Though I had grown up seeing my dad always using them, my own obsession with fountain pens started a little over three years ago, when I ordered my first pen, a jade-colored TWSBI Eco. It made writing ...

We’ve asked the big questions – does it write smoothly, gliding across the page and releasing ink evenly? How does it feel to hold? (The Independent) There are two types of people in the world – those ...

Here, in our version of the Sunday circular, we’ve plucked some of our recent favorites: expert-recommended essentials, ...

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 ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The fountain pen as a practical writing instrument has been declared obsolete numerous times. It was supposedly doomed by the innovations of the drip-free ...

Handwriting, once a cherished art, is fading in the digital era. The right pen can revive the warmth and personality of ...

Considering adding a fountain pen to your communications? Start with a reliable but moderately priced brand -- and if you find yourself smitten, the sky's the limit in terms of styles, nib varieties, ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that serious, but if ...

Semi-retired businessman Eugene Lee has amassed over 100 one-of-a-kind, mainly Japanese fountain pens. He shares his advice ...