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Posted on February 22, 2012 by Stephen

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A nice collaboration between @victorinox and @tomb

A nice collaboration between @victorinox and @tombowpencil from a few years ago.

#鉛筆 #pencils #victorinox #tombow8900 #penciltalk #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict #penciltribute

The Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil. #penci

The Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil.

#penciltalk #perfectpencil #penciladdict #coveted #stationery #stationeryaddict #grafvonfabercastell #pencils

Ten Dollar Pencils! A new post at pencil talk - l

Ten Dollar Pencils!

A new post at pencil talk - link in bio. We take a look at the most expensive pencils on the market!

#pencils #penciltalk #expensivepencils #penciladdict #stationeryaddict

The @590co / @tombowpencil half pencil housed in a

The @590co / @tombowpencil half pencil housed in an @itoya_official pencil holder, and a @blackberry Passport! The background paper is from @miquelrius_es.

#pencils #halfpencils #penciltalk #blackberry #tombowpencil #stationery

Why not elevate the grocery list? 📒 The Maruma

Why not elevate the grocery list?

📒 The Maruman Mnemosyne 162
📒 The Bloc Rhodia No 08
📒 The Düller Memo Pad DLR041-GR

Düller was a stationery collab between Dietrich Lubs (Braun) and Naori Miyazaki (IDEA). Talk about design heritage!

#notepads #notebooks #stationery #stationeryaddict #grocerylist #dietrichlubs #dietrichlubsdesign #naorimiyazaki

Ideas Picantes 🌶️ notebook by Indigo de Papel

Ideas Picantes 🌶️ notebook by Indigo de Papel

#PicantesNotebook #ChileanNotebook #SpicyIdeas #HotNotebook #PicantesCuaderno #CuadernoPicante #stationery #peppers

The @590co / @tombowpencil collaboration Half Size

The @590co / @tombowpencil collaboration Half Size Pencil.

Minimalism in action, this pencil extender ready half pencil is a special Made in Japan Tombow Mono 100 in 2B.

#pencils #penciltalk #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict #tombow #tombowpencil #tombowmono100 #鉛筆

Catalinas in Buenos Aires is a great art supply st

Catalinas in Buenos Aires is a great art supply store in a fantastic building! They even have a case with vintage fountain pens.

#buenosaires #catalinas #stationery #artsupplies

A pencil haul from Office Depot in Panama City, Pa

A pencil haul from Office Depot in Panama City, Panama 🇵🇦

Sorted by stated country of manufacture:

✏️ PaperMate Mongol 482, made in 🇨🇳
✏️ Office Depot Lápiz bicolor, made in 🇨🇳
✏️ Office Depot Lápiz dúo, made in 🇨🇳

✏️ Bic Evolution, made in 🇫🇷

✏️ Dixon Bicolor, made in 🇲🇽
Pelikan BR40 eraser, made in 🇲🇽
Pelikan WS30 eraser, made in 🇲🇽

✏️ Pelikan Lápiz de grafito, made in 🇹🇭
✏️ Pelikan Lápiz triangular, made in 🇹🇭

✏️ Pelikan Silverstar, made in 🇻🇳
✏️ Maped Black’Peps Jumbo, made in 🇻🇳

#pencils #penciltalk##pencilsoftheworld #mongolpencil #pelikan #pelikanpencil #penciladdict #stabilo #officedepot #panama

Displaying a single pencil is definitely a challen

Displaying a single pencil is definitely a challenge. This is one approach….

At Drugstore in Santiago, Chile, the drug is cultu

At Drugstore in Santiago, Chile, the drug is culture! There are permanent stores inside as well as outdoor stalls. Four papelerías including Ru Papel, and a vast number of bookstores, record stores, craft stores.

I bought two square format Made in Chile notebooks with sophisticated cloth covers.

@drugstore_cl @rupapel #santiago #santiagodechile #chile #stationery #stationeryaddict #notebooks

The legend of the 999α (999 alpha). “supreme q

The legend of the 999α (999 alpha).

“supreme quality for drawing lines of high density”

A box of the Pentel Black Polymer 999α CB200 in HB.

It took over a decade for me to find a box in a preferred grade at a reasonable price. I will be sharpening them!

#pencils #penciltalk #polymerpencils #pentel #999α #blackpolymer #blackpolymer999 #stationery #stationeryaddict

A bronze version of the Høvel pencil sharpener fr

A bronze version of the Høvel pencil sharpener from 886, the jewellery studio of the UK Royal Mint. Complete with hallmarks.

@886royalmint #pencilsharpener #pencils #penciltalk #penciladdict #stationey #stationeryaddict

RIP Professor Henry Petroski, author of “The Pen

RIP Professor Henry Petroski, author of “The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance”

The pencil sharpener at the famous Casa Azul, the

The pencil sharpener at the famous Casa Azul, the Museo Frida Kahlo in the city of México. The home of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, many original artifacts, including art supplies, are on display. I didn’t see any pencils.

@museofridakahlo #art #pencils #penciltalk #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict #coyoacan #cdmx #pencilsharpener

Friends and stationery aficionados, Apuntes is not

Friends and stationery aficionados, Apuntes is not your average stationery store! Everything is locally designed, and many of the products are locally made!

In the Roma Norte area of the City of Mexico, it is definitely worth a visit!

@apuntes.mx #roma #romanorte #cdmx #mexicocity #stationery #stationeryaddict #pencils #penciladdict #penciltalk

Goods for the Study on NYC's West 8th Street is re

Goods for the Study on NYC's West 8th Street is remarkable!

I have never seen such a large and busy specialty stationer. Even a lengthy line to the cash register! I would describe the focus as being writing implements and paper. Lots and lots of paper. Depth in quality product lines - alternate colours, versions, etc., not just a small curation.

Apologies to the random guy in front. And a shout out to @classicarepas across the street - a delightful Venezuelan restaurant.

#paper #pencils #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #washingtonsquarepark @goodsforthestudy

Museum souvenirs don’t alway delight, but the Mu

Museum souvenirs don’t alway delight, but the Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum in New York have made an effort!

@themuseumofmodernart offers a custom Camel pencil from Japan, and @metmuseum has jumbo and super jumbo imprinted graphite pencils, and also some small diameter but full length colour pencils from Portugal.

The @davidzwirnerbooks edition of Virginia Woolf’s “Oh, to Be a Painter!” is a very pleasant paperback.

#pencils #penciltalk #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict #art #moma #themet #virginiawoolf

Incredible @numen_design handmade pencils from Mé

Incredible @numen_design handmade pencils from México.

#pencils #handmade #penciltalk #mexico #méxico #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict

Breaking Pencil News: Newell Brands cancel Mongol

Breaking Pencil News: Newell Brands cancel Mongol pencil trademark

Further via link in bio.

#pencils #penciltalk #penciladdict #stationery #stationeryaddict #mongol #mongolpencil #eberhardfaber #trademark #trademarks

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