POV: you’ve been looking for the perfect EDC (everyday carry) pen case to take your favourite fountain pens with you.
I get it, for a lot of us who love our fountain pens it often goes beyond just a writing tool. You start off with one pen, it’s all fine and are enjoying the particular tactile satisfaction of pen on paper. Then maybe you decide you want to try other nibs or inks and then it’s a whole new world opened up. Suddenly, what started as a curiosity into a new hobby has turned into a lifestyle choice.
Then you come to a realisation that kind of cases where all your pens and pencils jostle around is no longer suitable enough to hold your fountain pens because what if they get scratched? Unacceptable!
The handmade fountain pen cases I make here at Soe & Soe started off as a solution to my own problem of not finding a pen case design that was quite right for my pens. My ideal pen case would have individual slots snug enough not to have the pens feel loose like in a pen sleeve, compact as possible but form which allows individual expression of style. The original design then was expanded into different sizes based on feedback and requests from customers as they were made on a custom-order basis.
This article is an explanation of the different styles on offer here at Soe & Soe.
Our Signature Pen Case
This style can be made to fit 1-6 pens with individual slots and can be made with either button & elastic closure as seen or magnetic clasp. Soe & Soe signature fountain pen case comes in 3 regular sizes or can be made specially to fit your fountain pen collection if you have pens of unusual sizes such as extra skinny/long/short/chonky pens.
- Miniature: this size would be for really short pocket pens, designed to perfectly fit pens no taller than a Sailor progear slim mini (or Jinhao 82 mini) and is also perfect for Kaweco Sports models without the pens falling into the abyss of standard pen cases available.
- Small: this size is perfect for fountain pen enthusiasts with pens such as Sailor Professional Gear / PGS, smaller Pelikans,
- Large: our most popular size and the you will most likely see in our store that I have made ready-to-ship. These will fit most pens no larger than a TSWBI diamond 580 such as Lamy Safari, Platinum 3776, Pilot Capless/ Vanishing Point.
- Oversize: This is the option for chonky pens such as an Esterbrook Oversize etc. A lot of pens in this category won't fit in standard pen cases but they can in this one!
If you are unsure about what size suits your collection of fountain pens, feel free to reach out to use via email, IG or FB and we can help you out.
Wrap Style Case
Inspired by luxury jewellery travel wraps, this style is the ultimate way to show off your pocket pens with a plush elastic slots and cushy base this style lets the whole pen be the hero.
Currently this style of handmade pen case is only offered in a miniature size as you can see in the photo above. You can see the whole pen in this pen case.