![]() ![]() My favourite is a pen by Kaweco, and it's a German design ($23). I'm no pen aficionado, but I can tell she's got some especially worthy ones in here. Pads and pens are set up around the store so customers can test out the pens (or just doodle), and I get the chance to do that as we chat. Chan says she noticed a gap when it came to spots to pick up a good pen, and she would order supplies from eBay or stores in the states. Alongside neighbourhood folk, Chan says some people from the suburbs have made the trek downtown just to visit her specialty shop. ![]() There are also little reporters' notebooks like the Webnotebook by Rhodia, which is similar to a Moleskine, only with thicker paper. The shop carries dotted paper and graph paper as well as lined and plain, which makes it a great option for architects and engineers, too. Chan reminds me that lots of artists and editors live in the neighbourhood, and they've been popping in to get supplies. I'm curious to know who is actually in the market for fancy pens in the age of the text message.Īs it turns out, I'd been thinking with blinders on. "We love school supplies." As I sit down at the counter to chat with her, Louis Armstrong croons in the background, and Chan shows me what the deal with these special pens. "You know what they say about school teachers," she says, half-joking. ![]() Owner Liz Chan used to teach middle school students in Regent Park before she opened Wonder Pens with her husband, Jon. The little shop sells a huge assortment of fountain pens, ink, and stylin' little notebooks. Wonder Pens has found a way to bring back the written word. ![]()
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