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Sailor x Fontoplumo ink in orange and blue - Fontoplumo

Sailor x Fontoplumo ink in orange and blue

We like a good orange and blue ink.

That is why we asked Sailor, a manufacturer of wonderful pens and much loved inks, to make two inks for us. Fortunately they agreed and once we approved the color samples, the waiting began. Now the inks are here, we are very delighted how these came out.

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Lotus fountain pens, now available at Fontoplumo - Fontoplumo

Lotus fountain pens, now available at Fontoplumo

Lotus Fountain Pens is an Indian company founded in 2017 by Arun Singhi. The company makes custom and standard pens in a variety of beautiful materials, including ebonite, wood and celluloid. Each pen is hand crafted and polished and fitted with a high quality nib.

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Sailor Pro Gear Slim Solar Term - Fontoplumo

Sailor Pro Gear Slim Solar Term

The Sailor Solar terms series is based on the four seasons in Japan and made in four elegant and delicate color combinations in the pens.
Each pen is supplied with a converter and a 20ml bottle of Sailor Shikiori ink to pair well with the color of the pen.

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Omas is back and 1st pen is an Ogiva

2023 is the year Omas has returned. The first pen made is modelled to the Ogiva model and made in blue saffron celluloid. The new pens are made in Italy and have the original Omas nibs which people have been looking for for so long.

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Kaweco Sport Chocolate Fontoplumo Exclusive - Fontoplumo

Kaweco Sport Chocolate Fontoplumo Exclusive

The year 2022 is a year of many events and one of which is our 10th Anniversary. It feels only a little time ago that we decided start a new hobby project and registered Fontoplumo at the Chambers of Commerce.

Fontoplumo grew over the years and we’re always looking for new challenges. I am very happy to be able and do this successfully.

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And all of a sudden, there are vintage pens at Fontoplumo? - Fontoplumo

And all of a sudden, there are vintage pens at Fontoplumo?

Since about a week, used and vintage pens started showing up at the I Need A Pen section of our website and although we have offered few in the past, the number of pens and the age is much more varied now.
How did this come to life you may wonder, let me try to tell you this story.

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Dutch Pen Show 2022 - Fontoplumo

Dutch Pen Show 2022

The 3rd edition of the Dutch Pen Show (DPS) took place Sunday 12 June in Utrecht the Netherlands. The show was fully sold out with 500 visitors and many vendors from across Europe.

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New stock from Nagasawa exclusive pens, by Sailor - Fontoplumo

New stock from Nagasawa exclusive pens, by Sailor

We have received some new stock from the store exclusive Nagasawa pens, from Japan.The PenStyle Memo has been restocked in red and in yellow. The Nagasawa PenStyle Memo is a Sailor Pro Gear Mini in wonderful custom colors for Nagasawa...

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Leonardo Momento Magico for Fontoplumo 10th anniversary - Fontoplumo

Leonardo Momento Magico for Fontoplumo 10th anniversary

The year 2022 is a year of many things and one of which is our 10th Anniversary. It feels only little time ago that we decided start a new hobby project and registered Fontoplumo at the Chambers of Commerce.
The hobby project grew out to something much larger and I am very happy to be able and do this successfully.

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