Deals & Drops: On The Paper Trail Live Weekend, In-Store and Online! Roterfaden, Kakimori and More

We hope to see many of you this weekend in our Nashville Shop, at the On The Paper Trail Live in Nashville event, or here on the main T.G.S. Site. We have a lot of new items in the store, including restocks of Roterfaden and Kakimori, Soolla pouches and bags, and more!

Those of you who visit us at the On The Paper Trail Event this weekend will have the opportunity to snag exclusive On the Paper Trail OnionBrand Covers as well as a show exclusive Jester fountain pen from Good Made Better in very small quantities. This was a fun last-minute project that we cooked up with Dan from Good Made Better at the D.C. Pen Show. Be sure to ask about these if you come see us!

Our Nashville shop will remain open this week from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-5pm on Saturday. We have staff in the shop during regular hours while our event is taking place, so please do come by.

1. Roterfaden TGS_25 A5 Slim Cover Restock. We have a fresh restock of both the green and grey colorways in our exclusive TGS Roterfaden Size! We will have these at the On The Paper Trail Event in Franklin.

2. Kakimori Metal Dip Nibs. These Kakimori conical metal nibs are excellent for anything from ink swatching to calligraphy. We have bronze, steel, and copper nibs available.

3. Kakimori Glass Nibs. The coveted Kakimori glass nibs are now in-stock. Designed to fit the Kakimori nib holders (and possibly others), the glass nib is excellent for writing, drawing, and uses beyond the conical metal nibs.

4. Kakimori Dip Nib Holders. Kakimori makes nib holders in two different sizes - a full-length traditional dip nib holder and a smaller portable version. The smaller “mini” holders come in an array of colors, with the larger holders available in natural wood finishes as well as Aizome (dark indigo) and black urushi.

5. Kakimori Frost Fountain Pens. The popular Kakimori Frost Fountain pen comes with a fine nib, a medium nib, or the “inkball” rollerball that is refillable with fountain pen ink.

6. Kakimori Aluminum Fountain Pens and Ballpoint Pens. These slimline minimal pens feature a matte-black finish that doesn’t slip, and the pens fit well in most planner and notebook pen loops.

7. Soolla Studio Artist Bags. These multi-pocket totes have exploded in popularity. Compact, yet capable of carrying a significant amount of art supplies as well as notebooks and pouches.

8. Soolla Studio Pouch. Use for separate clutch carry or as bag-in-a-bag organization, including with the Soolla Studio Artist Bag. This pouch has a number of pockets nearly equal to the Soolla Studio Pouch, and if you double up you can really organize your stationery well.

9. TGS x Rickshaw Bagworks Exclusive Collaboration. We have restocked our collaboration with Rickshaw Bagworks and Nick Dominguez, in our exclusive “Clouds” pattern. Both Fillmore and Sinclair cases are back in stock.

10. Kakimori Hardbound Notebooks. Kakimori uses fountain pen friendly OK Fools paper, and the covers feature a range of unique fabrics, many of which are special editions. These covers tend to change seasonally, and many of the current designs are new.

Thursday Drops: More Roterfaden Taschenbegleiters, Plus a Handful of Lamy Safari Pencils with Kuru Toga Inside!

It’s time to start restocking the store in advance of the summer tourist season, as well as the late summer pen show season (though given the pace at which some of these things are going out the door we may need a new order by August)! We have more Roterfaden A5 Slim TGS_25 covers, as well as several different A5 styles with both three and four-clip variants available. In addition to Roterfaden, we also recently received a small shipment of the Lamy x Uni Safari mechanical pencils that include Uni’s proprietary Kuru-Toga rotating mechanism to help keep your lead sharp as you write.

Yes, it’s just as good as I imagined.

Finally, we have new desk and reading accessories, including a new color of washi tape from Nick Dominguez, Hibi Japanese Incense Matches, and new colors of Toyo Steel Boxes!

Come see these and more in-store during normal hours this week, from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-5pm on Saturday.

1. Roterfaden TGS_25 Taschenbegleiter Restock (Green Leather). We’ve restocked on our A5 Slim exclusive edition for the summer, with the green leather version once again available with either a grey or light green elastic.

2. Roterfaden A5 Taschenbegleiter. In addition to the A5 Slim, we also have several different A5 Taschenbegleiter covers in both three and four-clip setups (which hold three and four notebooks, respectively).

3. Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter LTD_028. We have additional stock of the new B5 Taschenbegleiter, which is sized to accept both B5 notebooks and classic US composition books.

4. Lamy x Uni Lamy Safari with Kuru-Toga Inside. Lamy has partnered with Uni to incorporate their Kuru-Toga mechanical pencil engine into the Lamy Safari and Vista mechanical pencils. Typically available only for the Japanese market, we have been able to secure a small shipment of these for our shop. Extremely limited.

5. Lamy x Uni M17 Jetstream Refill for Lamy Ballpoints (including Safari). On the ballpoint side, Lamy and Uni have collaborated to add Jetstream ink to Lamy’s proprietary ballpoint refill. You can now add a .5mm or .7mm Jetstream cartridge to any Lamy ballpoint pen that ships with the M16 refill.

6. Lamy AL-Star Disco and Roller Skate Special Edition Pens. The latest AL-Star release has arrived! These bright two-toned colors will appeal to any fans of the 1970’s and/or 1980’s aesthetic. (Personally, we think they lean 80s.)

7. Lamy AL-Star Disco and Roller Skate Special Edition Mechanical Pencils. The same Disco and Rollerskate colorways are available as a .5mm mechanical pencil, so that you can create a matching set.

8. Toyo Steel Boxes. These popular Japanese steel storage boxes are back in multiple new colors. Toyo boxes hold anything from small office supplies to ink samples to other collectibles. Boxes that have identical footprint dimensions will stack.

9. New Nicolau Washi Tapes! Our friend Nick Dominguez has designed a second series of washi tape, in a purple colorway. We love this simple design and are excited to see it expand. For more of Nick’s work, check out our exclusive collaboration with Rickshaw, which features three different “cloud” designs hand-drawn with multishading fountain pen inks.

10. Hibi Japanese Incense Matches. A fun new addition to our desk and reading accessories, these Japanese incense matches offer an easy way to add calming scents to your everyday work or journaling practice. (They’re also a great way to freshen up a warehouse. Just saying.)

New Arrivals: Huge Roterfaden Restock with TGS_25 Taschenbegleiters, Full A5 Sizes, and More

Our Summer Roterfaden restock arrived sooner than we anticipated, meaning that we now have additional stock of the A5 Slim TGS_25 Taschenbegleiter in the Dark Green leather with grey interior and grey or light green elastics. These are available to ship immediately. We also have a fairly large selection of standard A5 Roterfaden Taschenbegleiters in various leather and felt/suede combinations, as well as additional stock of the B5 Taschenbegleiter LTD 028.

I’ve had some requests for additional information and explanation about how the Roterfaden notebook system works. I’ve generally been referring people to this YouTube video, in which I walk through my own setup.

Please note that pickup by appointment prior to Thursday is not available in the Nashville shop this week. If you would like to reserve a specific Taschenbegleiter to pick up in-person, you can select “Local Pickup” at checkout. You will receive an e-mail letting you know when your order may be picked up during normal business hours, which will be Thursday and Friday from 1-6pm and Saturday from 10-5pm.

New Arrivals: Kaweco Is Back, Along with More Roterfaden TGS_25 Covers!

Last week we received a large shipment from Kaweco, including Classic Sport, Collection Sport, Metal Sport, and Liliput Fountain Pens. Many of you have requested additional stock of the stainless steel, brass, and copper pens, and we listened! Personally, I’m most excited about the Liliput Kolibri (German for “Hummingbird”), which applies a rainbow anodized finish to both the stainless steel body and the nib. We are also restocked on Kaweco bottled inks, as well as the “Sketch-up” Clutch Pencils in all finishes.

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TGS_25 Roterfaden Taschenbegleiters Return!

We have restocked the green leather version of our A5 Slim exclusive model in dark green, with both green and grey elastic options. While we will plan to bring available stock to the Arkansas Pen Show and San Francisco Stationery Fest later this month, we cannot guarantee availability, so if you are interested in this please do not wait. We will have stock available in the Nashville shop during normal hours later this week. Many thanks for all your interest and support for this project - we never could have anticipated the level of demand it’s received so far!

Come see us in our Nashville Shop! Our store is open normal hours (1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and 10am-6pm Saturday), so please swing by and see these and more!

New Arrivals: TWSBI Obsidian Fountain Pens, Plus a Roterfaden Restock!

TWSBI’s latest limited edition piston filler has arrived, featuring a pearlescent black acrylic paired with rose gold trim. Like the TWSBI Kai (of which we still have exactly one available), the new TWSBI Obsidian will be available for a limited run. TWSBI releases this particular style approximately once a year, and sometimes less frequently. These pens are available for purchase now and will ship starting today.

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Most Roterfaden Sizes Are Restocked - Please Visit the New Dedicated Roterfaden Shop Page

Unless you’re shopping in person with us today, these won’t arrive in time for Christmas, but we did receive a large restock of Roterfaden Taschenbegleiter covers, including less-common sizes such as B5 and A4, as well as Four-Clip covers. Going forward, Roterfaden products will be listed on their own dedicated section of the shop, since the stock changes frequently and it is easier to maintain this way. Please understand that we are not holding back stock and because the holiday season is busy, we have been unable to respond to inquiries about whether specific sizes and colors are available. If it is not listed on the Roterfaden page or showing as unavailable, we do not currently have it in stock.

We have holiday hours in the Nashville shop today from 1-6pm, and will be closed to in-person shopping tomorrow (12/23) and Thursday (12/24). We will reopen Friday and Saturday during normal store hours.