Interviews

cobcob: Ballpoint Pens from Fragrant Yoshino Cedar Burls

We visited forester Mr. Morimoto in Sakurai, Nara, who turns rare, fragrant burls of Yoshino cedar into handmade ballpoint pens under the name cobcob.

HIZEN5: Glass Pens from Five Pottery Towns in Saga

We visited three kilns behind HIZEN5, a brand uniting the pottery towns of Saga, to see how Arita, Ureshino and Imari traditions shape their porcelain-handled glass pens.

Onishi Seisakusho: Handmade Pens from Higashiosaka

In Higashiosaka, Keizo Onishi draws on more than 65 years with pens to make every fountain pen and ballpoint by hand. We visited his workshop to see how a single pen comes to life.