Comments on: New Pen Makers http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/ Rhodia Drive is a blog about Rhodia notepads, tablets and notebooks, writing accessories, and journaling in general. It features articles, tips, tricks, links on the latest tools, and general notebook-related news items about this “orange French notebook with a cult following. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Patrick - The Norsk Woodshop http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-17940 Patrick - The Norsk Woodshop Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:29:02 +0000 http://rhodiadrive.com/?p=2273#comment-17940 I enjoyed reading your post! Thank you for including my little pen shop! The timing of this post is too funny! I just bought my very first Rhodia notebook yesterday at "Sign with Prestige" in Fort Collins Colorado where I have been spending the week with family. I have not tried it out yet, but looking forward to putting a little ink to paper. Patrick The Norsk Woodshop I enjoyed reading your post! Thank you for including my little pen shop!

The timing of this post is too funny! I just bought my very first Rhodia notebook yesterday at “Sign with Prestige” in Fort Collins Colorado where I have been spending the week with family. I have not tried it out yet, but looking forward to putting a little ink to paper.

Patrick
The Norsk Woodshop

]]> By: B Irwin http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-17936 B Irwin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:59:09 +0000 http://rhodiadrive.com/?p=2273#comment-17936 The custom fountain pen I'm dreaming of will be a design with Henry Simpole and I expect to use it literally the rest of my life. Show me electronics that will last 5 years anymore - no comparison! I don't want the latest "trend" that someone who has nothing in common with me or my life dreams up and markets so it can break and be "out" next year. I want beautiful, long lasting, reliable, USEFUL, and capable of being repaired if necessary. The tools I use literally last centuries with proper care. They're worth it! The custom fountain pen I’m dreaming of will be a design with Henry Simpole and I expect to use it literally the rest of my life. Show me electronics that will last 5 years anymore – no comparison!

I don’t want the latest “trend” that someone who has nothing in common with me or my life dreams up and markets so it can break and be “out” next year. I want beautiful, long lasting, reliable, USEFUL, and capable of being repaired if necessary. The tools I use literally last centuries with proper care. They’re worth it!

]]> By: Dave http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-17935 Dave Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:51:59 +0000 http://rhodiadrive.com/?p=2273#comment-17935 My favorite fountain pen is LAMY 2000. I keep coming back to it because it is a great daily writer and is just awesome. LAMY's lifetime warranty makes it hard to beat. My favorite fountain pen is LAMY 2000. I keep coming back to it because it is a great daily writer and is just awesome. LAMY’s lifetime warranty makes it hard to beat.

]]> By: Pen Portal » New Pen Makers :: Rhodia Drive http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-17933 Pen Portal » New Pen Makers :: Rhodia Drive Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:27:19 +0000 http://rhodiadrive.com/?p=2273#comment-17933 [...] Read more here:  New Pen Makers :: Rhodia Drive [...] [...] Read more here:  New Pen Makers :: Rhodia Drive [...]

]]> By: Thomas http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-17932 Thomas Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:02:25 +0000 http://rhodiadrive.com/?p=2273#comment-17932 I am not sure if my wallet could bare another maker. Sailor and Waterman currently own me. Although Brian does awesome work, I have been tempted by a pearl in blaze orange acrylic. :( I am not sure if my wallet could bare another maker. Sailor and Waterman currently own me.

Although Brian does awesome work, I have been tempted by a pearl in blaze orange acrylic. :(

]]> By: justelise http://rhodiadrive.com/2009/11/18/new-pen-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-17930 justelise Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:42 +0000 http://rhodiadrive.com/?p=2273#comment-17930 Smartphones have never been a replacement for a notebook. For a pocket calendar or agenda? Absolutely. Smartphones are not really made for taking meeting notes. Perhaps just grabbing a few key points, but not note-taking. Will a notebook (paper) replace a laptop? Absolutely not, but it will supplement what can easily be captured on the laptop in a meeting. I have no doubt that notebooks and pens are making a comeback, but I don't think there is any correlation between that and someone having a Smartphone or laptop. If anything GTD (which I don't personally practice), and the sudden recent obsession with Moleskines have both made notebooks of all kinds sell better. Pens are just the other side of the equation. If anything, fountain pens are definitely becoming more popular as a result. Smartphones have never been a replacement for a notebook. For a pocket calendar or agenda? Absolutely. Smartphones are not really made for taking meeting notes. Perhaps just grabbing a few key points, but not note-taking.

Will a notebook (paper) replace a laptop? Absolutely not, but it will supplement what can easily be captured on the laptop in a meeting.

I have no doubt that notebooks and pens are making a comeback, but I don’t think there is any correlation between that and someone having a Smartphone or laptop.

If anything GTD (which I don’t personally practice), and the sudden recent obsession with Moleskines have both made notebooks of all kinds sell better. Pens are just the other side of the equation. If anything, fountain pens are definitely becoming more popular as a result.

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