“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

“The faintest ink is better than the worst memory…” Chinese proverb One of my favourite ever fountain pens (yes there have been a lot), was the TWSBI Diamond 580. It was a sensation when released about a decade ago, a stylish looking flagship pen from an upstart Taiwanese company, challenging the established Japanese pen manufacturers.… Read more

“Anatomy is to physiology, as geography is to to history…” Jean Fernel By the end of the 19th Century, pop up books had become an exclusive staple of children’s literature. Colourful, cleverly designed paper flaps turned 2D images into 3D stories, and encouraged engagement and the love of books in young readers. This was not… Read more