Midori 70th Anniversary Fountain Pens, and Midori MD Notebook Restock

For good reason, Midori MD products have sold like crazy around here, from the standard MD Notebooks and writing pads to the newly introduced MD Notebook Light to this year’s 70th Anniversary Five-Year Journals. Sold so well, in fact, that we’ve been out of stock on some of our shop favorites, like the Dot Grid A5 notebook, a fresh shipment of which will be arriving today. This shipment will also include a refresh on the 70th Anniversary Fountain Pen Sets, each featuring a grey Midori MD Fountain Pen with one of three special inks in Midori’s signature colors of grey, orange, and blue (the same as their colored pencil set). Quantities are very limited on the latter, with only a couple of each color. Happy shopping!

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Curated Shop Update: Massive New Drop of Washi Tape!

In addition to the traditional categories of pens and pencils, paper and notebook systems, and desk and reading accessories, The T.G.S. Curated Shop also features a fun, wide-ranging selection of washi tapes and enamel pins, all of which have a strong snail-mail and/or reading theme. Most of our washi tapes are made by Pasadena, California-based iLootPaperie, famous for their puns and cheeky (and, yes, “highly irreverent”) takes on modern stationery. We recently added nearly a dozen new washi tape designs!

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We’ve also recently redesigned the Washi Tape section of the shop to make it easier to navigate, and to list each tape separately to better showcase the design. Tapes include standard and extra-wide widths.

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And, of course, we have our best-selling enamel pins available to show your love for science, reading, snail mail, and all other things analogue.

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Thursday Drops: Platinum Carbon Desk Pens in Black and Red!

When I ordered these Platinum Carbon Desk Pens a couple of months ago, I knew I was going to stock them but didn’t bother to read closely enough to realize that they came in both black and red/burgundy, my two favorite colors. Here’s to happy coincidences! These excellent modern versions of a classic vintage desk accessory are now available for purchase in the shop, and the best part is that the stand-alone pen costs only $13. You can pair it with a base/stand for only an additional $20, giving you a fully functional desk pen set for just $33!

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The Platinum Carbon Desk Pen, shown here in black in the stand (both pieces sold separately).

We are gradually building out our selection of fountain pens on offer, with a goal of focusing on those pens that are not only fun to use but offer solid value as everyday writers. To that end, we believe that the Platinum Carbon Desk Pen fits nicely into that category, and look forward to adding additional Platinum Pens in the future.

1. Platinum Carbon Desk Pen. Featuring an extra-fine gold-tone stainless steel nib and Platinum’s Slip-and-Seal cap technology, I was absolutely blown away by how well this pen wrote straight out of the box. Available in both black and red, and ships with one cartridge or Platinum ink in black or red to match the pen.

2. Platinum Carbon Desk Pen Base. Looking to recreate that vintage desk-scape? Start with a full desk-pen set. Available in black only (but it still looks outstanding paired with the red desk pen).

3. Midori MD Notebook Light Series. This week we also added the Midori MD “Light” Notebooks to our lineup, which feature the same excellent MD paper sold in packs of three slim format, 24 sheet/48 page notebooks. There is also a 70th Anniversary Limited Edition Set that was released this year, which includes seven different A5 notebooks featuring different color grid ruling and matching threaded bindings.

4. Midori 70th Anniversary 5-Year Diary. The recycled green leather binding on the limited five-year diary is gorgeous. I’m breaking out my own journal that I unfortunately let lapse, now that I have a place to work once again.

5. Midori MD Fountain Pen. This sleeper of an entry-level fountain pen deserves more attention, and it’s all because of the nib, which is slightly downturned to accommodate those who might write with a heavier hand. Even if you don’t, it’s super smooth. Read more here.

6. Traveler’s Company Brass Fountain Pen. Long one of my favorite pocket pens, my “Factory Green” fountain pen stays in regular rotation, along with my classic brass ballpoint.

7. TWSBI Swipe Fountain Pens. This past year TWSBI released a cartridge-converter fountain pen for the first time, and the result has frankly been spectacular. Purchase of any TWSBI Swipe Fountain Pen includes a cartridge and TWO different converters, so right away you’re ready to use either cartridges or bottled ink. We currently have all colors in stock, including the new Salmon and Pear.

8. TWSBI ECO Jade Fountain Pen. The rumor is that TWSBI’s ECO Jade release won’t be available for much longer. We still have a couple in stock.

9. TWSBI Vac700R Iris Fountain Pen. In addition to ensuring that we span the range of price points in our fountain pen offerings, we also wanted to span the range of filling systems, including a high-capacity vacuum-model. It helps that the “Iris” finish on the Vac700R is quite nice to look at. Check out the full write-up of this pen here.

10. TWSBI 580ALR Fountain Pens. TWSBI’s flagship 580 piston filler has been around in some form or fashion for 10 years now, but the best thing they’ve done - in my opinion - is release the pen with anodized aluminum trim and the textured metal sections. What’s you're favorite color? For me it’s a toss-up between the Navy and the Prussian Blue.

New in the Shop: Midori MD Notebook Light in Three Sizes

Last week we released the limited edition Midori 70th Anniversary set of the Midori MD Light Notebooks, but we are now happy to announce that we have stocked the whole line, in three different sizes: A5, A6, and B6 Slim. The Midori MD Notebook Light lineup is sold in packs of three 24 sheet/48 page notebooks, in three rulings grid, lined, and blank. These are perfect for refilling notebook covers and systems that accept thinner refills, such as the Lochby Field Journal, and they are light enough so that you can fit two volumes in a standard Midori Cover.

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We still have 70th Anniversary Notebook Light Sets in stock! These have matching

The Midori MD Notebook Light series is available now in the Curated Shop and is priced from $8.50 to $12.75. The T.G.S. Curated Shop is an authorized retailer of Midori products, as well as all other brands stocked.

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Thursday Drops: Start Gearing Up for Travel Season

Summer is here (earlier than usual, at least for us), and whether you’re doing extensive travel or sticking closer to home, we the Curated Shop is stocked with everything you need to be able to write on the go. We recently received a wide array of travel-friendly products, including a complete restock of Traveler’s Notebooks, some newly arrived Traveler’s Company Spiral Ring Notebooks, and new reading accessories such as these slim Midori bookmarks, perfect for marking your place on the go without adding undo weight.

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These low-profile divider stickers are super convenient. I like them because they stay out of the way, but are there when you need them. For me, the numbered dividers are useful to divide my work notebook into sections by month.

We’ve also introduced a new category: Notebook Dividers! We now offer a series of different tools that you can use to divide your planner or notebook into sections, including both metal and plastic/tape-style clips and dividers. These are super convenient (and inexpensive to boot).

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1. Traveler’s Company Spiral Ring Notebooks. These versatile notebooks feature a reinforced kraft cover and 100 pages/200 sheets of white Midori MD paper, perfect for use as a journal, notebook, sketchbook, and/or scrapbook. In other words - great for travel! Inexpensive and available in three different sizes: A5 Slim, A6 Slim, and B6, the latter of which can also be turned vertically to use reporter-style.

2. Midori 70th Anniversary Five-Year Journal. While the Three-Year version is sold out, we have a couple Five-Year journals in stock with the limited edition recycled green leather cover.

3. Midori 70th Anniversary MD Notebook Slim Limited Edition. Looking for a lighter-weight carry to take with you this summer? These MD Notebook “Light” format versions come as a seven-notebook set, each with different-color threaded bindings and matching grid-rulings.

4. Midori Clip Bookmarkers. Available in sets of four, with four different themes including travel, weather, flowers, and, of course, cats, these .1mm thin metal book markers can be used to mark your place in the book you’re reading, and can even be used as a stencil for decorating your journals/planners/notebooks.

5. Midori MD Notebook Dividers. Available in either metal or plastic/tape style, these low-profile notebook dividers offer an easy and inexpensive way to divide your notebook or bullet journal into sections. Personally, I use the numbered Midori tabs to divide my work Traveler’s Notebook into months.

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All the various patterns of the Midori MD Clip Bookmarkers. The “Travel” theme is my favorite.