Mojo London

There is a debate raging here at Mojo as to what is the best pen or pencil to write in a Moleskine with. Maybe if we were not so obsessed with these fantastic little notebooks it wouldn’t matter but it seems it does.

We have narrowed it down into two camps. The Artists & Poets amongst us are proposing the Faber Castell Perfect Pencil:

The other camp, The Writers & Recorders are firmly behind the Caran d’Ache Ecridor XS Ballpoint Pen:

Its a tough choice for any of us who are totally impartial. On one side you have the fantastic Perfect Pencil a product of 350 years of research & development by the typically efficient German company Faber Castell.

What these guys don’t know about pencils is not worth knowing. Just to put it into perspective they were manufacturing pencils before The French Revolution, before the founding of The USA & in the same year Mozart first put pen (sorry probably pencil) to paper.

What a fantastic idea to have the sharpener in the lid. So no grey marks over your clothes or on anything precious in your bag, no danger of being stabbed when your’e not expecting it & your pencil is always sharp.

Oh did I nearly forget the rubber on the end. I am reminded of the “Wash & Go” advert “Take a pencil & a sharpener to work or school with you” not any more. Now you can write & sharpen all with the same tool, you can just “Write & Flow” oh & rub out too.

Then we have to consider the Caran d’ Ache Ecridor XS. This pen is so suited to the Moleskine Pocket Notebook range its uncanny. At only 10cm long its the perfect size to fit in your pocket along with your notebook, some of the writers have taken to strapping the pen to their Moleskine with an elastic band the postman leaves behind.

If only their notebook would grow an elastcated loop for the pen to slot into I’m sure it would make their lives complete. The Caran d’ Ache heritage is equally impressive they are the only Swiss manufacturer of writing instruments & as with all Swiss luxury products they have an unbeatable quality. A Design hailing from the 1930s its rhodium finished silver plated elegance sits perfectly with the quality of the Moleskine notebooks.

Maybe we are all too obsessed! What do you think?