Thursday Drops: New Arrivals from Craft Design Technology, EMOTT Fineliners, and 40+ Zebra Mildliners!

Is this week’s theme markers and highlighters? Maybe so. I teased that a bit with my Mildliner reference in Episode 8 of On The Paper Trail (released yesterday!). We have 40+ different colors of Zebra’s signature dual-tip highlighters, to complement the ultra-precise Pilot Kiri-Na and a recent shipment of Pilot Frixion highlighters that are a collaboration with Craft Design Technology.

Speaking of, we’ve received a full restock of Craft Design Technology products, including old favorites as well as new arrivals. All CDT multi pens are once again available, as well as the Frixion highlighters and the new NJK Pencil Sharpeners. Last but not least, the Platinum Preppy “Black Edition” is here!

See these and more in-person! Come visit us in our Nashville store this weekend from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm on Saturday.

1. Zebra Mildliners (40+ Colors!). We now carry Zebra’s popular “Mildliner” highlighters in 40+ different colors. Mildliners are known for their soft color palette and dual tips, with both a traditional “chisel-tip” highlighter and a finer marker for fine highlighting and annotations.

2. Uni EMOTT .4mm Fineliners Sets. The “EMOTT” fineliners are designed to deliver consistent line widths and to minimize wear and breakage on the top. Available in dozens of colors, we’ve chosen 12 different five-marker sets, which come with a small stand that allows you to keep them at the ready on your desk or even when you travel.

3. Platinum Preppy Black Edition. This limited/special edition Platinum Preppy release was a bit of a sleeper. Platinum has released its popular Preppy fountain pen in black. Each nib size has a different color writing on the barrel.

4. Craft Design Technology x NJK Long-Point Pencil Sharpener. CDT partnered with one of my favorite stationery companies, NJK, to create a custom version of their classic long-point pencil sharpener.

5. Craft Design Technology x Camel Wood Pencil Set. Need something to sharpen with your new CDT/NJK sharpener? Camel pencils feature the integrated eraser that sits flush with the barrel, and their graphite features an excellent combination of darkness and point retention.

6. Craft Design Technology x Pilot Frixion Highlighters. Over the years, Pilot has added multiple product categories to its Frixion line, including highlighters. The three markers that CDT has chosen here (yellow, blue and grey) are quite visible, and are available either individually or as a set of three.

7. Craft Design Technology x Pilot Frixion3 Multi Pen. We get regular requests for a Frixion multi pen, so guess what? The CDT Frixion3 is back. This is a sharp looking pen with its dark green barrel, a CDT signature.

8. Craft Design Technology A5 and A6 Memo Pads. While the mint green is (obviously) the most popular, there’s always a cream-colored paper option for you purists. These notepads feature a very small grid, but not quite as fine as Kleid.

9. Craft Design Technology Memo Roll Sticky Notes. Count me a fan of these sticky notes that come in a roll format and which you can cut down to the exact size you need. They’re also movable at least a few times, meaning that they can be peeled up and moved around as necessary.

10. Updated Correspondence Cards and Letter Sets. We’ve refreshed our stock of notecards and letter sets to include new Belle & Union icons, Graphilo letter pads, and more!

New Arrivals: TWSBI ECO Rootbeer + Bronze Pre-orders, Plus a Craft Design Technology Restock!

The latest TWSBI ECO has landed: “Rootbeer” pairs transparent brown acrylic with TWSBI’s popular bronze trim. After a run of solid colors, it’s nice to see a transparent release, as the bronze-trim versions have been among the most popular of the ECO fountain pens. These pens are available for pre-order starting today (4/28), and the pens will begin shipping Thursday, April 30.

Craft Design Technology Products Have Been Restocked, Plus New Arrivals!

Tokyo-based design house Craft Design Technology specializes in re-envisioning classic stationery products with their own aesthetic, including pens like the Zebra Sharbo-X multi pen, the Pentel Sharp Kerry, Pentel Sign Pen, and the Pilot Frixion 3 Multi Pen. In addition to these excellent writing instruments, CDT has become known for their mint green notepads, memo rolls, and other unique paper products. Most recently, CDT announced a series of Pilot Frixion Highlighters, sold individually or in sets of three, along with a special NJK long-point pencil sharpener featuring their own design scheme!

We will be open normal hours this week in our Nashville shop, from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm Saturday. Stop by to see these and more in-person!

Weekly Drops: New Teranishi Inks, More Taccia, and the Pilot Custom Heritage 92 in All Nib Sizes

This week’s theme is ink, as we have plenty of new arrivals from Teranishi and Taccia! We’ve also introduced a wide array of new gel pens in vibrant colors from Pilot’s Juice Up and Juice Plus lines, and we’ve also restocked all of our Uni Zentos and Zebra Sarasa Vintage. On the pen side, we recently received restocks from TWSBI, Pilot, and Lamy, with many long-time TGS “Workhorse” favorites now back in stock for graduation season.

Note: Our allocation of the TRAVELER’S 20th Anniversary Card-Size Notebook sold out in under an hour online. We have a couple left that we have set aside for in-store customers, so if you’re early today you might get lucky. Unfortunately, we do not have any insight into when we might receive an additional shipment.

See these and more in-person! Come visit us in our Nashville store this weekend from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm on Saturday.

1. Teranishi Fujiyama Irodori Inks. This line of inks from Teranishi features six colors inspired by Mt. Fuji, and we now have five of them. Teranishi inks are free-flowing and vibrant, and some of our favorites.

2. Teranishi Guitar Inks (Standard Line). The standard Teranishi Guitar line features many unique colors, especially in the green range. Lady Emerald, Brilliant Mint, and Gentle Green are perennial favorites.

3. Taccia Ukiyo-e Kuniyoshi and Hokusai Inks (New Releases). Taccia has released 16 new inks of the past few months, and they’ve all finally arrived. This round features darker, more subtle colors than previous releases, especially the Kuniyoshi inks.

4. Taccia Roughna “Sketch” Ink. An underrated release of four colors that flew under the radar, especially Earth Green and Earth Blue which are both excellent shades that absolutely invoke their namesake.

5. Pilot Juice Up and Juice Plus Gel Pens. We’ve added all the colors of Pilot’s “Synergy Tip” gel pens, the Juice Up and Juice Plus, to our shop. The Synergy Tip technology combines the precision of the Hi-Tec-C with the reliability of a traditional conical tip gel pen. I reviewed both of these gel pens last week.

6. Pilot Custom Heritage 92 Fountain Pens. I wish Pilot would do more with their piston filler, because the mechanism is one of the smoothest I’ve used and the clear acrylic is perfectly polished. Now available in nib sizes fine through broad. Are you confused about Pilot’s “Custom” series and the different models? We wrote up a quick overview a few weeks ago.

7. TWSBI ECO Black Marble & Bronze Fountain Pens. The popular Black Marble & Bronze is restocked. This one features a swirled black and white acrylic with TWSBI’s bronze-plated trim.

8. TWSBI Vac700R in Iris and Kyanite Blue Finishes. Based on availability we are seeking, the Kyanite Vac700R is either going away in the near future or is in short supply. We recently received pens in both the Kyanite and Iris as part of a recent restock.

9. Lamy Studio Fountain Pens, Rollerballs, and Ballpoints. We’ve expanded our range of Lamy Studios on offer to include the standard color rollerballs and ballpoints, listed alongside the fountain pens to make it easy to create a set. With graduation season approaching, we’ve restocked on pens like the Lamy Studio and the Lamy Swift, both understated workhorses that are well-priced.

10. Belle & Union Stationery Themed Stickers. In addition to their excellent correspondence sets, we’ve restocked on all of the Belle & Union stationery-themed vinyl stickers to adorn your water bottle, laptop, or wherever else you want to show your love for stationery!

We’ve been adding additional Belle & Union folded notecards and other correspondence stationery to our specialized letter-writing section of the shop.

New Arrivals: New Taccia Ukiyo-e Hokusai Inks (and more Kuniyoshi!)

Taccia is on a roll, having recently doubled the size of their much-loved Ukiyo-e series of fountain pen inks from 16 to 32 colors. Earlier this month, we received an initial shipment of the Kuniyoshi series, which sold quickly but has since been restocked. Just this past week (with our restock) we also received eight (8) new Hokusai inks. I’ve swatched all of the new colors and from this most recent release, Nakahanada and Rikan-Cha are probably my two favorites!

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Hokusai Nakahanada is best described as a dark teal black, with some sheen. Note that these new releases also have artwork on the bottles.

Rikan-Cha is a dark greenish brown.

Most of the Taccia Ukiyo-e inks are currently available, including all of the Kuniyoshi and the 8 most recent Hokusai inks. They can be purchased both in our online shop and in the Nashville store, and as always you can compare color swatches using our shop swatch books.

We will be open normal hours this week in our Nashville shop, from 1-6pm Thursday and Friday, and from 10am-6pm Saturday. Stop by to see these and more in-person!

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Thursday Drops: New Japanese Gel Pens and Highlighters, Kuru Toga Wood Pencils, and a Graphilo Restock!

Over the past year, we’ve been working to expand our selection of Japanese gel pens, low-viscosity ballpoints, and highlighters, including many not typically found outside Japan. This past week we received a shipment that included the Pilot Juice Plus, the Pilot Kire-Na double-ended highlighter, and a restock of various Uni Jetstream Lite Touch and Zento gel pens. We even have more of the SXR-600 Parker-style Jetstream refills, which I consider one of the best widely compatible ballpoint refills available. We’ve also received a restock of Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencils, including new versions like the Kuru Toga “Wood” series.

The new Uni Kuru Toga Wood mechanical pencils, available in two colors!

On the paper side, Graphilo is restocked in most formats, including A4 and A5 looseleaf, and we also have loads of new Midori, including Soft Color notebooks in both staple-bound and spiral/wirebound formats. (You’ll see these featured in this week’s episode of On The Paper Trail!)

Update: As of Friday, April 17, we have additional stock of the Taccia “Kuniyoshi” Ukiyo-e Inks! Be sure to check these out as there are some great colors in here.

Come see these and more in-person at our Nashville location! We are open Thursday-Friday 1pm-6pm, and on Saturday from 10am-6pm.

1. Pilot Juice Plus Gel Pens. The Pilot Juice features Pilot’s new “Synergy” tip, which is a hybrid between a needle-tip and a conical tip and designed to deliver precision while maintaining flow and durability. The Juice Plus (or “Juice+”) is an excellent fine-tip writer, currently available in .4mm.

2. Pilot Kire-Na Double-Ended Highlighters. Pilot’s answer to the popular Mildliners, the Kire-Na features an innovative clear “guide” on the broad end which helps you keep your highlights all neat and clean. The fine tip is even finer than a Mildliner, allowing you to highlight smaller text with precision or even annotate. Available in 10 different colors.

3. Uni Kuru Toga Wood Mechanical Pencils. We’ve been trying to source these mechanical pencils for nearly a year, and finally managed to procure a small shipment. The Kuru Toga Wood features a contoured dark wood grip paired with a softly knurled upper metal barrel. Available in two colors, green and grey.

4. Uni Kuru Toga Alpha Gel Switch Mechanical Pencils. Looking for an all-day, every-day comfortable writer? We’re huge fans of the Kuru Toga Alpha Gel Switch, which comes in a wide array of colors, two different lead sizes, and with the ability to turn the Kuru Toga rotating mechanism on and off.

5. Pentel Tradio and PulaMan Fineliner/Fountain Pens. We recently received stock of the standard Pentel Tradio refillable fineliners, as well as the single-use/disposable PulaMan pens which feature a similar tip. Note that these are the standard versions and not the dark green Craft Design Technology versions, which are in the process of being restocked as well.

6. iiro 6-ring Refills. Kobeha, maker of Graphilo paper, also released these fun Bible-size refills which feature colorful dot-grid paper. Note that these relatively inexpensive refills are NOT made with Graphilo, but rather a more absorbent paper that’s designed to dry quickly and is better suited to ballpoints, gel, and rollerballs than especially wet fountain pens.

7. Graphilo Paper. We’ve restocked on most variants of Graphilo paper, including looseleaf, standard A5 and A5 Square notebooks, and the memo blocks. Graphilo paper is some of the most fountain pen-friendly paper available, and has rapidly become a shop favorite.

8. Belle & Union Correspondence Sets. By popular request, we’ve increased our selection of correspondence sets, including notecards and letter-size paper. We’ve even added their popular desk box, which includes both sizes.

9. Kaweco Metal Sport Fountain Pens. We have additional stock of the popular Stainless Steel Kaweco Sport fountain pens, as well as continued stock of the new Lunar Light Green and Shadow Green releases!

10. Kaweco Liliput Fountain Pens. We’ve also received additional green and brass Kaweco Liliputs, which are two of the more popular finishes of Kaweco’s most popular pocket pen.