Considered

Pens & writing instruments

• Aurora — Turin-based heritage pen maker; known for the iconic Optima and 88 series.
• Caran d'Ache — Geneva-based maker of iconic Swiss pens and fine art materials since 1915.
• Conway Stewart — London-founded British fountain pen maker known for bespoke and limited editions.
• Faber-Castell — Bavarian 8th-generation family-run maker; the world's oldest pencil manufacturer.
• Kakimori — Tokyo bespoke stationery shop famous for on-the-spot custom notebook binding.
• Lamy — Heidelberg-based Bauhaus modernist pens; famous for the iconic Safari fountain pen.
• Mont Blanc — Hamburg-founded luxury house; world-renowned for the iconic Meisterstuck pen.
• Nakaya — Bespoke urushi-lacquered fountain pens handmade in Japan by ex-Platinum craftsmen.
• Pelikan — Hannover-based German fountain pen heritage brand with green-striped barrels.
• Pilot — Tokyo-based heritage pen maker; the Japanese answer to Mont Blanc and Pelikan.
• Pineider — Florence-based heritage stationery and pen maker; supplied Napoleon and Byron.
• S.T. Dupont — Paris luxury house known for heritage lighters and fine writing instruments.