Though I had grown up seeing my dad always using them, my own obsession with fountain pens started a little over three years ago, when I ordered my first pen, a jade-colored TWSBI Eco. It made writing ...

Among the obituaries of a former Conservative Minister a few years ago, there was one delightful snippet. A line in The Daily Telegraph described how, when she received the letter from Mrs Thatcher ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned cursive with a fountain pen in the third grade as part of the standard curriculum. I wasn’t good at school, ...

Considering adding a fountain pen to your communications? Start with a reliable but moderately priced brand -- and if you find yourself smitten, the sky's the limit in terms of styles, nib varieties, ...

It’s a debate as old as time and has had the world’s finest intellectuals at war for years – what is better to write with, fountain pens or ballpoint pens? Okay, maybe it’s not that serious, but if ...

Semi-retired businessman Eugene Lee has amassed over 100 one-of-a-kind, mainly Japanese fountain pens. He shares his advice ...

We’ve asked the big questions – does it write smoothly, gliding across the page and releasing ink evenly? How does it feel to hold? (The Independent) There are two types of people in the world – those ...

Sitting at his store in Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram market, Mostofa Kamal Pasha was tinkering with a desk fountain pen that used to be a symbol of aristocracy decades back. Being a fountain pen enthusiast ...

Generally, the fountain pen is regarded as as outdated as the horse-drawn Zeppelin, but in upmarket circles it's still a symbol of luxury and status. Precision mechanical watches are still made for a ...