Jacques Herbin is one of the stationery sector’s more notable characters. He started his sealing wax business in Paris in the latter part of the seventeenth century and his world famous brand continues to this […]

Lawrence Savage at Exaclair very kindly sent me a sample of Turquoise de Perse to test. This is another great addition to the exclusive Jacques Herbin 1670 shimmer range. Turquoise de Perse is a vivid […]

As a keen fan of the Kakimori dip pen I was eager to try out the new One Dip pen from Tom’s Studio to see how they might compare. I opted for the brass version […]