Your average guy uses an an average pen: unremarkable and cheap. It writes, and that’s the extent of its talents (maybe you occasionally use it to pensively chew on). But considering we all use a…

Your average guy uses an an average pen: unremarkable and cheap. It writes, and that’s the extent of its talents (maybe you occasionally use it to pensively chew on). But considering we all use a…
Calling your to-do list by another name isn’t going to change the way you feel about it. Whether it’s your “Honey Do List” for stuff around the house or a “Productivity Schedule” for the office,…
Some of the greatest creative minds in the world can credit some of their success to a little inhaled inspiration—including Stephen King, Tarantino, and pretty much every musician ever. It’s pretty well known that there’s…
Notebooks come in handy for all kinds of things—like making to-do lists or remembering brilliant ideas—but they’re also convenient for jotting down phone numbers. Sometimes it’s just a lot quicker and easier to pull out…
Back in the day, you could lock the door, saddle up to a typewriter, and write the next great American novel. Then technology reared its distraction-riddled head and focusing on writing became an arduous task. The…
Kickstarter pens and an EDC load out go together like peanut butter and jelly around these parts. Actually, we go one step further than that. No EDC kit is complete without a quality pen. A…
Spend enough time using anything and you’re bound to come up with some little improvements and tweaks the original creator didn’t think of. When independent designers are pumping out pens on Kicstarter at the frenetic…
Muji makes just about everything, and they do a damn fine job with every single piece. It should come as no surprise to you that the pen obsessed Editors at Cool Material are most excited…
We already have plenty of pens from Kickstarter. They run the gamut in materials, operating mechanisms, colors and cost. We’re buying the Triumvir anyways because a) we have to collect them all, and b) we…
We’re not all blessed with a glorious beard. This includes most women, babies, and guys who just have a hard time growing out a perfect face sweater. Luckily, now you don’t have to. The Notebook…
Thanks to Kickstarter, putting pen to paper is hardly a thing of the past. In all fairness it never really went away, but Kickstarter helped put lots of cool options in our hands, bags and…
Erasable pens aren’t new. Good erasable pens are. Most of the ones you can find at your local drug store are junk and leave clear evidence of your writing after you’ve “erased” the ink. These…
A good pen is an investment. Unfortunately, that investment is usually in a writing instrument that is, as best we can put it, “stuffy.” The Titanium Bolt Action pen is not. Designed by Rainer Wenning…
Karas Kustoms knows hows to make a custom pen. The Render K was good. The Bolt was great. It was only a matter of time before they came out with another pen that we needed…
The new Fresh Series from our brand, Word. Notebooks, sports a bit of a warm weather feel for summer. The four new styles (Green Leaf, Tan Leaf, Red Floral, and Blue Floral) are perfect for…