A manufacturer reintroduced Dark Lilac, a limited-edition ink, to great fanfare. The only problem? The color had changed. By Scott Cacciola Lamy, a German pen manufacturer, made a recent splash when ...

At the age of eight, L Subramaniam began collecting fountain pens inspired by his paternal uncle, a fountain pen collector. After working for 21 years in the corporate sector, Subramaniam decided to ...

At a nondescript store in Kolkata, India with worn-out glass cabinets flaunting elite fountain pens, Shahbaz Reyaz is busy with a surgery of sorts. He gingerly unscrews a fountain pen, then removes a ...

Can you imagine applying for a loan to buy a fountain pen? Or using a pen as collateral for a personal loan? Ashok Jain from Delhi has a collection of over 1,400 pens. He also started the Pen Club of ...

Why: There are certain objects that carry a symbolism that far exceeds their material purpose. A fountain pen is one such item. Once a status symbol for working professionals, its quality was not only ...

Like most of the world, Chuck Swisher abandoned fountain pens for ballpoints decades ago. Blame it on the girl in sixth grade who turned around and scribbled on his paper. Swisher retaliated with his ...

I really love my Lamy Safari fountain pen. I’m not exactly sure where I first saw it. It might have been at Stevdan Stationers on Sixth Avenue, where I often wander around and test out pens — the ...