Where Are All The European Makers?

[mkeeley]

I see the odd one but how come most are American, you'd think Europe has at least as many collectors as the States or isn't that the case? There are some lovely pens being made over there but hate handing over even more of my hard earned money to the government by buying from further afield.

 

 

 

 

[twissy]

There are some of us here Marc

I tend to lurk here more than post on this forum as it's a PITA with the pictures. Most of my work gets posted on FB and Twitter. Drop me a PM if you are after something in particular.

Regards

John

[mkeeley]

Hi John, Thanks I'll add you to my bookmarks. I'm coming around to thinking that my ideal pen may well be a vintage semi-flex nib with a modern body. But am just at the stage of seeing who's doing work that I like.

 

Oh and as for pics, posting to Flickr and using the share>bbcode option seems to work well on forums.

[El Gordo]

In our region I am aware of Conid, Les Plumes de l' ange, more to the south Romillopens, depending what you actually are looking for probably many mroe, but indeed an inventory would be very nice

[mkeeley]

Thanks Gordo but they're all what I'd class as manufacturers all be it small ones. They have a range of pens, none of which appeal to me.

 

The Romillo's are closest but the designs are about as basic/boring as you can get. A basic design executed really well isn't a bad thing but reviews of their pens all seem to point out flaws in the execution.

Edited August 30, 2015 by mkeeley

[fountainpagan]

There is Matthieu Faivet, in France

[mkeeley]

Thanks Pagan, Can't say I'm a fan but it's good to have everyone listed for reference.

[fountainpagan]

Mathieu accepts to make costum pens. It is just a matter of communication.

 

Fred Faggionato, also in France

 

Manu Propria, in Switzerland

[mkeeley]

Manu Propria pens are nice and very pricey to go with it! Some of Fred's are good looking too, some not so much to me.

 

​Just to be clear though I was more interested in the equivalent of custom makers like Scriptorium Pens/Carl Fisher/18111 but over here. So like Twiss rather than people mainly producing a standard line. But I do understand that some of those may also take on custom work.