Journal

The Box Matters Too

Selling online changes everything. There are no display cases. No boutiques or curated lighting. Just a moment – a box, arriving at a door. That moment needs to feel special. It needs to set the ...

Pen Nib - Deeper Dive

(Diagram 1 – A droplet on glass showing γ acting tangentially at the surface) 1. Surface Tension — the Liquid’s Invisible Skin Watch a bead of water balance on a leaf and you’ll glimpse the physic...

How does a nib work? Part 5

In the previous post we looked at how the nib controls the flow. Post 5 — Who’s in Control? When ink appears on the page, who’s really in control - the pen, or the paper? At the end of our journey...

How does a nib work? Part 4

In the previous post we looked at The Feed. Post 4 — Where the River Pauses  Have you ever wondered why the ink in a fountain pen flows right to the tip — and then suddenly stops, waiting until th...

How does a nib work? Part 3

In the previous post I explained Why does ink keep flowing? Post 3 — The Feed The Gorge and the River Given all the turbulence from bubbles forming and surging ink flows, how does a pen feed manage...

How does a nib work? Part 2

In the previous post I was explaining how does a nib work. Why does ink keep flowing? Part 2 Have you ever wondered why, once some ink has left a cartridge or converter and a small vacuum has forme...

How does a nib work? Part 1

We have written a few posts on our understanding of how a fountain pen nib works.  Writing it down has actually been a very good discipline for us, helping to clarify each aspect in our own minds. ...

What's in a Name?

It’s personal. Lord Thomas Wentworth established my old regiment in the seventeenth century. Over three centuries later, at Sandhurst, I was asked to study Field Marshal William Slim. I began knowi...

A Global Perspective & A Promise

Two decades ago we built our own atelier in Guangzhou, to complement our London workshop. It was a slow process with years of training, testing, and refining. But trust grew. And now, after twenty ...

An Introduction

INTRODUCTION We believe the most sustainable object is the one you never replace.That belief guides everything we do. We design pens we love, with meticulous care and attention to detail. Our inte...