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Staedtler iPod Touch Prize Draw Winner
**Prize draw now closed - thank you for all your orders**All orders placed between 3 November and 20 December 2011 that included any Staedtler product were eligible for entry into a prize draw for an Apple iPod Touch. The winner is Emily from Oxfordshire, ......Read More
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Pilot FriXion - The Amazing Erasable Pen
This week sees the launch of the latest addition to the Pilot FriXion pen range. If you haven’t yet come across the FriXion then you’re missing out on one of the most significant pen developments in recent years.FriXion rather brilliantly solves the problem of erasable ......Read More
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Making life easier, one pencil at a time
A paintbrush is just a paintbrush, right? Cult Pens management moved house last week and have been kept busy painting over a lot of unpleasant wall colour choices. We picked up some paint and brushes from our local builders merchant. The brushes seemed too cheap, ......Read More
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A pen is just a pen, a sigh is just a sigh
But no! The fundamental things apply to pens as well. Everyone in editorial work needs to be able to mark up hard copy, and they need the right pen for the job. It’s unlikely to be a biro.Biros have three big defects: they are coarse, ......Read More
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Staedtler Pencilmaker Set
We recently covered the 250th anniversary celebrations of Faber-Castell, who have been making pencils in Nuremberg, Germany, since 1761. Nuremberg has played a major role in pencil manufacturing, including other famous names such as Schwan-Stabilo. However, the Nuremberg company laying claim to the longest tradition ......Read More
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POSCA - Freedom To Create Tour
Uni POSCA Markers are on the road in the south-west from today with their Freedom To Create roadshow. A classic VW camper with POSCA branding will be visiting Cornwall and Devon to give people the opportunity to try out POSCA markers, with the chance to ......Read More
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iPod and iPad 2 Giveaways
**Both giveaways have now closed - thank you for all your entries, you can see who won below**Our iPod nano giveaway in conjunction with Staedtler has just finished. The lucky winner is Ernest Carrott of Tottenham. Congratulations to him, and his iPod nano is winging ......Read More
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Faber-Castell 250th Anniversary Celebrations
"Doing ordinary things extraordinarily well" — Faber-Castell company motto. As we arrived at our hotel even the receptionist was excited — practically falling over herself in her eagerness to hand us the welcome pack from Faber-Castell. We’d just arrived in Nuremberg, Germany, as guests of Faber-Castell ......Read More