Confession: I have a desk drawer filled with gel pens in a variety of colors (think neon pink, shimmery gold, deep black and beyond). I use them to write birthday cards for my friends and for my ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer, editor, publisher and fan of all things handwritten. Pilot Corporation’s NAMIKI Maki-e Atelier in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa ...

Founded in Japan by Ryosuke Namiki and Masao Wada, the Pilot Pen Corporation (named the Namiki Manufacturing Company at its founding) is commemorating its 100th anniversary with new products that ...