Cicily Lesher claims she is not a magician at mixing acrylics, yet she transforms clear, colorless liquid into brilliant blanks. When finished pouring and drying, she turns them over to her husband. Jon Lesher says he is no poet, not a writer of any kind, but get him started on color palettes, design, and pen turning, and he waxes eloquent. The two balance their talents and personalities perfectly: one gregarious, one reserved; one theoretical, one concrete; both perfectly kind and humble; both committed to planning, follow-through, and the production of quality products that bear the name Tailored Pen Company.
Jon started making pens in 2016. His pens proved so popular that supplemental income soon blossomed into full-time work. Having had small businesses before, it seemed natural for Jon and Cicily to let the pens reach their full potential.
In 2019, the Leshers formed Tailored Pen Company (TPC). The company name is a nod to tailored suits. A custom-tailored suit provides a perfectly unique fit, and that is the Leshers' goal in pen production. Because England is associated with tailored suits, some model names reflect this Anglophile couple's affection for the country: Churchill, Westminster, Cambridge, Essex, Pendelton. The popular, faceted Ascher, however, is named for a diamond cut, its angles and edges resembling those of a finely cut and polished gem.
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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.
