Nothing matches the warm, tactile feeling of wood—it elevates every object crafted from it. Take these Takumi Macinari wood pens from IDEA International. A pleasure to hold (and behold) and perfectly balanced, they make writing even mundane things like to-do lists aesthetically satisfying.

Nothing matches the warm, tactile feeling of wood—it elevates every object crafted from it. Take these Takumi Macinari wood pens from IDEA International. A pleasure to hold (and behold) and perfectly balanced, they make writing even mundane things like to-do lists aesthetically satisfying.

Except for the ink refill (a Mitsubishi S7L) in the retractable ballpoint pen, these beautiful writing instruments are handmade entirely from wood, a process that’s so labor-intensive that only 100 are produced each month. The downside of this old-world style production method is that it’s not exactly cost-effective. These pens have been discontinued—we’ve got the last batch, and we don’t have many.

The pens were designed by Hosei Suzuki, a motor vehicle engineer who wanted to showcase wood as an industrial rather than a crafts material. To prove his point, he intentionally made these pens as straight and mechanical looking as possible, an engineering feat that required him to build a special cutting machine.

We’re offering the ballpoint pens in maple, walnut and purple heart woods, with ebony clips and tips. All colors are natural, with no painting or coating. Each pen comes packaged in a craft paper sleeve with illustrated instructions in English and Japanese.

These aren’t just pens, they’re design icons—and environmentally responsible ones, at that. Now that’s something to write home about.

We also offer wood pencils from the same line.