We also presented our Steel Pocket Pen at the pen show. There was an interest from buyers so we will try to sell it on our website as soon as we fulfill the orders from our backers. The campaign finishes tomorrow.
Hi everyone,
As requested by some of you please find a few more photos from the Stationery Show. We received some great feedback and insights from experts and buyers. And also had a catch-up with fellow pen makers.
And (as expected in London) we got caught in the rain after the show ended.
I just wanted to share a quick photo from the London Stationery Show. The giant pen nib was very popular indeed.
Hi everyone, we were running test on our nib size 6 in Cigar Pen which means another artwork for the plotter.
Todays artwork is called "Displaced, in order" by truax2011.
Created with Turtletoy (displaced grid, horizontal and vertical separated)
Enjoy!
Hi everyone,
I wanted to share the latest photos of our own nibs in sizes 5 and 6. We’ll be showing them next week at the Stationery Show alongside our pens.
There are still two small details to finalise before manufacturing, but we’re getting there!
These will be compatible and interchangeable with Schmidt nibs, so you’ll be able to swap nibs and experiment a little.
Also, a larger version of the Tangier pen is coming to accommodate the larger size 6 nibs and suit larger hands. The stucture of that pen is identical with smaller size 5 Tangier.
BFI IMAX was designed by Bryan Avery of Avery Associates Architects and completed in May 1999.
It was build in the roundabout and climbing plants are creating green canopy around it.
In 2016, Cabinet gallery by THA moved to a new building on Tyers Street in the heart of Vauxhall. The original plan to relocate dates back nearly a decade when Cabinet directors Martin McGeown and Andrew Wheatley began a conversation with the artists with whom they work and their friend Charles Asprey about designing a permanent location for the gallery.
Along the banks of the old arm of the Meuse, a new reception building for the Negenoord nature reserve is designed by GAFPA. In an elongated tower volume, an information point and an exhibition space are stacked on top of each other, encased between two massive concrete cores. Slender TT floors span a free field of ten meters from core to core, leaving the front and rear facades transparent.
A light steel skeleton is built around the concrete building, leaning forward toward the water and wrapped with a cable mesh. Between the building and the second skin, two exterior staircases will be inserted at the heads, winding up from the dike to a public vantage point on the roof.
Over time, the steel structure will overgrow with climbing plants, the building blending into the landscape.
A thoughtful rehabilitation project by Mars Architectes that reconnects past and present: the transformation of Anne Frank College in Antony revisits Jean Nouvel’s original 1980 design while improving energy performance by 38%.
Rather than erase the building’s identity, the intervention embraces its structural rigor, eclectic details, and playful architectural language — proving that renovation can be both sustainable and culturally meaningful.
Architecture that preserves memory while adapting for the future.
The Stadthaus M1 by Barkow Leibinger marks the gate to the Vauban quarter of Freiburg – a “green city” partially automobile free, with an emphasis on alternative and sustainable living and architecture. The task of the competition was to design an apartment building complemented by a hotel and shops at the ground level. The construction of wood and concrete is modeled after a "passive house" standard.
The green rope facade on the south side acts as a living climate buffer: In summer, wisteria, roses, and knotweed provide natural shade. During winter, the leafless plants allow sunlight to pass through and help warm the facade. This creates a vegetative sunscreen that offers dual benefits.
The sustainable approach is also evident in the choice of materials: pre-greyed silver fir and window frames made from PEFC-certified pine wood establish a connection to nature. Vertically arranged wooden fins complement the ensemble, giving the facade a rhythmic quality. In addition to its impressive architecture, the hotel stands out for its commitment to inclusivity, as it employs people with disabilities. Thus, sustainability is not only built into the hotel but also practiced daily.
The renovation of this double fronted federation house (Arthur house) by Oscar Sainsbury uses a series of considered openings and a carefully positioned addition to maximise its size and feel through connection to outdoor spaces.
The original brick house at the front of the site, containing the bedrooms and bathrooms, maintains its solid enclosed feel, while in the middle of the site a new north facing central deck has been constructed on floor level to provide easy access to the outdoors from both the old and new parts of the building.
LA Urban Garden by Loizou Architects + Associates, Ayios Nikolaos, Limassol, Cyprus.
The site is located in a dense built neighbourhood in Agios Nikolaos district.The project will be developed in Agios Nikolaos district. A dense neighbourhood in the town center of Limassol. The plot is adjacent to the main road from the south side and attaches to the neighbour building on the east side. The building is consisted by 3 levels, a piloti and a roof garden.
Kloe Hotel by Domaine Architects, Bukit Bintang Rd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The former barracks site on the edge of the forest of Ede was transformed by Mix Archtiectuur into the World Food Center (WFC), the food meeting site of the Netherlands. A place where food companies and organizations settle, where residents and visitors learn more about food and where people live and work. The first residential field De Veluwse Proeftuin is located in the northeast corner of the WFC and borders directly on the Sysselt forest. When designing the houses along the edge of the forest, nature was an important starting point. In this place, living and landscape are connected in a relaxed way.
The Sun Path House by Studio Christian Wassmann is a concrete structure in dialogue with a 1930s bungalow, uses the sun to foster the vitality and health of inhabitants. This three-story extension became a new center of living for a chef, his family, and their friends.
Coworking office designed by Jordi Herrero Arquitecto. The building is located in an industrial park and is destined to Coworking office, with meeting rooms, restaurants.
The facade, very simple and inexpensive, was wrapped with ropes that support the creeping vegetation. In this way, the facade and windows are protected from sunlight in summer and, on the contrary, in winter solar radiation is used. The result is a green, changing facade that tries to dissociate itself from the industrial image of neighbouring buildings in order to create a landscape.
Use of rain-chains on a facade for the climbing plants by Tatsuya Hatori of Nikken Sekkei.
The building is known for its environmentally friendly design, incorporating rain-chain "Toh" on the facade for exterior decoration, geothermal heating, well water cooling, and a night purge system.