There’s nothing like writing with a fountain pen, and while they can be expensive, you don’t have to spend a ton of money to own one. For less than $25, you can have a refillable pen perfect for art, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fountain pens have been in use for a very long time, with the first patent registered all the way back in 1827. With the invention of word processors, writing has changed a lot since then but one ...

At its most basic, a pen has to do just one thing, but there are so many reasons to choose one over another. Does it glide along the page, or does it drag? Does the ink flow in a smooth line, or is it ...

You—yes, you—you’re an artist, even if you don’t know it. Think about it: When you compose a letter or write in a journal by hand, you’re inadvertently creating nothing less than a piece of found art, ...

In an age of screens and keyboarding, when kids hardly learn cursive anymore, fountain pens — along with their old-timey accoutrements like blotters, bottled ink and fancy nibs — are making a comeback ...

Gen Z and even later millennials have shown a preference for typing to writing. The future of the ink pen depends now on collectors, gift shoppers and revivalists who have been speaking up with some ...