Boing Boing seems to be making a regular series out of its “What’s in my bag?” feature, and the newest …
Ever fancied owning a Porsche but haven’t got Porsche money? Well now you can. Well not the car actually but one of the stunning range of pens to which the renowned car manufacturer has brought its long history of stylish, sleek design.
Fredrich Staedtler started making handmade pencils way back in 1662. Then in 1835 J.S Staedtler opened up a pencil making factory In Nuremberg.
Today Staedtler is unique among pen & pencil manufacturers as it is owned by the non profit Staedtler foundation. The main purpose of the foundation is the promotion of scientific research at German polytechnics and universities, in particular at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
I recently tried the new Jetstream SX-101 ballpoint pen from Uni-ball and have to say that for an entry level pen, this really presses all the right buttons for me.
Introduced in September 2010, the pen has deservedly won some industry accolades including the New Product: Traditional Stationery award at December’s Everything for the Office Show in December where over 800 dealers, manufacturers, suppliers and industry professionals met to discuss the latest challenges and opportunities in the office stationery products market.
So in the twilight days of cheque writing, we read a cautionary tale of using red ink when writing a …