How a chance meeting between an American Master Penman and a 753-year-old Italian artisan paper manufacturer resulted in a masterpiece of deluxe writing paper pleasure.
We were asked to evaluate the paper based on its compatibility with fountain pens, the appearance/feel of the paper, line quality, drying time, degree of absorption, opinion of the watermark design, and feedback on the size— traditional European A4 (8 ½ in. x 11 in.) as opposed to the “Monarch” sized (7 ¼ in. x 10 ½ in.) paper. The group’s opinion of the first batch was unanimous—the surface was not smooth enough for comfortable fountain pen use. Pellegrini’s team developed the perfect solution: a second coat of gelatin sizing on the front side of the paper only, which smoothed the surface and gave body to the paper without adding unnecessary thickness. The post-test product is A4-sized and a joy to both behold and use with any manner of writing implement. Yeager even jokingly tested it with a large size Sharpie marker (the only ink that caused any bleed through at all)! The improved paper went out to for a second round of testing and was unanimously declared a success. Ryan Sirignano of Kenro Industries was so impressed with the paper when he tried it with the new Aurora Duo Cart pen and the relaunched 88 (with the company’s new flexible nib!) that Aurora will also be promoting and endorsing Excellentia.
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Show Your Summer Style
The newest Visconti Homo Sapiens, Iris Garden, is a tribute to the beautiful irises that bloom each spring in Florence, Italy's Iris Garden.
Good Made Better Keeps Getting Better
SUZANNE C. LEE tests Dan Keller's wood and metal reading and writing accessories and finds her childhood dream desk come to fruition.
Layers of Talent: River City Pen Company
With his skills in design and eye for details, Rich Paul crafts pens that are as beautiful as they are functional.
Fathoming the Unfathomable
The new Kanilea Pen Co. Blue Moana fountain pen and Mau Loa cap band are inspired by the ocean's depths and universal interconnectivity.
Truphae: Flexibility Is Key
This young pen shop is writing a new chapter in retail pen sales by finding unique ways to foster community.
"Winter Counts:" Transforming Non-fiction into Fiction
Creative writing typically blends what we know and experience with what we invent and imagine.
Swivodex, Sailors, and the Plastic Revolution: An Overview of Dip-less Desk Sets, Part V
The end of World War II ushered in a new era, with plastics technology opening the way to better and less costly products of all sorts.
The Mystery of the Purloined Parkers
What do G-men, mobsters, and tampons have in common? The two most epic fountain pen heists in history.
The Other Articles of Impeachment
\"Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! All persons are commanded to keep silent, on pain of imprisonment...\"
The Road to Recovery
A recent trip to Wajima, Japan, by TACCIA's Shu-Jen Lin shows tragedy in the present but hope for the future.
