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MAZE - The End of Boring Fountain Pens (Sponsor)

Maze Fountain Pen Kickstarter

My thanks to Endless Stationery and Arclayer for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

Their new project, MAZE Pens, isn’t just another fountain pen launch. It’s an explorative experiment in what happens when you turn the inside of a pen into the star of the show. Instead of hiding ink channels deep in the barrel, Endless and Arclayer have sculpted them into artful pathways, printed in high-clarity SLA resin and post-processed to gleam like a jewel. The result is a pen that looks alive — ink twisting and drifting through a transparent, three-dimensional maze as you write.

Maze Fountain Pen Kickstarter Barrel

Each MAZE pattern (Five of them!) feels like its own personality carved into light. You can run it as a classic eyedropper or go full engineering-nerd with the Japanese eyedropper shut-off system for leak-proof travel. And yes: shimmering inks look beautiful in these barrels — in the best way possible.

If you’ve ever wished your pen had a little more soul, a little more strangeness, a little more why the hell not — this is the one to get. Head over to their Kickstarter page and grab yourself one!

Posted on December 19, 2025 and filed under Sponsors.

Kaleidocraft Prints: Joyful Desk Goods for Stationery Lovers (Sponsor)

My thanks to Kaleidocraft Prints for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

If your desk reflects your colorful, expressive stationery style, Kaleidocraft Prints is a shop you’ll want to know. This family-run team 3D prints and hand-assembles every item in-house, creating accessories that feel personal, playful, and genuinely useful.

Just in time for the holiday season, they’re releasing Holiday Nib Holder Sets and Vial Holders - a festive, limited collection perfect for Inkvent participants and anyone adding seasonal flair to their workspace.

Kaleidocraft also offers a new line of charms and zipper pulls for pen cases and notebooks plus a range of tactile fidgets — both clicker styles and silent floppy versions — perfect for pen addicts who love keeping their hands engaged with something analog.

Right now, they’re running their biggest sale of the year: 15% off site-wide, plus an additional 5% off for Pen Addict readers with code ONEOFUS (Excludes gift cards and subscriptions).

Posted on November 28, 2025 and filed under Sponsors.

October Sponsor Spotlight

Sun-Star UFO Pencil Case

“Take me to your stationery!” The Sun-Star UFO Pencil Case, via JetPens.

Sponsor support is very important to me here at The Pen Addict. My sidebar advertisers put their faith in me to deliver good value for them month in and month out, and I want to shine the light on the best of the best for you. If you are shopping for pens, paper, inks, and more, please check out these great companies and see what they have to offer. Some recent highlights:

Vanness Pens gets you ready for Spooky Season with a collection of themed goods, including Jacques Herbin Phosphorescent Ink for glow in the dark fun.

JetPens is now stocking the popular Sun-Star UFO Pencil Case. Which stationery are you going to beam up?

Goldspot received Nahvalur’s latest themed limited edition, the Nautilus Dracula Fountain Pen in Titanium.

Dromgoole’s dropped their latest Retro 51 exclusive, the seasonally appropriate Showtime Tornado Rollerball.

Posted on October 28, 2025 and filed under Sponsors.