Journal | Thomas Slim

The Box Matters Too

The Box Matters Too

Selling online changes everything. There are no display cases. No boutiques or curated lighting. Just a moment – a box, arriving at a door. That ...

How does a nib work? Part 5

In the previous post we looked at how the nib controls the flow. Post 5 — Who’s in Control? When ink appears on the page, who’s really in control ...

How does a nib work? Part 4

In the previous post we looked at The Feed. Post 4 — Where the River Pauses Have you ever wondered why the ink in a fountain pen flows right to t...

How does a nib work? Part 3

In the previous post I explained Why does ink keep flowing? Post 3 — The Feed The Gorge and the River Given all the turbulence from bubbles forming...

How does a nib work? Part 2

In the previous post I was explaining how does a nib work. Why does ink keep flowing? Part 2 Have you ever wondered why, once some ink has left a c...

How does a nib work? Part 1

We have written a few posts on our understanding of how a fountain pen nib works. Writing it down has actually been a very good discipline for us,...

A Global Perspective & A Promise

Two decades ago we built our own atelier in Guangzhou, to complement our London workshop. It was a slow process with years of training, testing, an...

An Introduction

INTRODUCTION We believe the most sustainable object is the one you never replace.That belief guides everything we do. We design pens we love, wit...

History of Tangier

TANGIER. 1680 A foreign shore and a fledgling empire. In the late 17th century, Tangier stood as a prize and a problem. Once a strategic North Afri...