November at Cult Pens

Caran d'Ache went Cosmic with their new collection of celestially-inspired writing instruments and art supplies, which includes an utterly irresistible, deliciously over-engineered dark blue and gold sharpening machine!

SUCK UK do a fantastic range of odd products. Skulls feature quite a bit. And they didn't disappoint in November! Prop your books up with a skull split in two, or - if that's not your thing - light your way with a pencil!

Diamine celebrated 160 years of being fabulous, with 6 new ink colours all inspired by their Liverpudlian roots, from Wax Seal and Rosewood to Tariff Teal and Athol Violet.

Kaweco's newbies for winter comprise a piston filling Classic Sport and a new addition to the Kaweco Collection in the form of a covetable and coleopterous Olivine Classic Sport fountain pen. 

Toolboxes aren't strictly stationery, but those from Toyo Steel are spot on for storing all sorts of things - including stationery. And what could be better than one in Cult Pens blue? Well nothing.

Most pen sleeves are fairly innocuous - little pen-sized pouches to keep your favourite writing instruments safe from harm. The one that houses Esterbrook's King of the Night fountain pen, however, will strike fear into the hearts of many. Because it's shaped like a little vampire cloak.

At first glance, Sailor's Fude de Mannen fountain pen looks like it's been dropped on its nib on a hard floor (yes, we can hear you wincing). But it hasn't. It's shaped that way - at a 40°  angle - to allow a bit of fancy lettering, a bit like a brush pen.

We don't often see newness from Diplomat, but November saw the arrival of the guilloché-engraved Viper fountain pen and rollerball. Unusually for most vipers, you can get it in blue.

Nahvalur went for shades of brown for their new autumn releases. Cookies and Cream is inspired by a certain chocolate sandwich biscuit and its relationship with vanilla ice cream, while Fall features a demonstrator barrel showcasing a sophisticated dark coffee-brown piston mechanism, pocket clip and nib.

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, a celebration of 100 years of this prestigious pen-maker's flagship pen, the Meisterstück. Oh, and STABILO got together with fashion house Dolce & Gabbana to create a range of designer highlighters. Who'd have thought it?