Ah, the pen. Said to be mightier than the sword, and yet most of us don’t give it a second thought in our daily lives. One always seems to be lying around except when needed…

Ah, the pen. Said to be mightier than the sword, and yet most of us don’t give it a second thought in our daily lives. One always seems to be lying around except when needed…
It takes a disruptor in an industry to change the way we see the potential of a product – and that’s exactly what The Kaze Pen has done. D Rocket Design saw the problem of…
For what feels like decades, Lamy has been one of our favorite pen makers because of their combination of affordability, high design and unending desire to keep the fountain pen relevant. Whether you’re talking about…
We know, we know, everything these days is taken care of with digital pay, contactless payment, elbow bumps or other transaction types that don’t involve handshakes, signatures or the passing of physical currency. We’re cool…
Portland-based design studio WYN Labs has produced more than a few influential products–like the WYN Bullet Emergency Window Breaker Tool–over the years, but despite the fact all their products have been influential, few hold a candle…
Despite the fact we’re making almost all of our purchases with touchless pay options these days, there’s still the odd occasion that requires you to John Hancock a check or take note in your trusty…
The pen can certainly be mightier than the sword if you throw it, and it happens to be made out of concrete. This unique pen and stand set is handmade from high-density concrete. It’s big,…
A great everyday carry pen shouldn’t be too big, too small, or too light. The point is to know you have it in your possession without it being cumbersome, but it must also have some…
Only the truly VIP-ish students had the iconic BIC 4-color pen, at least from what we recall. Black, blue, red, and green ink pen cartridges housed in a single body was just nuts back in…
If you’ve spent any amount of time reading Cool Material, you know how much we love a good notebook and accompanying pen for our EDC. There’s just something about physically writing things down with pen…
We’ve been big fans of the pen producers at Lamy since long before we finished a piece about the best notebooks and pens for work. Lamy has always produced high-quality writing implements capable of tackling…
When it comes to the best desktop accessories, there’s nothing more important than a good pen and there’s almost no better manufacturer than Grovemade. Finally, after more than four years, Grovemade has combined their loves…
Cursive might soon be considered a lost art thanks to the ubiquity of portable computing and smart devices. But man will hopefully always need writing implements, and what better way to treasure the art of…
We’ve spent a lot of the time over the past handful of years collecting what we feel are the best pens out there for notes, to-dos and daily record keeping. This all started with the…
We first heard about Refyne when they released the P1 Titanium Pen & Flashlight. The combo device quickly became an essential part of a minimal, modern EDC, but despite the fact that the flashlight was…