Welcome to Stationery Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing office supplies — everything from pens, pencils, and paper to task chairs. For more, head to our ...

“White Rabbit Red Rabbit” by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour has opened at the Fountain Theatre, and the less I tell you about it, the better. Soleimanpour is known for his “cold read plays,” ...

We build fountains—those vibrant symbols of life and physical embodiments of beauty—to mark and celebrate our favored places. This act is an honor to all, and like listening to music, it is understood ...

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In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary art and fashion, few figures stand as prominently and intriguingly as Michèle Lamy. With a career that spans decades, Lamy has cemented her place as a ...

Today’s niche drama is brought to you by the fountain pen community. Fans of the German pen maker Lamy’s Dark Lilac ink are losing their heads because a new version of the product is slightly ...

A manufacturer reintroduced Dark Lilac, a limited-edition ink, to great fanfare. The only problem? The color had changed. By Scott Cacciola Lamy, a German pen manufacturer, made a recent splash when ...

There are very few tools most people think less about than pens. They seem to spring logoed and logoless from a kind of inexhaustible reserve in cups, drawers, and backpacks. Any of these pens—or most ...

If you love to write with fountain pens, you know it can be tricky to find a notebook that’s strong enough to stand up to them. The best notebooks for fountain pens have pages that are sturdy enough ...

Michèle Lamy has lived many lives. The 77-year-old icon started off her career at an experimental psychiatric clinic, where she worked and studied with the philosopher Gilles Deleuze. From there came ...

I really love my Lamy Safari fountain pen. I’m not exactly sure where I first saw it. It might have been at Stevdan Stationers on Sixth Avenue, where I often wander around and test out pens — the ...

A decent set of writing instruments belongs in every man’s daily carry list. Unfortunately, your options are usually boring. They likely range from Grandpa’s Cross set that’s so skinny it slips out of ...