One brand riding this renewed wave of interest is Pilot Pen, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. As with any celebration, special-edition sets and pieces have been created. The star of the collection is a set of seven pens, with each depicting one of the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune known as Shichi-fuku-jin.
SINGAPORE (Oct 22): Many of us text and use a stylus pen daily to communicate. We also write our list of things to do on our smart devices and add captions to pictures with a stylus to post on Instagram. When a pen is placed in my hand, it feels like I am going back to my childhood when we had to learn the fine art of penmanship. Did typing kill the traditional writing instrument?
We think not, as there has been a rise in interest in all things retro such as the vinyl turntable and cassettes by millennials. The Telegraph website reported that the fountain pen is enjoying a renaissance as millennials turn to handwriting in an attempt to escape the digital age.
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