex nibs on the market. The Ahab starts at $20, with even more stunning acrylics available in the Konrad and Neponset lineups. These are tough prices to beat for piston-filling flex nib pens.

Vanness is back from the Washington D.C. Pen Show but is heading right back out to the San Francisco Pen Show from August 26th to the 28th. Be sure to stop by and say hi!

Pen Uno + Pencil Uno Now On Kickstarter (Sponsor)

Writing instruments have been a design challenge for thousands of years. Ensso, a small design studio in Los Angeles, step up to the challenge of creating a new pen with a simple yet powerful solution. Pen Uno is the study of liberating a pen of unnecessary parts and ornaments.

After a very successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, Pen Uno is back as an exciting pen and pencil combo. This new super minimal all-aluminum pen has been redesigned so it can be transformed into a mechanical pencil by switching two parts only. When a pen, it uses the beloved Hi-Tec-C Coleto ink cartridge, and as a pencil it uses standard 0.5 mm leads.

Pen Uno is one of the thinnest pens in production at only 5.3 mm in diameter. The grip section is wider for a very comfortable writing experience and also doubles as twisting cap to protect the pen tip when not in use. A few turns of the barrel will open or close the pen. Pen Uno is machined out of aluminum anodized in five distinct colors: space grey, gold, rose gold, red, and black.

The Pen Uno and Pencil Uno start at just $25 individually, with the Pen + Pencil converter kit starting at $35.

My thanks to Ensso for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

Lamy Love and Blackwing Pencils now at Vanness Pens

Vanness Pens has restocked the full Lamy lineup, including the hugely popular Lamy 2000, the retractable Dialog 3, and the bright aluminum colors of the Al-Star. They will also swap black and stainless nibs upon request, and offer free custom engraving. How awesome can you make your pen look with all of these options?

Blackwing Pencils have also landed, with dozen boxes now available in Soft Black, Balanced Pearl, and my favorite, Firm 602. These are the best wood pencils on the market and should be on a desk near you.

Come out and see Vanness Pens at the Miami Pen Show July 15th-17th, Washington D.C. Pen Show August 4th-7th, and the San Francisco Pen Show August 26th-28th.

My thanks to Vanness Pens for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.