Curated Shop Updates: New Arrivals from TWSBI!

It’s here! The latest release in a string of exceptional new releases from TWSBI is the TWSBI ECO-T in “Rosso” - the first red pen that TWSBI has done in a while, and I believe the first in the ECO family. For those unfamiliar with this particular model, the TWSBI ECO-T features a subtly triangular grip section, which I personally find very comfortable. You can read more on this particular pen and how it compares to other triangular grip pens here.

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We also have additional stock of the TWSBI Kai, the latest edition of TWSBI’s special model that they reissue every couple of years. Previously available in “Aurora” (marbled green) and “Draco” (marbled red) finishes, the new Kai is a deep blue paired with warm rose gold. Mine gets inked up this week!

Pre-orders will start shipping today, and additional pens will ship as orders are placed. Many thanks for your support!

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Curated Shop Updates: Introducing the Kaweco Collection!

This week we received a restock shipment from Kaweco, including the full range of Kaweco Collection Sport fountain pens, plus Kaweco converters and Sport clips in all three finishes, allowing you to customize your Kaweco Sport for bottle filling or pocket carry. The Kaweco Collection features unique colors different from the standard Sport line, including some interested muted tones such as the Olive Green (shown below, which I’ve kitted out with both a clip and vintage nib), as well as a sage green and several muted blue tones. We’ve also filled out our selection of Skyline Sport fountain pens, adding the grey and white options. Of course, we carry the full line of Kaweco ink, both bottled and in cartridges.

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The Kaweco Collection Olive Sport, shown with a gold clip.

Finally, the colored leads for the Sketch-up Clutch Pencils are back in stock! In addition to the classic highlighter options, we have standard graphite and all-purpose colored leads, perfect for sketching in color or marking up documents. Happy writing!

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Kaweco Sketch-up refills come in a range of colors.

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Thursday Drops: Everything You Need to Build Your Perfect Desk Setup

Since I’ve been on leave, I’ve spent much of the past week working on my house - including my office space and desk. It’s shocking how easily our workspaces can become cluttered by default, as we accumulate tools, gear, and other items unless we consciously bring some degree of intentionality to our personal space. For today’s Thursday Drops post, I’ve included five desk accessories that live on my own writing desk, and which (not coincidentally) have served as foundational items for the Curated Shop. As we are well on our way into back-to-work and back-to-school season, and on the cusp of the holidays, these all make excellent gifts for either yourself or others!

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The 2023 Inkvent Calendars are here, and they’re limited!

Finally, I’ve included some recent arrivals in the shop, including the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendars that we are stocking for the first time ever! For details on how you can get some of the new T.G.S. stickers and other promotional items included with your order, visit our post from earlier this week.

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1. Hightide Co. Sandglasses. I know that I harp on the value of an analog timer, but it’s something I feel strongly about. I’ve moved my phone charger off my desk and across the room, and have mostly replaced any “alarm clock” needs with something visual like a 30-minute Sandglass. Read more on these and how you can incorporate them here.

2. High-quality Sharp Scissors. After my pens, scissors are probably my most frequently used desk accessory. From opening packages and breaking down boxes to cutting tape and snippets of paper to paste in my journals, a good pair of sharp, precision scissors is essential.

3. Pen Trays. Whether you want to invest in something simple like the Melamine trays we stock in the shop, or something special and handcrafted from a company like Toyooka Craft or a Penwell Pen Holder, having a dedicated space to park your writing instruments not only makes the workspace look cleaner, but it also helps prevent pens from getting lost.

4. Folding Book Stands. As someone who handwrites notes and then incorporates them into typed work product, a folding stand that can hold a notebook, notepad, or even an electronic tablet is extremely helpful. One of these is always on my workspace, and another in my bag to travel with me on the go.

5. Landscape Writing Pads or Notebooks. I always keep a landscape-style writing pad close at hand, typically under my keyboard, so that I can jot down notes and thoughts while at my computer.

6. 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar. This popular take on the traditional Advent Calendar features 24 12ml bottles of unique ink colors, plus a 25th 30ml bottle to open on the 25th day! I’m going to be “playing along” this year for the first time, and very much looking forward to the experience.

7. 2024 Traveler’s Notebook Diary Refills. The 2024 refills are here, so if you’re looking for a calendar for either your Standard or Passport-sized Traveler’s Notebook, we have you covered. We also have limited stock of the 2023 limited edition accessories, including folders and pencil boards.

8. Olive Traveler’s Notebook Restock. This year’s new addition to the lineup is the popular Olive cover, previously a limited edition. We have additional notebooks in stock in both sizes.

9. Clairefontaine French-Ruled Clothbound Notebooks. These long-time favorites are back in stock, in both A5 and A4. To answer the burning question - YES, French-ruled looseleaf sheets are on order, though I do not have an ETA.

10. T.G.S. Coasters, Stickers, and Pins. Our latest run of TGS “Swag” is in stock and available, including a new acrylic pin and a multi-pack of TGS goods. I hope you enjoy!

Curated Shop Updates: Christmas in October, and the BEST (or, My Favorite) Legal Pads

Several giant boxes welcomed me back from vacation, despite my best efforts to slowly ramp things back up! This week’s big announcement is the arrival of the 2023 Diamine Inkvent Calendar, which is in-stock and available to ship immediately. A big goal of mine going forward is to have more fun with pens and ink, so I’m planning to play along with Inkvent this year. Starting in December, I’ll be doing some sort of daily reveal of that day’s “Inkvent” color. (For those of you unfamiliar with Diamine’s now-annual tradition, the Inkvent Calendar is their take on the traditional Advent Calendar, only instead of chocolate, etc., the “window” for each day contains one of 24 12ml bottles of ink, plus a larger 30ml bottle on the 25th day.)

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Clairefontaine Writing Pads, Huge Multi-Subject Notebooks, and More

I know what you’re all going to say - I just can’t get away from this lawyer thing, can I? But as you’ll read about in tomorrow’s blog post, one of the most common questions I get asked is for a recommendation on a decent legal-style writing pad. A personal favorite, in terms of both performance and cost-effectiveness, are the Clairefontaine “Pupitre” tablets, which come in both A5 and A4 sizes. (In addition to classic glue-bound pads, we also carry a top-bound spiral version of the Pupitre.) Finally, we now carry the BIG version of the Clairefontaine multi-subject notebook, featuring four different sections of colored Clairefontaine Paper - a whopping 112 sheets/224 pages.

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New T.G.S. Stickers and Pins Are Available, and Details on Our October Promotion!

Three large pen shows in two months cleaned me out of T.G.S. Promotional items, including the stickers and buttons I normally carry. A major restock trickled in over the past five days, and we now have “Swag Packs” on offer once again, which include one coaster, a large 3” sticker, a smaller 2” holographic sticker, a button, and an acrylic pin featuring the T.G.S. Logo. (The acrylic TGS pins are available individually.) Patreon Members should check the program feed this week, as I’ll be posting some additional information - certain long-term supporters will be receiving Swag Packs automatically!

Also, starting today, certain orders placed this month will receive some of these new stickers and pins automatically as follows - no coupon code required:

• Orders over $150 will receive a complimentary Acrylic Pin AND either a holographic sticker or one of the large 3” stickers, depending on availability.

• Orders that qualify for free shipping ($75+) will receive one of the holographic stickers or one of the large 3” stickers.

• All other orders will receive a free TGS button or 2” sticker!

Many thanks for all your support!

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Thursday Drops: The Return of Clairefontaine Clothbound Journals, Roterfaden Restock Update and More!

This week we finally received a shipment of Clairefontaine Clothbound Notebooks in both A5 and A4 sizes, and I understand that a restock on the French-ruled Looseleaf sheets won’t be far behind! You can check out our full selection of Clairefontaine offerings here. The big news is that we can now offer these notebooks in three rulings: Seyes (French-Ruled), Lined, and Grid/Graph.

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An announcement on Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter organizers: I’ve placed a restock order but these take time as the Taschenbegleiters are all made to order in Germany. For now, we still have at least one cover in all three sizes (A4, A5, and A6), all of which are available to ship starting this weekend when we return from vacation Saturday.

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1. Clairefontaine Clothbound A5 Notebooks. One of our original best sellers back when I first launched the TGS Curated Shop was the Clairefontaine Clothbound Notebook in French or Seyes-ruled. Not only are these back in stock, but we now offer standard lined and grid/graph versions as well.

2. Clairefontaine Clothbound A4 Notebooks. In addition to the popular A5 size, we also offer this same Clothbound notebook in the larger format A4.

3. Clairefontaine Top-Bound Reporters’-Style Notebooks. I’ve had a couple of requests for recommendations on top-bound spiral notebooks, and these Clairefontaine versions are excellent, available in multiple sizes.

4. Roterfaden LB23 Taschenbegleiter (A5). We have one of the A5 Taschenbegleiters in A5 size still remaining from our initial order, which features the durable recycled leather cover. For those looking for a cover that feels similar to the “Danceflooring” material on the V19, you may want to consider this one as it offers a firmer surface than standard soft leather. I have this particular material on my A4, and it makes for a nice lap desk.

5. Roterfaden LTD017 Taschenbegleiter. This light blue A6 Taschenbegleiter pairs the Danceflooring cover material from the V19 with a grey suede interior. It’s a very nice color combination for those looking for something in A6 size.

6. Anderillium Inks “Lepidopteran” Series. The latest releases from Anderillium feature inks based on butterflies and moths (hence the name). This series might be one of my favorites - the browns and greens are all excellent colors.

7. HMM Ballpoint Gift Set in Matte Black. These dodecagonal machined ballpoints from HMM (Human Made Method) Project have been surprisingly popular, and we are now able to offer this gift set, complete with a black leather pen sleeve.

8. Craighill Kepler Pen. Craighill’s machined “Kepler” pen features a unique knock mechanism that’s been tailored to take the universal D1 refill, meaning that you can use pretty much any brand or type of ink you’d like in this pen, including a standard ballpoint; a low-viscosity hybrid ballpoint such as the Uniball Jetstream; or even a gel refill. The curves on the barrel make this one extremely comfortable to use.

9. TWSBI Diamond 580 ALR Sunset Yellow Fountain Pen. While we have sold out of the TWSBI Kai limited edition, we have fresh stock of the Sunset Yellow Diamond 580, which is the latest in a series of outstanding yellow and orange releases from TWSBI this year, also including the TWSBI ECO “Heat” and the ECO-T in “Saffron”.

10. TWSBI ECO Indigo Blue + Bronze Trim. Indigo/navy blue plus a warm bronze trim makes for a sharp color combination. This release was a bit of a pleasant suprise as no one (at least not me) expected it!