Thank you to our customers for an incredibly busy holiday season. We hope that you all had a restful new year.
We noticed that our fountain pen selection was wiped out post holiday (THANK YOU ❤), so we took a visit to one of our vendors, Schon DSGN. We were lucky enough to stop by and see the process up close since Schon DSGN engineers and manufactures their pens right here in Philadelphia. Thank you to Ian and his team for having us and showing us behind the scenes!
Every pen starts from a piece of brass, copper, bronze, anodized aluminum, or titanium.
There were rows of giant, yet intricate machines that manufacture the pens. We got a quick peek at the inside of one of them.
The insanely cool Monoc Evo in progress. Ian shares that the guilloche pattern is mechanically engineered via mathematical equations and coding.
The machine that started it all! Ian used this single machine to make pens in his apartment during the early days of Schon DSGN.
Just a glimpse at a few of the many different nibs Schon DSGN manufactures... 👀
Shai screwing in the nibs to be ready for the store!
The copper and brass pens being hand-polished by Ian.
The fountain pens we selected for the shop!
If you're in the Philadelphia area, make sure to check out Schon DSGN at the Philly Pen show from January 16-18, 2026! Once again, a big thank you to Ian and the team at Schon DSGN for letting us stop by.
