Best European Pen Shows

[Baroz]

Which are the biggest and best pen shows in europe?

[Azuniga]

The biggest are not necessarily the best in Europe where most shows are only for one day...

I will suggest two different options,

 

A tour for about ten days that will cover Waterloo (Belgium), Tilberg (Holland), Hamburg (Germany) and to finish in London, end September early October, you will easily meet pen collectors in the trains going from one to the other one... Then, one of the longest ones, Madrid in November....

 

German and Italian shows are great but usually small and short, I heard there is a good one in Poland but all depends where your are.

 

I hope this helps, good luck

[tknechtel]

How would one find out about the schedules for these shows? I'll be in Berlin for three months next year and it would be fun to go to a show while there.

 

Thanks!
Tom

[Azuniga]

This should help

 

http://www.freewebs.com/euroshows/

[tknechtel]

Many thanks!

[Baroz]

Im thinking london hamburg nurnberg

[Opooh]

Don't know it is one of the best, but next saturday 5 april there is the Köln Pen Show from 13.00 h in Leonardo Royal Hotel, Dürener Str. 287, 50935 Köln

[zzbr76]

Not that many I see from reading this...

[Azuniga]

There are some in Italy, some others in Spain.... no doubt...

My suggestion of an interesting option was because you can visit several shows during a period of ten or twelve days in a somehow "shorter distance"

but of course there is cost to be considered and time...

Nuremberg and Koln are certainly wonderful shows but at different dates.....

And of course, when I plan I have to think twice since I go there from far away....

Larger than American shows, let's say Los Angeles or Washington, there are none in Europe to my knowledge...

Good luck

[ianpw]

One of the largest European shows is the London Writing Equipment Show (LWES). The show attracts all of the major UK dealers, a good many dealers from mainland Europe and of course the USA. For many years this show was organised by the Writing Equipment Society however the show is now organised by UK Pen Shows Limited who also organise six regional shows throughout England.

 

I would agree with Ariel's earlier post in which he suggests the Belgian Pen Show (Waterloo), the Tilburg Pen Show, the Hamburg Pen Show and London, these span from 27th. September through till October 5th. If you are around earlier in September Uk Pen Shows have a regional show in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on September 14th. Size wise the London show is probably the largest with Hamburg running a close second. The Tilburg show is next (about the same size as a UK regional show) with the Belgian show quite away behind, however last year was the first year for the Belgian show and has everything going for it.

 

Hope that this helps.

 

Enjoy your visit

 

Ian

www.writingequipmentsociety.org.uk

www.ukpenshows.co.uk

www.cathedralpens.co.uk

[ethernautrix]

I haven't been to other European pen shows to compare, but I will be attending the second annual Poland Pen Show in Katowice next month, actually in less than two weeks (April 12 & 13).

 

I attended last year, and while it was a small show (considering I was accustomed to the Los Angeles Pen Show), it was very good - with a film presentation about a soldier's pen that had been buried for nearly 70 years and restored and friendly, knowledgeable, very kind people and held in a cool venue (a film archive center with a small theater). Sarj and Jas were there, from Birmingham, and there was even a vendor selling Nakayas!

 

I'm very much looking forward to the show. Here's a link to information in the Clubs & Meetings forum, if you're interested: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/259340-second-annual-poland-pen-show-april-12-13-2014/

 

Eventually, I'd like to attend the other shows - in Madrid, for instance, or Barcelona. Is there one in Florence? I would love to attend a pen show in Florence.

[Baroz]

Thanks for all your kind feedback. I've decided to go to the Nuremberg pen show on 10 May. Maybe see you there Ethernautrix?

[Baroz]

ps. The Florence pen show will be held on 17 May , just a week after the Nuremberg show. Two birds with one stone?

[Baroz]

See here for more info on Euro pen shows :http://euroshows.m.webs.com/site/mobile?dm_path=%2Findex.htm&fw_sig_tier=0&fw_sig_premium=0&fw_sig_url=http://www.freewebs.com/euroshows/&fw_sig_permission_level=0&fw_sig_locale=en-US&fw_sig_social=0&fw_sig_permissions=none&fw_sig_is_admin=0&fw_sig_access_token=fc3dd83e7592e45034bac2918b81ef2649c933aa&fw_sig_session_key=256ae9005b21e2bc88d8ec2200273194c486a939fc6bce22efc963244e93c0ec-10169313&fw_sig_time=1396690492820&fw_sig_potential_abuse=1&fw_sig_site=10169313&fw_sig_api_key=522b0eedffc137c934fc7268582d53a1&fw_sig=df03fad3ae0ad7770cb5ae7e7481de3f&fb_sig_network=fw#3011

[da vinci]

See here for more info on Euro pen shows :http://euroshows.m.webs.com/site/mobile?dm_path=%2Findex.htm&fw_sig_tier=0&fw_sig_premium=0&fw_sig_url=http://www.freewebs.com/euroshows/&fw_sig_permission_level=0&fw_sig_locale=en-US&fw_sig_social=0&fw_sig_permissions=none&fw_sig_is_admin=0&fw_sig_access_token=fc3dd83e7592e45034bac2918b81ef2649c933aa&fw_sig_session_key=256ae9005b21e2bc88d8ec2200273194c486a939fc6bce22efc963244e93c0ec-10169313&fw_sig_time=1396690492820&fw_sig_potential_abuse=1&fw_sig_site=10169313&fw_sig_api_key=522b0eedffc137c934fc7268582d53a1&fw_sig=df03fad3ae0ad7770cb5ae7e7481de3f&fb_sig_network=fw#3011

Thats a very useful link, thanks.

 

Does anyone know whether there is a correlation between the country in which a show is held and the type of pens mainly exhibited?

 

For example Visconti in Italy, Montblanc in Germany?

 

There are a lot of Uk built pens at LWES in London, but not an overwhelming majority by any means.

[ethernautrix]

Oh! Florence!

I'm looking at the Madrid Pen Show, as I have not been to Spain, and it will give me time to finish a bunch of projects that need to be completed.

[Baroz]

I think I will tie in Florence too given the dovetail timing with Nurmenberg. Madrid is a long way off......

[ethernautrix]

Nuremberg is a long shot (other plans and priorities), but I haven't written it off completely. Nor Florence. I mean... come on, Florence. It's been years since I've been, and I'd love to tool around the hilltowns of Tuscany, too, if at all possible.

 

Probably won't know until the last minute if such a trip is feasible. Sigh.

 

And now with sblakers showing photos of his new Romillo - where is Romillo anyway? Spain. Yeah. I'll have to look it up. The Romillo Soul seed has been planted. Dare I water it? Give it sunshine?

 

Hehehe, sigh.

[esterbex]

Nuremberg is a long shot (other plans and priorities), but I haven't written it off completely. Nor Florence. I mean... come on, Florence. It's been years since I've been, and I'd love to tool around the hilltowns of Tuscany, too, if at all possible.

 

Probably won't know until the last minute if such a trip is feasible. Sigh.

 

And now with sblakers showing photos of his new Romillo - where is Romillo anyway? Spain. Yeah. I'll have to look it up. The Romillo Soul seed has been planted. Dare I water it? Give it sunshine?

 

Hehehe, sigh.

Thinketh thou long ere thou nurture this seed....it shalt grow and devour thee....Thinketh thou upon "Little Shop of Horrors"....

[FrankvK]

Look forward to meet people in Nuremberg.

Was at the show at Koln / Cologne last weekend and it was great, all new space which was considerably larger then last year with lost of room to grow.