Hi! I’m Iwasawa from the techo team.

The Hobonichi Techo NEWS is a series of articles on various themes by members of the techo team. Starting today, we will introduce “My New Stationery - Spring 2024,” some of the new favorite stationery items that the techo team members began using this year.

As the first one to share, these are the stationery I bought this year!


Let me walk you through one by one.

The first is the “Pelikano junior” fountain pen from Pelikan, a German stationery manufacturer.


I found it at a store and fell in love at first sight with its cute rounded shape and colorful translucent body. The price was reasonable, and I decided to buy it right away.

I later noticed that this fountain pen was designed for children. That is why the nib is rounded for easy writing, and it has a rubber grip to indicate the position of the fingers so that they can hold it correctly. (There were two types: one for right-handed people and one for left-handed people.)


The slightly thick line width is useful when writing large letters without worries. I also use it when I have little to write.


The second is Pentel’s “Ball Pentel.”


My favorite thing about this pen is that it writes so smoothly that it makes me feel good writing. I also love that the written letters are glossy. Writing and reflecting on my writing is fun since I can write in clear, dark letters.


These two pens were purchased when I had trouble sticking with my techo writing; I chose them with the hope of enjoying my writing again. I believe “using a new pen” is a tip for continuing to write in your techo, and I try it once in a while when I find myself not writing very frequently.

I selected turquoise and green body colors for these two to match the PAMM techo cover. I want to start fresh and keep up with my writing!


Let me share two more items. The PAPIER TIGRE mesh pocket and elastic pen holder are the ones that I bought at the beginning of this year for the HON book, as I was planning to use them for work this year. PAPIER TIGRE is a Parisian brand, and I am fascinated with their use of color.

The mesh pocket is not just cute in color and design but also lightweight. I came across it while looking for how to carry my stationery with my HON book. I wanted to keep my stuff as light as possible with a lovely design.


I bought the elastic pen holder with the mesh pocket. It is designed to be used horizontally but doesn’t fit tightly enough for the A6 size HON book. Although I knew the size before I bought it, it was so cute that I decided to use it another way. The HON book gets a little bulky as you add more items to the pages, so having an elastic band on it is reassuring.


I keep the pens and other stationery inside like this and bring them to work with my HON book!


What kind of stationery will come next? I can’t wait to see them, too!

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