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Uni Chalk Markers
To give you an idea of just how versatile Uni-ball's Chalk Markers are, we asked a friendly sign writer - Zoe Rowley - to experiment with them and give us her opinion. Here's what she had to say:'They're great pens - given that they are wet ......Read More
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Adult Colouring
Sounds a bit silly, really, doesn't it? Adult colouring? Hmmm. Perhaps a pastime for people with not an awful lot to do? But then again, perhaps not. Perhaps it's the perfect antidote to the stress we adults insist on subjecting ourselves to every day. After ......Read More
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Zero - Desk Pens
Zero. Zero gravity? Zero friction? Zero weight? All of these terms could be used to describe the amazing desk pens that this Japanese company produces. But the real reason they're named Zero (Zero Seiko Co Ltd, to give them their full name) is because they ......Read More
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Celebrating 10 Years of Cult pens
In May 2015, Cult Pens celebrates 10 years of our unique vision of selling pens on the interweb. We'll be taking the afternoon off on Friday May 22nd to go out and celebrate as a team - so no orders shipped, phones answered or emails ......Read More
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Tomoe River Paper
Tomoe River paper has been long-awaited. Many people in the UK have already used it, by ordering it in from other countries, with the delays and import duties that can involve. It’s famous around the world among those a little obsessed with this sort of ......Read More
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Win National Garden Centre vouchers with Cross Botanica
Win National Garden Centre vouchers with Cross BotanicaSpring has sprung, and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to a Garden Centre? Even better, what if you had £100 to spend there? £100 that didn't have to come out of your bank account? ......Read More
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Meet the Brand: e+m
There's really only one word for e+m's products, and that word is 'gorgeous'. Yes, they make pens, and we at Cult Pens like pens, which is why we sell them, and I suppose we're biased, but the pens (and everything else) from e+m are just, ......Read More
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National Stationery Week 2015
National Stationery Week is a special week to get excited about stationery. But since you’re here, there’s a good chance you’re like us, and you don’t need a special week for that. Maybe it’s a good chance to share the excitement with more people - ......Read More
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Johanna Basford - Colouring for Grown-Ups
Hello! I’m Johanna Basford, ink evangelist, illustrator and creator of Secret Garden, a colouring book published by Laurence King that has now sold 1 million copies worldwide! This month I’m launching my new book, Enchanted Forest and to celebrate I’ve teamed up with the good ......Read More
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Meet the Brand: Caran d'Ache's 100th Anniversary
Learn more about Caran d’Ache, their history, and their anniversary celebrations; then enter our competition to win some special anniversary goodies!Caran d’AcheTo many of us, a good set of coloured pencils means a nice set in a tin, with a picture of Swiss Alpine scenery ......Read More
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Win a Manuscript Trio
The Manuscript Trio is an unusually stylish and practical calligraphy pen. The white barrel has an intricate pattern, while the italic nib is smooth and reliable.You could win one when you order any Manuscript item from us, between now and the end of February. Any ......Read More
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Laura Barnard: Artist of the Month - February 2015
Every month we ask a different artist to design a banner for our newsletter - Penorama. If you don't already receive Penorama, you can subscribe here.This month's artist is Laura Barnard, who draws all sorts of different things, but specialises in huge and detailed cityscapes ......Read More
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Meet the Brand: Calepino
Calepino: from the French word 'calepin'. A pretty word, and so much easier on the ear than 'notebook', which is the English equivalent. And the products are as easy on the eye as the brand name is on the ear, for Calepino's offerings are just ......Read More
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Pilot Coleto
This post appeared in January's issue of our Penorama newsletter. If you don’t already receive Penorama, you can subscribe here. You'll get more articles like this one, most of which don't appear anywhere else, and it's only sent once a month, so we won't over-fill ......Read More
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Seymour Yang: Artist of the Month - January 2015
Every month we ask a different artist to design a banner for our newsletter - Penorama. If you don't already receive Penorama, you can subscribe here.This month's artist is Seymour Yang, known as Meerkatsu, who draws people and animals in a cartoon-like style, with influences ......Read More
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Winter Sale - 10% Off Everything!
The Cult Pens Winter Sale: 10% off everything!Yes, the offer is that simple. 10% off all products. Everything. Just add things to your basket, and 10% of the cost will be removed. Go for it.Small print:The first rule of small print is there is no ......Read More
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Review of the Year 2014
It’s been a big year for us. Along with all the usual busyness of business, we’ve launched a completely new website, including a new back-end system to track where all our pens are; we’ve operated on our spaniel (well, we didn’t do it ourselves, we ......Read More
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Meet the Brand - Kaweco
Nuremberg – a picturesque city in the heart of Bavaria, Germany. Thanks to its position on the important trade routes between Italy and Northern Europe, Nuremberg’s craftsmen had a good view of the developments happening all over Europe for hundreds of years. One of these ......Read More
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A Tribute to Old Leica Cameras - The Fotografica-Pen
A beautiful handmade German Limited Edition pen; a tribute to classic rangefinder cameras, especially Leicas. Made from the same materials used for these classic cameras, the Fotografica-Pen is also made with amazing attention to detail. There's even an actual Stanhope 'optical bijou' lens from the ......Read More
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Tom Joyce: Artist of the Month - December 2014
Here's the design Tom drew for us (he admitted getting a little carried away):Then he cropped it down and added in some colour:And finally, we added our usual bits and bobs to produce the final result:Cult Pens: Tell us a bit more about yourself. Tom: ......Read More
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Meet the Brand - Diamine
Diamine is Cult Pens’ favourite ink brand, and we’ve had the privilege of working with the company for many years. After all, it was thanks to their expertise that Cult Pens’ own range of six Deep Dark Inks exist! It’s family-owned and offers a fabulous array of ......Read More
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Cult Pens Christmas Ad - Cult Pen(guin)s
John Lewis made an ad, and everyone seems to love it. It contains penguins, and penguins are awesome. We have a spaniel, though, and spaniels are awesome too. Well, that's what Herbie keeps telling us. So we decided to make our own Christmas ad. ......Read More
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Cult Pens Award for Highly Commended Drawing
The Society of Graphic Fine Art, founded in 1919, is the only national society in the UK entirely dedicated to drawing. Cult Pens is proud to have sponsored an award at DRAW 14, the society's 93rd annual open exhibition. Prizes were presented by broadcaster and ......Read More
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Wendy Stephens: Artist of the Month - November 2014
Every month we ask a different artist to design a banner for our newsletter - Penorama. If you don't already receive Penorama, you can subscribe here.This month's artist is Wendy Stephens, also known as Dark Iris, a graphic designer specialising in nature, birds and womenThis ......Read More
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Meet the Brand: OHTO
Ohto have long been a successful pen maker in Japan, and are very well known there, but not so well known here in the UK. Along with their own range of pens that's very successful in Japan, they make refills and parts for many other ......Read More
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The STABILO Woody 3 in 1
In this guest post, Stabilo tell us about how flexible their Woody 3 in 1 pencil/crayon is. They may be a little biased, but we know plenty of kids, artists and professinal users who would back them up!The STABILO Woody 3 in 1 is the ......Read More
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Manuscript - Creating Calligraphy
Manuscript are a company based in Shropshire, here in the UK, who specialise in designing and producing fountain pens and dip pens for calligraphy. The company is owned and operated by the Stockbridge family who have five generations of experience making and distributing nibs in ......Read More
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Stina Jones: Artist of the Month - October 2014
Every month we ask a different artist to design a banner for our newsletter - Penorama. If you don't already receive Penorama, you can subscribe here.This month's artist is Stina Jones, a freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Manchester.This is the banner Stina designed ......Read More