As someone who looks deeply beneath the surface of things, I have been obsessed for some years by the great philosophical question: when did expensive pens become "prestige writing instruments?" I ...

There’s nothing quite like using the best fountain pens to get your writing done. The whole experience is rewarding, from purchasing one and unpacking it, to using it for the first time. When ...

Cheap fountain pens, she cautions, tend to be ‘quite scratchy, and you don’t get that lovely ink flow’. Writing with a fountain pen is important, Mrs Linthwaite believes, because ‘it teaches children ...

In an era of digital overload, many professionals are rediscovering the art of writing with style and function.

There’s a different kind of comfort in things analog—like a fountain pen on paper, and being able to brush over the words written on the page ...

Ballpoint vs fountain pens: Ink capacity. A fountain pen cartridge will give you around 7 to 15 pages of writing, whereas a ballpoint pen contains enough ink to write a continuous line four to ...

There’s little friction writing with a fountain pen; unlike a ballpoint or roller ball, the mechanism is essentially a controlled ink leak. Hands don’t cramp. Thoughts promise to pour out easily.

Fountain pens aren’t for everyone, not just due to their often extortionate price – but because they don’t always accommodate everyone’s writing style. This sleek, ...

Gone are the days when fountain pens were essential parts of our daily lives. For decades, students in the West were forced to practise using them and use them exclusively when writing in their ...