Izumi Blog

As Autumn arrives and the colours of the season change, we have brought together a selection of glowing yellows, oranges and browns that we stock. We hope you will find something to match your Autumn journaling or your the calligraphy masterpieces you have been hoping to do or the the artwork you are inspired to create. Perhaps, like us you sometimes want to try something new. We have a selection of glorious shimmer and non-shimmer inks - from the hand-crafted Kiwi Liquid Copper and Gold, from California to the warm orange-yellow of Sailor Yamabuki, from Japan. From Germany, we have included...

The 22nd September is Hobbit Day , in honour of Bilbo and Frodo's shared birthday which falls on this day. To celebrate the day, we chose three Diamine Shimmer inks which seemed appropriate - Dragon Blood, Magical Forest, and Moon Dust and we're offering a 22% discount just for the 22nd and 23rd September. (Use discount code: HOBBIT22%) JRR Tolkien used fountain pens and inks for art, map-making, calligraphy and of course, for writing. We're pretty sure he would have loved the range of inks and pens there are now available. Where it all started.... In a hole in the ground lived...

There are not many ink and pen lovers that can resist a free ink and if tha's you then you may well like our September offer - all our TWSBI 1791 inks (worth £6.45) are FREE when you buy any TWSBI Swipe. We love the Swipe  - it's a smart, robust and reliable everyday-carry pen, complete with cartridges and converter. It also has the same reliable nibs used in the more expensive TWSBI Eco. When you're in the business of selling inks, you need to be creating swatches and  listing new inks on a regular basis. For that, you need a pen...

It's the beginning of the Sakura Season in Japan, when pink cherry blossom sweeps through the country from South to North. We thought we'd join in and go full-on pink this week with a sweep of our own pink products in our Sakura Collection. Click HERE to shop the collection. The word Sakura is Japanese for 'cherry blossom' referring to the blossom and to the trees themselves. The cherry blossom opens from March to April on mainland Japan starting in the South and then moving steadily further North. In fact, the earliest blossom can appear on the island of Okinawa...

We are excited to bring you news of our new products - the TWSBI Swipe and our new Washi Tape ranges. TWSBI Swipe Fountain Pen - Prussian Blue and Smoke £22.00 Coming in two colours - Prussian Blue or Smoke grey - this is a fantastic beginner pen, a stylish everyday carry or a pen for those who change inks regularly and want something quick and no-fuss. There is a lot of filling choice with this pen. Unlike most TWSBI pen's, this one can take cartridges or a converter. You can either buy a box of cartridges, a piston converter...