Sreenath Vishnu – bespoke luxury pens have a new name: Rytol! Sreenath Vishnu is a man on a mission – to take the art of Indian Fountain Pen making to the global stage, to help the world of connoisseurs celebrate the rich legacy of Indian craftsmanship. Not an easy task,
The Pips Café, the only exclusive fountain pen store in Bangkok and M, the man behind the Hurrah! It is not easy being a fountain pen fanatic in Thailand. The younger generation is mobile driven to a fault, and those who still write, physically that is, prefer the use-and-throw convenience
K C Janardhan: A self taught Calligraphy maestro, his first Impression makes the best Impression and his last Impression sure leaves you with a lasting Impression! As an eight year old K C Janardhan first learned his hard way out that being born with a challenge like epilepsy is just
Letizia Iacopini – writer, collector, consultant of Pens past talks her passion about Italian pens! Letizia Iacopini started getting involved with pens and pen people in 1990. She was a young translator, very curious of the world with a passion for writing. She spoke English, German and French and could
Soumitra Sanyal, Kolkata’s only Pen Turner on his passion for the turning Soumitra Sanyal of Kolkata is a turner of fountain pens in India – one who does it for the sheer joy of creation, someone who not only has an enviable amount of knowledge about pen turning, but also
Richard Binder “the ultimate goal for any pen collector should be the pleasure derived from the process of collecting” Richard Binder is a well-known authority on the repair, restoration, and history of fountain pens. His intense interest in the pens themselves and in the innovative technology that has gone into
Pen Hospital, Kolkata where the fountains still sprout pens Kolkata’s most celebrated adoption service is not one that felicitates the process, whereby one assumes the parenting of a child from the child’s biological or legal parent(s). It is now almost eight decades old, is located bang in the middle of
Kasia Stier and Penspa – where the Waterman meets the Inkwoman A spiritual makeover to a physical body and its astral soul? Sounds far-fetched, unless you are talking fountain pens and Kasia Stier, restorer of all pens antique (and vintage and classic)! Kasia’s Penspa is the ultimate destination, where fountain
Gary Lehrer has been collecting vintage pens since the 1980’s. He turned his hobby into a full-time profession in 1995 when he retired from The Upjohn Company (now Pfizer Inc.) as Group Manager, Operations, for a manufacturing division in Connecticut, USA. Gary, who is a worldwide recognised authority in vintage
K C Janardhan is a living legend. That said, it is so difficult to ascribe any one reason to labelling him thus, for he has achievements by the ink pots – so many, that whatever accolades are heaped upon him will fall short of honouring all that he has achieved.
The Opus 88 Interview – Michel Hsu talks exclusively to Inked Happiness. The rise and rise of Taiwanese pen maker Opus 88 has been gravity defying. The entity has swiftly moved into the lexicon of discerning fountain pen lovers around the world, established its brand in the discerning space and
Yusuf Mansoor – the grand-daddy of Indian Fountain Pen lovers picks his favourites The average pen lover who wants to possess an India pen is at a huge disadvantage. He / she does not know what to aim for, where to look for, or even how much to shell out
