ēnsso GIRO Ballpoint, Now Live on Kickstarter (Sponsor)

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

GIRO is the new ballpoint pen by ēnsso for Parker-style refills.

GIRO is a cigar-shaped pen machined in California from high-grade aluminum finished in matte black. What is interesting about this pen is its unique twist mechanism that allows a smooth and fun operation. Ergonomics and a minimalist aesthetic inform its simple design lines. It features a PVD-coated stainless steel clip and comes equipped with a Schmidt easyFlow 9000 refill.

GIRO is now available on Kickstarter for $49, a 40% discount off the future retail price.

January Sponsor Spotlight

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:

Goldspot received the limited edition Benu Talisman Rose, 300 bright pink fountain pens just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Vanness Pens stocked up on Conklin’s Classic Ink Collection, featuring 10 colors of ink in retro-inspired bottles and packaging.

JetPens has the new Decole Harepeko Organizers for different desk accessories and you HAVE to check them out.

Pen Chalet has several exclusive Leonardo Momento Zero fountain pens with four different Jonathon Brooks material barrel sections.

The Paper Mind (Sponsor)

My thanks to The Paper Mind for sponsoring The Pen Addict this week.

The Paper Mind is a new stationery brand with a focus on ultra-premium paper. The launch product is a Mitsubishi Bank Paper notebook featuring a flexible stitched binding and a Japanese paper cloth soft cover.

The Paper Mind has taken this hard-to-find paper and put it into a new notebook, The Paper Mind Mitsubishi Bank Paper Notebook. Not only do these notebooks contain 192 pages of this special fountain pen friendly paper, but they also feature a coverless spine and stitched binding with 360 degrees of flexibility.

Pen Addict readers can get 10% off their order using the code “TPA10” at checkout.