Gizmodo: fountain pen

Writing Spoon Turns Your Coffee Into Ink

Sean Fallon — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Admit it, you like those inexpensive restaurants where they use paper tablecloths and servers write their names upside down with crayons. Why? Because you love to doodle (and you love crayons). If only you could combine your passion for food and drink with your passion for doodling in one simple device. Enter the Writing Spoon by Spanish artist, Julie Mariscal. It incorporates a makeshift fountain pen into the spoon, making it possible to use things like coffee or soup as ink. You can pick one up on her website for around $31, which is a hell of a lot cheaper than it would be to get your own Gizuccino-making machine. [Julie Mariscal via Trend Hunter via Coolest Gadgets]

Blood-Pen Brings New Terror to the Phrase "Write This Out 1000 Times"

Kit Eaton — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:09:11 EST

In an age of e-books and e-paper, it's nice to find someone going back to flesh-and-blood traditions. Like Bob Partington, who has designed a beautiful fountain pen with a Buffy-ish twist: it uses a syringe full of your ~~latest victim's~~ blood for ink. Seeing it in action goes from "eeek" to "I think I'm going to faint":

There's something creepily fascinating about this pen: maybe its the jaunty feather attached at the end, or those plastic mechanics squeezing blood out of the syringe onto the nib. Maybe it's the same fascination you get when driving past a car crash. Either way, if you're in Spain and want to see it, it's showing this week from the 16th to 18th in the Bread and Butter, Untitled Exhibition in Barcelona. [The KDU]

Father's Day: Montegrappa for Ferrari Pen

Charlie White — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:15:48 EDT

Father's Day is just a couple of days away, so here's an idea for that sporty dad: How about a limited-edition Ferrari pen by Montegrappa, available as a fountain pen, rollerball or capped ballpoint?

They're sterling silver, lacquered in Racing Red or Modena Yellow, or you can go all-out with one in 18-karat yellow gold lacquered in Racing Red. And of course, all are decorated with a hand-made Ferrari prancing horsy, and each pen arrives in a case that looks like the interior of a fine Ferrari automobile. Go ahead, he's worth it. It's $1500 for the sterling silver models, and the 18k gold one? Well, it's going to be a lot more. – Charlie White

Product page [Montegrappa, via productdose]