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Caran d'Ache 849 Ballpoint Pen
What makes a design classic? Timelessness? Universal appeal? Reliable practicality? Who knows? And does it really matter anyway? But whatever your thoughts on whether something qualifies as a design classic, the 849 ballpoint pen from Caran d'Ache is certainly a worthy candidate. Because it is ......Read More
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New Newness
Shiny stuff sometimes slips by. If you’d been looking at the right time, you’d have noticed its glistening newness, but you might have looked away. So we’re giving them another chance to slide by here, so you have another chance to spot the shinies. Or, ......Read More
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Cult Pens Creative
For most of this year we've been sharing our customers' creations with you all on our social media pages, to show the range of fantastic work our lovely customers produce! In case you've missed any of it we thought we'd do a little round up ......Read More
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Brush Lettering with Helen Colebrook
Brush lettering is a great way to add a creative touch to your journal pages. With such a lovely selection of brush pens to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your own personal style. I use brush lettering to add quotes ......Read More
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Paul Antonio - Calligrapher Extraordinaire
Paul Antonio is a calligrapher extraordinaire. He trained as a Scribe and Heraldic Artist (what wonderful job titles!) and went on to study Archaeological Illustration. He takes great pleasure in introducing others to the creative, relaxing art of calligraphy and recently collaborated with Rhodia on ......Read More
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Manuscript and Charlie - 3 Years On!
World Calligraphy Day will soon be upon us. And as its inventor, if you will, is none other than Charlie, the Managing Director of the Manuscript Pen Company, we thought we'd ask him for an update on what's been going on since we invited him ......Read More
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Learn Calligraphy with Joyce Lee (aka Artsynibs)
We at Cult Pens have had the pleasure of not only meeting Artsynibs Joyce Lee in person, but also working with her on a number of projects. As many people have used the few months' lockdown to take up new hobbies, and as World Calligraphy ......Read More
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Interview with Niamh - a.k.a. Kiwi_Ink
Niamh Evans is the talent behind our Round the World Summer Sale artwork, so we thought we'd sit down with her and find out what makes her tick… Tell us a bit more about yourself I'm currently in the summer before my third year of my degree ......Read More
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Back to School with STABILO
Back to school won't be quite the same this year, will it? It sort of felt like school didn't really end as it usually does (you know - class picnics, kids' attention spans getting ever shorter, teachers looking a little haggard…) It just sort of ......Read More
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Meet the Brand: Sailor
One of the best-known brands in Japan, especially for their fountain pens, Sailor is far less well-known in the West, but their status here is growing, and they’re already well-loved among fountain pen geeks.. All Sailor pens are made in their own factory in Hiroshima, ......Read More
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Catching up with Brad Dowdy - the Pen Addict
Brad Dowdy is known as the Pen Addict, host, along with Myke Hurley, of the Pen Addict podcast, and (with the support of a number of guest posters) the Pen Addict blog. Since we’re visiting the US in a virtual way, as part of our ......Read More
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Seven Interesting Mechanical Pencils
There’s an incredible variety of mechanical pencils, with ones made for all sorts of different uses. Some for quick scribbles, some for writing, some for drawing. That makes it pretty much impossible to make a list of ‘the best’, because ‘the best’ depends on ......Read More
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Cult Pens Creative - Our Customers’ Creativity
We asked people to share their creative work using things they’ve bought from us using the hashtag CultPensCreative, and we hoped a few people would. We got a much bigger response than we’d expected! Thank you all for sharing! We’ll be sharing a few of these ......Read More
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How to Clean a Fountain Pen
We sell a lot of fountain pens, so people quite often ask us about cleaning them. So we thought it would be a good idea to make a simple blog post to answer the question, so we can point people to it, and those who ......Read More
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Derwent - Doing It Right
Shopping can be a hazardous sport sometimes, particularly if you're doing it online. It's not just as in 'Will I receive what I actually ordered or will it be a pale imitation?' but also: 'What's it made of?' 'Will I inadvertently contribute to the demise ......Read More
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Meet the Brand - Cleo Skribent
You'd be forgiven for not being overly familiar with the German company Cleo Skribent. Unless we were to mention the Messograf, that is, the original tool pen. Then - at least for some of you - there might be a lightbulb moment. But the thing ......Read More
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A Big Birthday Thank You
When you have a birthday, it's a good idea to say 'thank you' - for cards, presents, cake, phone calls, texts and messages. And that's exactly what we'd like to do. We really are extremely proud of our 5 star rating with Trustpilot, but we ......Read More
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15 Things You Don’t Know About Cult Pens
Five You Might Have Known Cult Pens started from a stationery shop in Dartmouth. People coming into the shop were excited to find some of the unusual pens they found once before and loved, but couldn’t get in the big shops. We’ve grown a bit over ......Read More
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Cult Pens 15th Birthday - Interview with Simon and Amanda
A lot has changed in the 15 years Cult Pens has been going, so we thought it was a good time to look back. So it seemed like a good chance to ask the founders, Simon and Amanda, some questions about what 15 years of ......Read More
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How to Start a Journal by Helen Colebrook
Who would have thought that some paper and a pen or two could lead to being a better organised, more efficient, more creative, happier you? Well, for many people, that's exactly what they've achieved. It's just taken a little time and thought, and some inexpensive ......Read More
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Give Your Things a New Lease of Life with POSCA Pens!
POSCA should stand for Pretty Orsome Scribbling Collection for Art. We don't know what POSCA actually stands for (if indeed it does, which it probably doesn't), but this seems as good a phrase as any, especially when you realise how versatile they are! These markers ......Read More
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Learn How to Colour with Claire
Hi everyone! My name is Claire and for the last five years I have run Colour with Claire, a channel all about adult colouring. I create videos for anything and everything to do with the hobby including colouring book and art supply reviews, colouring tutorials, ......Read More
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Derwent Paper and Paints Workshop
If you don't build your foundations right, your house will fall down. Or at least sag a bit. Nobody can see it when the house is built, and most people don't give it a second thought. But if it's not up to the job, then ......Read More
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Starting Calligraphy
Now that some of you might be finding that you have more spare time on your hands than usual, you may have thought of calligraphy or hand-lettering as something to try or get back into if you’ve dabbled before. It’s a great option; all ......Read More
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Touch Base with a Rhodia Touch
What makes a notebook stand out is its paper. Yes, the cover's sort of important, but it's what's sandwiched in between them that really cuts the mustard. And that's why Rhodia notebooks are so loved. The paper is, quite simply, superb. There's a Rhodia notebook ......Read More
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Coronavirus
We’re still delivering fairly normally, but orders may take a day or two longer to send than usual. We're doing our best, but we can't have as many people picking and packing orders together as usual. Within the UK, Royal Mail are operating fairly normally ......Read More
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Hurray For Coloured Pencils!
Cult Pens Sponsors the U.K. Coloured Pencil Society's 'Botanical' Competition Coloured pencils are brilliant. Well, we know that, and you probably know that, but not everybody knows that, and so the UK Coloured Pencil Society was formed in 2001 to put the word out that yes, ......Read More
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Esterbrook
The Esterbrook Pen Company is a true American original brand which was revived in 2018 by Kenro Industries. English innovator and industrial visionary Richard Esterbrook established the Esterbrook Pen Company in 1858. Little did he know at the time that the company would soon flourish into ......Read More
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From Cabbages to Kingcups - Interview with Ann Swan, Botanical Artist
There's something strangely compelling about botanical art. It has an almost old-fashioned air about it, which is understandable given that in days of yore the likes of Charles Darwin could hardly whip out an iPhone to take a quick pic of a hitherto-unknown plant, and ......Read More
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Journaling into Spring with Helen Colebrook
Journaling is not going away. Not that we want it to..! Far from being a flash in the pan, it has fast become an intrinsic part of many people's lives; it's become a habit, a bit like brushing teeth or putting the bins out on ......Read More