Hand-turned in the Forest of Arden

Every pen has a postcode.

Two of them, in fact. Where the material came from, and where the pen was named. Himalayan yew rescued from a firewood pile in Bhutan. A gondola’s forcola from a Venetian workshop. Sixty years of paint from a Detroit spray booth. I bring it home, and it becomes something you’ll actually use.

Design your pen See the ranges

6–9 May 2027

Next up at the table

RHS Malvern Spring Festival

Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire

Come and see the one-offs in person. See every show date

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From the bench

Made, photographed and priced. One of each, and when it’s gone, it’s gone.

Kenilworth rollerball · Kenilworth II

Antique Gold Resin Rollerball

Antique Gold Resin

CV8TurnedUSA Resin cast from 1980'sSourced

This is a fairly large pen but very comfortable to hold.

£60 See this pen

One of one

Jeep Fordite & Segmented Chechen Burl

Jeep Fordite and Chechen Burl

Lapworth I

Sourced Jamaica & Detroit

£100

One of one

Conway Stewart Dartmoor Fountain Pen

Conway Stewart Heritage Resin

Stratford II

Sourced Conway Stewart

£90

One of one

Maple & Green Resin

Maple Burl & Green/white resin

Berkswell IV

Sourced USA

£50

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Six ranges · one map

Named after the villages they were made between

Berkswell, Kenilworth, Warwick, Stratford, Lapworth, Hampton-in-Arden. Six postcodes, all within twenty miles of the lathe. Every pen is turned to order.

Berkswell

CV7

Ballpoint

Nine profiles and every finish from bright chrome to antique copper. The everyday pen you don't leave in a coat pocket.

9 stylesfrom £50

Kenilworth

CV8

Rollerball

Postable caps, acme threads, universal refills. Refined without being precious about it.

4 stylesfrom £60

Warwick

CV34

Pencil

Refillable lead in 0.5 or 0.7mm on a precision German mechanism. The range for people who draw.

2 stylesfrom £50

Stratford

CV37

Fountain pen

Size 5 or 6 nib depending on model. Converter or cartridge provided, numerous plating options and various styles.

3 stylesfrom £80

Lapworth

B94

Rollerball

The top of the range. Premium platings, exacting tolerances, and components you can feel the moment you unscrew the cap.

2 stylesfrom £120

Hampton

B92

Bespoke

Not based on a kit. Every component designed and machined from scratch, around you. Starts with a conversation.

One of oneby enquiry

The Arden hallmark

Two postcodes, on every pen

Silversmiths have used assay marks for six hundred years to say where a thing was made and who stands behind it. Yours says something more useful — where the material has been, and where it ended up. It’s printed on the card that comes in the box.

CV7TurnedParo, BhutanSourced

CV37TurnedDetroit, MichiganSourced

B94TurnedCannaregio, VeniceSourced

Where it comes from

The material is the story

I don’t buy blanks off a shelf if I can help it. Most of what I turn was salvaged, rescued, gifted, or carried home in hand luggage. Not sure what to choose? Start with the material guides.

Detroit, Michigan

Fordite

Sixty years of overspray, baked hard in the paint ovens of American car plants and scrapped as waste. Slice into it and you get every car that came down that line.

British, est. 1905

Conway Stewart heritage resin

Original stock from one of Britain’s great pen houses, secured out of the liquidation. Not a tribute or an imitation — the real material, and there is only so much of it left.

Bethlehem, Holy Land

Jerusalem olive

Pruned from groves that have been worked for centuries, with a wild interlocking grain and a warm gold that darkens as you handle it. Nothing turns quite like it.

Orkney & Islay

Whisky cask stave

Oak from Highland Park, Ardbeg and others, retired after decades holding spirit. It still smells of the distillery when it hits the tool, which never stops being a thrill.

El Calafate, Patagonia

Guayubira & Marmelero

Bought from a small timber merchant at the end of the world, reclaimed from the same old floor. Named for the glaciers up the road — Spegazzini, Onelli, Argentino.

Misiones, Argentina

Palo Rosa

A Natural Monument species from the subtropical rainforest, gifted by a guide who carried it two thousand miles south. Pink-red heartwood that deepens with age.

Cannaregio, Venice

Gondola forcola walnut

Offcut walnut from a remèr’s workshop — the craftsmen who carve the oarlock every gondolier leans on. Six visits to Venice before I finally thought to ask.

Damaraland, Namibia

Camelthorn

Where the whole thing started, by accident. A carpenter, a grain I’d never seen, and a table that was never fitting in the suitcase. Pens did.

In their own words

What customers say

A few notes from people who’ve bought one. Read more.

I and my husband use these pens daily they are a piece of craftsmanship and a real pleasure to use. We have also given some as presents to family and they have been very well received. It is a joy to have a pen made by a true craftsman.

Vicky S

Kenilworth II

CoventryWhere

Mike is an incredibly talented craftsman whose work truly speaks for itself. He made bespoke pens for both my daughter and me, and the quality of both is absolutely outstanding. The attention to detail is superb, and we will definitely be commissioning more of his work in the future!

Jon H

Kenilworth II & Berkswell III

CoventryWhere

Absolutely beautiful hand made fountain pen, both to look at and write with. Personal service too as Mike added a left-handed nib.... These pens are a work of art and I'm really enjoying mine. It was so well packed too and was delivered quickly. Recommended as a perfect gift (or in my case a treat, as I have struggled getting a good left-handed pen in the past).

Justine R

Stratford I

BromsgroveWhere

Commission

Build the spec, and I’ll quote it

Pick the pen, the fittings, the plating and the material — including your own timber if you’ve got something with meaning to it. Takes about two minutes, and there’s no obligation at the end of it.

Start the configurator

01 Pen type and model
02 Plating and accents
03 Material and species
04 Presentation case
05 Your notes and details

Guild of Master Craftsmen

Assessed and accepted as a member. One pair of hands, one workshop, and work that has been put in front of people who know what they’re looking at.

Sourced with care

Where I can, the material is salvaged, reclaimed or brought home from somewhere with a story. Where I buy blanks in, it’s from established pen-blank suppliers. Offcuts get used, not binned.

Solihull Arts Market

Come and hold one before you buy it. Show dates are here, and I’m happy to bring specific pieces if you ask ahead.