THE MANILA PEN SHOW 2024

Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. President Leigh Reyes with urushi artist Hiroko Makino and Toru Takezawa of Bokumondoh. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Another successful Manila Pen Show was concluded last March 16-17, 2024 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Makati! This is the fourth pen show organized by Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. Tickets were sold at Php 350 each, with proceeds from ticket and MPS-branded merchandise sales benefitting Save The Children. The Manila Pen Show has been supporting Save The Children since 2018. This year we welcomed veteran exhibitors from the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, and Malaysia, and were joined by new exhibitors from the Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan and the USA.

Among the vendors were:
Aesthetic Bay (Singapore)
Alden Castañeda (Philippines)
Bokumondoh (Japan, new)
Bungubox (Japan, new)
Cat Custom Crafts (Philippines, new)
DeSara Pens (Philippines, new)
Endless Pens (USA, new)
Everything Calligraphy (Philippines)
Gav n Sav (Philippines)
Gira Leather (Philippines)
Glassophy (Hong Kong)
Imma Frias-Fua [calligrapher] (Philippines, new)
John Raymond Lim Nibworks [nibmeister] (Philippines)
JP’s Pen Spa and Nibworks [nibmeister] (Philippines)
Kasama Pens (Philippines)
KustomMagz Creations (Philippines)
Lamy Philippines (Philippines)
Leather Luxe PH (Philippines)
Matthew Chen Nibworks [Pactagon nibmeister] (USA, new)
Musubi (Singapore)
Muze Pens (Hong Kong)
Nagasawa (Japan, new)
ON Inks (Philippines)
Pen Gallery (Malaysia)
Pengrafik (Philippines)
Peter Bangayan [Diamine distributor] (Philippines)
Promise of Spring (Philippines, new)
Sailor Pens (Japan)
Scribe (Philippines)
Sey Pens (Japan, new)
Stationer Extraordinaire (Philippines)
Stylo Art Karuizawa (Japan, new)
Sunny Koh of Straits Pens [nibmeister] (Singapore)
Tin Chan Ceramics (Philippines, new)
The Manila Penography (Philippines, new)
Toyooka Craft (Japan)
Troublemaker Inks (Philippines)
Vinta Inks (Philippines)
Vintage Pens by Guia (Philippines)

Exhibitor site map. @manilapenshow IG.

Scan the QR code to see vendor information, location and modes of payment.

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Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Volunteers at the registration table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Stamp station. Photo by Anne Tamondong.

Volunteers at the merchandise table. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Saturday, March 16. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Sunday, March 17. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Pens from Aesthetic Bay. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Pelikan pens from Aesthetic Bay. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Tan Fong Kum (center), Connie Tay (left) and Iyan Tan (right) of Aesthetic Bay. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Connie and Iyan of Aesthetic Bay with Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc. VP Lorraine Castañeda. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Inks at Alden’s Corner. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Alden Castañeda of Alden’s Corner. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Toru Yamazaki of Toyooka Craft setting up his booth. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Toyooka Craft pen rests. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.

Toyooka Craft. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Handmade pens from Stylo Art Karuizawa. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Shuko Kazuno of Stylo Art Karuizawa. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Motoshi and Shuko Kazuno of Stylo Art Karuizawa. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Toru Yamazaki of Toyooka Craft, Kailash Ramchandani of Pengrafik, and Fountain Pen Network-Philippines VP Lorraine Castañeda. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Pengrafik’s Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive, the Gioia fountain pen. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Atelier F titanium F3 pens at Pengrafik. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Pengrafik’s booth. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Musubi journals. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Musubi Seigaiha pen cases and Peruvian handbound journal. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Among Musubi’s products were journals and pen cases. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Daryl Lim of Musubi, with Amanda Gorospe. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Kasama Una and Tala pens in “Pulo” colorway. Photo from @kasamaph IG.

Kasama Pens booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Kustom Magz “Lazyboy” brass pen rest. Kustom Magz also makes rollstops for Kasama pens. Photo by Marco Kris Magallona.

Marco Kris Magallona (right) of Kustom Magz Creations, with client and Kasama Una with rollstop. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Alvin Arcillas (top left), Mark del Rosario (center) and Nikki Bisquera (right) of Kasama Pens and Marco Kris Magallona (bottom left) of Kustom Magz Creations. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

One of two Everything Calligraphy x Franklin-Christoph collaboration pens. Photo from @everythingcalligraphy IG.

Vinta Inks’ Summer Cocktails Collection. Photo from @inksbyvinta IG.

Everything Calligraphy and Vinta Inks booths. Photo from Everything Calligraphy.

Everything Calligraphy display. Photo from Everything Calligraphy.

Jillian Joyce Tan of Everything Calligraphy and Vinta Inks. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Kaweco Apricot Pearl for sale at Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo from @stationerextraordinaire IG.

Jeff Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire, with staff. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.

Ingrid Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Ingrid Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo by Jeff Cua.

Four new colors of ON Inks. Photo by Onie Dychitan.

ON inks. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Onie Dychitan of ON Inks. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Leather Luxe PH booth. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.

On the bottom row are “University” themed custom pen cases by Leather Luxe. Photo by Raymund Niño Bumatay.

Raymund Niño Bumatay (right) of Leather Luxe PH, with Fountain Pen Network-Philippines founder Jose “Butch” Dalisay, Jr. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Leather Luxe PH booth. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Diamine Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive ink set available from Peter Bangayan – 5am, 11am and 6pm. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Peter Bangayan’s Diamine booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Diamine distributor Peter Bangayan. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Pens from The Manila Penography. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Pens from The Manila Penography. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Calvin Almazan and colleagues at The Manila Penography. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

The Gav n Sav exclusive Manila Pen Show 2024 pen wrap, or “buslo”. Photo by Lara Telan.

Lara Telan-Abad Santos of Gav n Sav. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Lara Telan-Abad Santos (right) of Gav n Sav. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Kobe inks from Nagasawa. Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.

Pens from Nagasawa. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Team Nagasawa: Tsukamoto Masahiro, Kawai Manabu, Ryu Muyo . Photo by John Raymond Lim.

An assortment of LiveNotes stationery made from the last batch of Tomoe River paper, available from Pen Gallery. Photo by Kim Hoong Lai.

Pens from Pen Gallery. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Kim Hoong Lai (right), wife Hannah Low (center), and son Ken, of Pen Gallery. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Customized Pilot Capless/Vanishing Points in urushi work by Bokumondoh. Photo from @bokumondoh IG.

Urushi artist Hiroko Makino (left) and Toru Takezawa (right) of Bokumondoh, on Day 2. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Crowd of fans/customers at Bokumondoh’s booth. Items sold out! Photo by John Calixto.

Pens exclusively sold by Bungubox. Photo by Marj Lapid Nzal.

More pens and inks from Bungubox. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Bruce Eimon (left) and Kaoru Yamagishi (right) of Bungubox. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Exquisite artisan glass pens by Glassophy. Photo from @glassophy_bunbou IG.

Glass pens from Glassophy. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Iris Au (left) and Siu-man Chan (right) of Glassophy. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Troublemaker inks. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Troublemaker Inks booth. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Team Troublemaker Inks: Kaiser Duragos, Gabriel Arnado and colleague. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Gira Leather. Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.

Leather pen cases from Gira Leather. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Team Gira Leather: Isabel Silva and Ram Guanlao. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Some of the Parker Vacumatics available from Vintage Pens by Guia. Photo from @purposefulscribe IG.

Guia Bengzon (left) of Vintage Pens by Guia. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Vintage Pens by Guia, and Imma Frias-Fua’s booth. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Guia Bengzon (left) of Vintage Pens by Guia, and calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua (right). Photo by Guia Bengzon.

Calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua’s booth had fountain pen-friendly stationery. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Calligrapher Imma Frias-Fua, with David Fua. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Penlux x Muze Pens Delgado Galaxy – Manila Pen Show 2024 Exclusive. Photo from @muzepens IG.

Pierre Cardin Manila Pen Show exclusive, Intramuros Puspin Blue. Photo by Lexee Carlota.

The Muze Pens booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

CP Ng (left) and Sophie Yu (right) of Muze Pens. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

A rainbow of pens from Promise of Spring. Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.

A collaboration pen between Promise of Spring and Cat Custom Crafts. Photo by Tere Villano.

Theresa Villano (seated) of Promise of Spring, with Kristine Chan of Tin Chan Ceramics. Photo by Tere Villano.

Pen rests by Tin Chan Ceramics. Photo from Kristine Chan.

Endless Pens Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive, the Opus 88 Pocket Pen in “Grumpy Ming-ming”. It is the Filipino version of their Grumpy Kitty series, illustrated by Raqui Magtibay, exclusively for HATCH by EndlessPens.. Photo by Micah Robles.

Endless Pens Manila Pen Show 2024 exclusive, Tailored Pen Company Essex 3-in-1 Coffee pen, designed by Micah Robles. Photo by Micah Robles.

Endless Pens booth. Photo by Micah Robles.

Team Endless Pens: Micah Robles, Raquel Magtibay, Adrianne Jane Patinio, Gabrielle Dimaranan, Kenneth Begonia, Alexandra Umali, Gabbigaile Tagala, and Kat Zialcita. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Another collaboration pen by Promise of Spring and Cat Custom Crafts. Photo by Tere Villano.

Cat Custom Crafts booth. Photo from @cat.custom.crafts IG.

Alexandra Catanghal (right) of Cat Custom Crafts. Photo from Alexandra Catanghal.

Urushi and maki-e pens by Sey Pens. Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.

The Sey Pens booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Satoru Takahashi of Sey Pens. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Satoru Takahashi of Sey Pens. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Mabui fountain pen at DeSara Pens booth. Photo by Pierre Albert Alora.

DeSara Pen booth. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Pierre Albert Alora of DeSara Pens. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Scribe’s booth. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Pens at Scribe. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Sailor pens. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Sailor Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi (left) and Tetsuo Hisaka (right). Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Sailor Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi (right) and Tetsuo Hisaka (left). Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Team Scribe and Sailor. Photo from Scribe.

Lamy pens. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Lamy booth. Photo from Lamy Philippines.

People shopping at Lamy booth. Photo from Lamy Philippines.

Lamy booth. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Sunny Koh of Straits Pens (left), JP Reinoso of JP’s Pen Spa & Nibworks (in peach), Matthew Chen of Pactagon (in olive), John Raymond Lim of John Lim’s Nibworks (right). Photo by Ronnel Tumangday / F/Primus Photography.

J.P. Reinoso of JP’s Pen Spa & Nibworks. He specializes in nib grinds for regular and high-end pens, and vintage pen repair. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

JP’s Pen Spa & Nibworks booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Straits Pens Manila Pen Show exclusive inks. Photo by Sunny Koh.

Sunny Koh of Straits Pens. He is a Richard Binder-trained nibmeister based in Singapore. He conducted workshops on nib maintenance and ink mixing. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Sunny Koh of Straits Pens. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Matthew Chen of Pactagon is a Yukio Nagahara (Sailor)-trained nibmeister based in the US. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

Matthew’s Nibworks booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Team Matthew: Nina Chen (left), David Chen (center) and Matthew Chen (right), at the Manila Pen Show 2024. Photo by John Raymond Lim.

John Raymond Lim of John Lim’s Nibworks. He specializes in nib grinds for regular and high-end pens, and general pen/nib repair. Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

John Lim’s Nibworks booth. Photo by Ernesto Tabujara III.

Video by Fanny Santos of Sakura Pens on Youtube.

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Day 2 reel by Ronin Bautista.

Toni Santos and the kids of her Cursive Handwriting for Kids workshop. Photo by Gema Gonzales.

Jose “Butch” Dalisay, Jr. speaking at the panel discussion “Beyond the Pen: Ephemera and Accessories” on Day 2 of the Manila Pen Show 2024. Photo from Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Panel speakers Corito Mendoza (left), Raph Camposagrado (center) and Jose Dalisay, Jr. (right). Photo from Jose Dalisay, Jr.

Panel discussion. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Jun Castro talks about pen storage and accessories. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Panel speakers (L-R): Raffy Aquino, Corito Mendoza, Raph Camposagrado, Jose Dalisay, Jr., Augusto Toledo II, Jun Castro. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

The Manila Pen Show jelly bag is so roomy, all your shopping can fit! Photo by Nadja Stormborn.

The Manila Pen Show 2024 Wear Kindness Pen Meet Bag – when you want to bring all your pens and inks for show and tell. Photo by Corito Mendoza.

The Manila Pen Show logo sport shirt. Classy enough for days when you’re not feeling too formal. Photo by Lexee Carlota.

Lee Paje won a set of Vinta Inks in the raffle. Photo by Alice Salita.

Bernie Paras Gan won an Everything Calligraphy x Franklin-Christoph pen and Vinta ink. Photo by Alice Salita.

Everything Calligraphy x Franklin-Christoph collaboration pen glows in the dark! Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Eyen Paune won a Kasama pen in the raffle. Photo by Lorraine Castañeda.

Miriam Ragay won a Musubi handbound journal in the raffle. Photo by Lorraine Castañeda.

Visitors at the show: Historian Ambeth Ocampo (left) and artist June Dalisay (right). Photo by Jose Dalisay, Jr.

The Fountain Pen Network-Philippines board and organizers invited all the vendors to a Filipino dinner at Milky Way in Makati on Saturday. Photo by Lorraine Castañeda.

On Sunday, Marian Ong of Scribe and some FPN-P members had a Chinese dinner with Sailor’s Takahashi-san and Hisaka-san in Jade Garden. Photo by EG Dizon.

This year the Manila Pen Show was attended by over 1,600 visitors (including organizers, vendors and volunteers). We’d like to thank everyone for joining Fountain Pen Network-Philippines in spreading the love for fountain pens, inks, stationery and accessories in the country and in Southeast Asia! Many thanks to Holiday Inn & Suites Makati for being our home in 2019, 2023 and 2024. See you next year at the next Manila Pen Show, on March 15-16, 2025!

For more updates on the next Manila Pen Show, check out @manilapenshow on Instagram, and join Fountain Pen Network-Philippines group and Manila Pen Show group on Facebook.

JOSE DALISAY, JR: MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 PANEL

We received permission from Butch Dalisay, founder of Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, to repost his message at the panel discussion “Beyond the Pen: Ephemera and Accessories” at the second day of the Manila Pen Show 2024. Here it is, as posted on Facebook:

Having unexpectedly become a “grand old man” (maybe not that grand but certainly old) of Philippine pendom, I’m happy to share the short talk I gave yesterday at the start of our panel discussion on “Beyond the Pen: Ephemera and Accessories” that closed out the hugely successful 2024 Manila Pen Show. The whole session is also on video at the FPN-P FB page. Many thanks, all, for the support and camaraderie. “FPN-P” indeed means “Fountain Pendom’s Nicest People!”

What I’ve Learned

There comes a time in our collecting life when we realize that we have enough of everything we ever wanted, and should stop to smell the roses.

At least that’s the theory.

In practice, you and I know that our wants not only change but can even expand over time, hopefully in proportion to our disposable income, although unfortunately that’s not always the case.

Even I still keep buying four or five new pens a year—that used to be a month—on my retirement pension, when I should be worrying about getting a new memorial plan, now that Loyola Life has died before its policyholders.

But indeed there comes a point in one’s life when acquisition become less and less important, and other pleasures take the place of buying and owning. I’m here today to assure you that there is life after, or aside from, “Add to Cart.”

One of those pleasures is connoisseurship—knowing beyond owning, enjoying knowledge for its own sake. It’s cheaper than buying, takes up space only in your head, and can’t ever be lost, except to dementia.

This was especially true in the 1980s and early 1990s when pen collecting was basically about vintage pens, because except for a few classics like the 149, there were few modern collectible fountain pens to speak of.

Very few people knew anything about vintage pens, and those who did quickly became the gurus of the hobby. They sorted out the histories of pen companies and specific pens like the Duofold, analyzed the relative virtues of different filling systems, established values and prices, and began to codify and share their valuations in periodicals such as the pioneering Pen Fanciers Club newsletter and books such as Glen Bowen’s landmark Collectible Fountain Pens.

Soon many other books followed, and pen collectors discovered the Internet on the Zoss List and, of course, eBay. My first eBay purchase, a Pelikan 140, was made in December 1997. I now have an eBay rating of over 1,200.

A quarter-century on eBay will teach you a lot of things about what you’re looking at, what you’re looking for, and what to do after you get the pen. Since few pens I buy are ever new, that means knowing basic repair and maintenance.

I learned about the bewildering variety and taxonomy of Parker Vacumatics, how soldiers in World War I trenches made their ink so they could write home, and about the strange behaviors of celluloid.

I knew I had graduated from rank amateur to not-so-rank amateur when—at least for vintage pens—I could look at a pen and tell its brand, age, material, other characteristics, and market value.

All of these things can be learned from books, and these days, even the Internet. There are websites devoted to specific brands and even specific models, and no longer just vintage or Western pens either.

But there’s still nothing like holding the book in your hands, and of course there’s nothing like holding the pen itself, but if you can’t buy the pen, then buying the book might be the next best thing.

One thing we used to rely a lot on books and pen periodicals for was pricing. For vintage pens, pricing was a matter of quality (materials, design, and finish), size, condition, and rarity. With modern pens and globalization, and new marketing ploys like limited and special editions, as well as barefaced rip-offs aka tribute pens, these standards seem to have gone out the window. Who can explain $2 Jinhaos and $20,000 Montblancs? What kind of connoisseurship will these pens bring forth?

As with the pens themselves, there comes a point when the knowledge we gain about pens will no longer be about pens as writing instruments, but pens as jewelry.

I’m not saying that’s bad or wrong, as we certainly find the same thing in watches and cars, and there’s much to be learned about complications and engines. The difference does seem to be that unlike complications and engines, the interiors of our pens, cheap or expensive, are pretty much the same. So basically, in this age of the piston and the converter and the Bock and Jowo nib, ours is a study of aesthetics, of exteriors, of artisanship in coachwork and livery. Most of the time, we are paying for the art, and even for the aura, more than the engineering. The pen books of the future will be less about chronicling patents than showcasing the best and the blingiest of pen design and ornamentation.

Again, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The great thing about this hobby is that whatever floats your boat or brings a smile to your face—as long as it harms no one and nothing else—is perfectly legit and even welcome, given the many other aggravations in our political and social life. I don’t think anyone in this room is under the illusion that we bought all these fountain pens just to write fancy Post-It notes with.

After forty years of pen collecting, what I’ve learned is that we keep looking for pens that please the discerning eye, favor the writing hand, and soothe the restless soul—at least for the time being.

Many thanks and good luck to you all on your journey to not only pen peace but pen nirvana, whatever that means!

MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 OFFICIAL LIVE MAP

Check out the QR code for the Official Manila Pen Show 2024 live map! It links to vendor descriptions, locations and modes of payment.

If you still need to get your day/weekend pass/es, visit the QR code below:

See you at the show!

MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 WORKSHOPS – MARCH 17

Here’s the second day of workshops at the Manila Pen Show 2024!

For Secrets of Ink Mixing, you can register on-site at the show.

To register in Cursive Handwriting for Kids, visit https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph.

You can sign up for Onhand Flourishing for Beginners at IG: @thefozzybook.

The panel discussion on Beyond the Pen is free, but you must register at https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph. Slots are limited.

All these workshops and panel discussion will surely preoccupy you as you take a breather from the exciting pen, ink, paper and accessories shopping. See you at the Manila Pen Show 2024!

MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 MERCH

From Leigh Reyes and the Manila Pen Show 2024 Team:

*Hey babe wake up the Manila Pen Show 2024 swag just dropped *

A portion of each purchase goes to our annual beneficiary, Save the Children. Each purchase also comes with raffle entries! The shirt pre-order will stay open until March 9, Saturday (so we can have them done in time for you to pick up at the show). There will be an added tiny convenience fee on top of your purchases when you buy online, but buying will be easy and safe.

You can acquire all these from https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph/categories/merch.

The Manila Pen Show Jelly bag is perfect for those events where you need to get through security quickly (like concerts and trade shows), and when you need a waterproof carrier for your things! It’s P450.

The Manila Pen Show Pen Meet Bag is that hobbyist hold-all you’ve always wanted. It’s made of durable nylon, padded and can carry all your pens, notebooks, and most of all bottled inks safely and securely! It’s P3500.

The Manila Pen Show t-shirt with this year’s embroidered orange logo comes in sizes S to 3XL and is available for P630.

Again, a portion of the proceeds goes to Save The Children, which the Manila Pen Show has been supporting since 2018. Thank you for checking it out!

MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 WORKSHOPS – MARCH 16

Here’s the schedule of workshops at the Manila Pen Show 2024 for Saturday, March 16.

To register for Sunny Koh’s workshop, visit the registration table on-site on March 16.

To register in Yancy Sura’s workshop, visit https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph.

As of this posting, all slots have been filled at Imma Frias-Fua’s workshop. Please check out the other workshops above! Please stay tuned for the workshop schedule for Sunday, March 17. See you at the Manila Pen Show 2024.

MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 TICKETING

From the Manila Pen Show 2024 Team:

Announcing our official ticketing platform for this year: Helixpay! Helixpay is a Philippine startup that provides ticketing solutions for events, conventions, and more.

In 2023, our valiant volunteers and patient guests had feedback for us to work on, notably how to make registration smoother and more secure, and how to make workshop transitions and attendance more seamless. We’d like to thank everyone for how understanding they were, recognizing that 2023 was the first time since the pandemic that we restarted live events.

And now, with your help, we’re making good on our promise to improve! Our ticketing site is now live, and you can get your tickets as early as today.

Go to https://manilapenshow.helixpay.ph and choose your Weekend Pass, Saturday Pass, or Sunday Pass!

Choose your pass, check out (you’ll see a convenience fee added to your total, this is a small amount that goes to security and scanning), pay via GCash, Grabpay, Maya, Visa and Mastercard, and more, then you receive your ticket with a QR code. Screenshot it (this is just a backup). You will also receive confirmations via SMS and email. We will scan your QR code upon entry.

You can also login anytime to your Helixpay account via OTP.

An important note: your ticket is also your raffle/lucky draw entry. However, if you are not there on the day during the actual raffle, you can’t win the raffle. We’re keeping it simple this year for your sake and ours, hehe.

We’re also releasing merch and workshop passes through the ticket site, watch out in the coming week for more details!

And that’s it, we’ll see you at the Manila Pen Show!

For more updates on the Manila Pen Show 2024, you can join Manila Pen Show group or Fountain Pen Network-Philippines group on Facebook.

MANILA PEN SHOW 2024 SAVE THE DATE!

The Manila Pen Show 2024 will be on March 16-17 (Saturday and Sunday) at the 5F of the Holiday Inn & Suites, Makati.

Here’s an initial layout of exhibitors:

Kasama
Stylo Art Karuizawa
Leather Library PH/ Alden Castaneda
Toyooka Craft
Pengrafik
Stationer Extraordinaire
Atelier Musubi
Aesthetic Bay
Inks by Vinta
Everything Calligraphy
On Inks/Leather Luxe PH
Peter Bangayan/ Gav n Sav/ Manila Penography
Nagasawa
Pen Gallery
Vintage Pens by Guia
Gira Leather
Bokumondoh
Bungubox
Troublemaker Inks
Glassophy
Lamy
Sailor
Scribe
Endless Pens
Promise of Spring/ Cat Custom Crafts
Muze Pens
Sey Pens
John Lim (nibmeister)
JP’s Pen Spa (nibmeister)
Matthew Chen (nibmeister)
Sunny Koh of Straits Pen (nibmeister)

Workshops schedule will be announced at a later date. Ticketing information to follow. See you there!

THE MANILA PEN SHOW 2023

The Manila Pen Show 2023 was the Filipino fountain pen lovers’ most awaited event in the last four years! Organized by Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc., the show went on hiatus from 2020-2022 during the pandemic. It came back this year, bigger than ever, with a bigger floor space, more new retailers, and more products. Held last March 18-19, 2023, the show marked its second time at the fifth floor of the Holiday Inn and Suites in Makati. Part of the proceeds from entrance fees this year go to Save The Children, which the Manila Pen Show has been supporting since 2018.

Eager attendees showed up and registered as early as 8am, when the show opened, and continued to arrive in a steady stream until late afternoon of both days. They received samples of the new Sanzen Tomoe River paper in white and cream, as well as a raffle ticket. They were keen to acquire the show-exclusive pens and inks from various vendors following the theme of Filipino flavors. These items were made available for preorder or to purchase directly at the site. Also popular were show merchandise like commemorative t-shirts, tote bags and notepads. The organizers also held several raffles on both days of the show.

Photo by Yancy P. Sura

Registration. Photo by Ricaredo Cerebo, Jr.

Photo by Kailash Ramchandani

Photo by Reggie Reginaldo

International vendors participating this year included Aesthetic Bay (Singapore), Pen Gallery (Malaysia), Straits Pen (Singapore), Toyooka Craft (Japan) and Atelier Musubi (Singapore). Philippine vendors included Everything Calligraphy, Scribe, Kasama, Lamy, Stationer Extraordinaire, Inks by Vinta, ON Inks, Pengrafik, Peter Bangayan, Leather Library, Gav n Sav, Gira Leather, Leather Luxe, Guia’s Vintage Pens, and Troublemaker Inks.

Floor plan

This year the show assigned a separate space for participating nibmeisters John Raymond Lim, JP’s Pen Spa & Nib Works, and Sunny Koh of Straits Pen (SG). There was also a Community Hangout Room where members of Fountain Pen Network-Philippines held pen meets, enjoyed the free coffee and tea, and rested in between purchases. Workshops were held in a dedicated function room on the other end of the floor.

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Ronin Bautista of The Pen Noob captured the energy of the Manila Pen Show’s first day in this Instagram reel.

Day 1 of the Manila Pen Show 2023. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Mark del Rosario (R) and Alvin Arcillas (L) of Kasama. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Kasama Tala pens in “Takipsilim”. Photo by Kasama PH.

Kasama Una pens in PEEK and titanium. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Kustom Magz rollstops for Kasama pens. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Kailash Ramchandani of Pengrafik. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Pengrafik’s pen show exclusive Leonardo Momento Zero in Primary Manipulation 1 by Jonathan Brooks. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Pengrafik’s pen show exclusive Ube Pen by The Good Blue (UK). Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Ingrid Cua of Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo by Jeff Cua.

Kaweco pens from Stationer Extraordinaire. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Alden Castaneda and colleague. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Alden Castaneda‘s corner.

Handbound luxe notebooks by Atelier Musubi. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Seigaiha pattern pen cases from Atelier Musubi. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Daryl Lim of Atelier Musubi. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Vinta Inks show exclusive ink Lilac Dawn 2015, or “Simulan”. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Jillian Tan of Everything Calligraphy. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Everything Calligraphy bundled its pen show exclusive Franklin Christoph pen with Vinta Inks’ Lilac Dawn 2015/Simulan.

Kim Hoong Lai of PenGallery (MY). Photo by PenGallery.

Various pens and inks from PenGallery. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

April Morales of Leather Library PH. Photo by Eliza Rehal.

Embossed leather folio covers from Leather Library PH. Photo by Gema Gonzales.

Toyooka Craft (JP). Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Toru Yamazaki of Toyooka Craft, with Hana Chua. Photo by Hana Chua.

Multi-level alder wood fountain pen box by Toyooka Craft. Photo by Micah Robles.

Tan Fong Kum of Aesthetic Bay. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Nakayas at Aesthetic Bay (SG). Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

AP Limited Editions at Aesthetic Bay. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

ON Inks show exclusives. Photo by Onie Dychitan.

Onie Dychitan and Alma Polvoriza at ON Inks. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

ON Inks and swatches.

Diamine Suman, from Peter Bangayan’s booth. Photo by Leigh Reyes.

Peter Bangayan‘s booth. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Troublemaker Inks. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Troublemaker Inks. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Lara M. Telan (left) of Gav n Sav, with Gema Gonzales. Photo by Bernie Paras Gan.

Suman pen wraps from Gav n Sav. Photo by Jun Castro.

Guia’s Vintage Pens. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Guia Bengzon of Guia’s Vintage Pens. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Some of Guia’s Vintage Pens. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Gira Leather. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Various products at Gira Leather. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Nibmeister Sunny Koh of Straits Pen (SG) with assistant AD Percal. Photo by AD Percal.

Sunny Koh of Straits Pen in action. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Sunny Koh of Straits Pen (SG) offered nibmeister services, as well as a pen show exclusive ink, Honest Ink Sisig, and Tomoe River paper. He also conducted a couple of workshops.

JP Reinoso of JP’s Pen Spa and Nibworks. Photo by Ronin Bautista.

Nibmeister JP Reinoso of JP’s Pen Spa and Nibworks.Photo by JP Reinoso.

Nibmeister John Raymond Lim. Photo by Alby Saavedra Laran.

John Raymond Lim. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Raymund Nino Bumatay of Leather Luxe.

Raymund and Gjulia Bumatay of Leather Luxe.

Lamy Safari Pilipinas pen at the Lamy booth. Photo by Carlo Jerome Ng.

Lamy Philippines. Photo by Kailash Ramchandani.

Lamy Safari Pilipinas pens. Photo by Carlo Jerome Ng.

Red Lamy Safari display. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Scribe. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Scribe owner Marian Ong, Sailor Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi and Tetsuo Hisaka, and Scribe staff. Photo by Scribe.

Laban and Pelikan pens at Scribe. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Taccia Pens at Scribe. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

Scribe brought in Sailor’s custom ink mixing service, represented by Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi and colleague Tetsuo Hisaka. Slots were by appointment, and filled up fast prior to the show. It was an unforgettable experience for those who chose special colors.

Scribe owner Marian Ong with Ink Master Hidetoshi Takahashi and Tetsuo Hisaka of Sailor.

Sailor Ink Masters. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Happy ink mix customer Gianna with Sailor.

Here are videos of the Sailor ink mixing process.

Takahashi-san formulating the color. Video by Carlo Jerome Ng.

Takahashi-san finalizing the color. Video by Carlo Jerome Ng.

Takahashi-san blending the ink. Video by Carlo Jerome Ng.

Day 2 of the Manila Pen Show 2023. Photo by Maria Haze Alenton.

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Ronin Bautista of The Pen Noob filmed Day 2 of the show, focusing on the workshops and flow of attendees.

Lorraine Castaneda’s workshop participants. Photo by Lorraine Castaneda.

Sunny Koh’s workshop participants. Photo by Lorraine Castaneda.

Toni Santos’ workshop participants. Photo by Lorraine Castaneda.

Imma Frias conducting workshop. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

Panel discussion moderated by Leigh Reyes. Photo by JM Jamillarin.

Panoramic shot of panel by Lorraine Castaneda.

Curating A Fountain Pen Collection, panel discussion.

All told, about 1200 people attended the Manila Pen Show 2023, including the vendors, guests and volunteers. Many thanks to organizers Fountain Pen Network-Philippines, Inc., the various vendors, Holiday Inn and Suites Makati, and especially the volunteers for making this event a huge success! Thank you to everyone who attended, whose donations benefited Save The Children. We’ll see you at the next Manila Pen Show in 2024!

For updates, follow @manilapenshow on Instagram, and join the Facebook groups Manila Pen Show and Fountain Pen Network-Philippines.

Save The Children. Photo by Ticky Tabujara.

SAVE THE DATE: THE MANILA PEN SHOW 2023

Finally, after three long years, the Manila Pen Show is back! This year it will be held on March 18-19, 2023 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Makati.

Here is the list of participating vendors/service providers at the show:

Here’s the schedule of activities for the show:

There will be an entrance fee for each day of the show. People may pay at the gate in cash, or use GCash or BPI QR Code. Each entrance fee comes with a raffle ticket! Proceeds from the show will go to Save The Children, which the Manila Pen Show has been supporting since 2018.

See you there! Follow the @manilapenshow on Instagram, or join Manila Pen Show group on Facebook.