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How does a glass dip pen work?

This video explores drawing with a glass dip pen, a tool that holds ink inside its twisted glass tip. It shows how the pen ...
朝日新聞社

They break easily, but glass pens are the write way to go

Glass fountain pens, always more of a novelty item than a practical tool for everyday use, are making a comeback as young artists experiment with picturesque appearances and inks of various hues. Pens ...
Japan Today

Traditional Japanese cut glass pens may be as gorgeous as anything they can put to paper

Edo kiriko ("cut glass from Edo") is definitely one of Japan's most pleasing traditional art forms. The artisanal glass craft is characterized by intricately designed patterns and beautiful colors in ...
BBC

The cheap pen that changed writing forever

Fountain pens were a stylish statement but messy and impractical. Their replacement was a stroke of design genius perfectly in time for the era of mass production. On 29 October 1945, the New York ...