On this episode we talk with Jan Zander about his new company, JanZander Design. Jan Zander was the head of design of Montblanc for 20+ years and was involved in many great projects of the German based company. Now, he starts creating his own designs and offer them to the market. We talked with hm about these designs and his history with Montblanc. In this episode we also talk about the Montblanc Great Characters Jimi Hendrix which recently arrived in our store. Make sure to not miss this episode!
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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

On the first episode of 2023 we talk with Vanessa Langton (Pen Gangster) and Michael Waltinger (Scriveley) about the new year's resolutions. We also start the year positive to talk about the negative comments under our social media posts. The Montblanc 149 Curved nib arrived in our store the last week of 2022, and we are happy to take an extra good look at that!

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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

On the first episode with Vanessa Langton (Pen Gangsta) as the co-host we have the honor to chat with Matthew Morse. We talk with him about his passion for fountain pens, how he became addicted, about designing and a small recap of 2022. In the episode we also announce a few new products which can be found on our website.

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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In this episode of Appelboom Bites with David Parker AKA Figboot on Pens as co-host we have the honor to chat with Michael Gutberlet, the CEO of Kaweco.  Kaweco is a German brand and is very well known for its characteristing Sport pocket fountain pen. It comes in all colors and is avaialble in a variety of materials. Now Kaweco is working on a piston filling mechanism for this model and Michael is telling us all about this amazing new project!
On the last episode with David Parker AKA Gifboot on Pens as a co-host (for now), we have Jonathon Brooks as a special guest. Jonathon is the owner of the Carolina Pen Company and is famous for his amazing resins that are used by brands as Visconti, Leonardo, and many more. He talks about his experience as a pen maker and what he likes about the whole process of creating custom orders.

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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In this episode of Appelboom Bites with David Parker AKA Figboot on Pens as co-host we have the honor to chat with Michael Gutberlet, the CEO of Kaweco.  Kaweco is a German brand and is very well known for its characteristing Sport pocket fountain pen. It comes in all colors and is avaialble in a variety of materials. Now Kaweco is working on a piston filling mechanism for this model and Michael is telling us all about this amazing new project!
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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In this episode of Appelboom Bites with David Parker AKA Figboot on Pens as co-host we have the honor to chat with Marco Frei, the CEO of Otto Hutt. Otto Hutt is a German brand that creates all their writing instruments in house. We also created an How It's Made video about Otto Hutt, which can be found on our Youtube channel. With Marco we discussed the Black Friday weekend, the Christmas markets in Germany and of course the latest releases of Otto Hutt. We also announce two new collections of Pineider and Namiki on the show. Enough to enjoy! 

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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In this episode of Appelboom Bites with David Parker AKA Figboot on Pens as co-host we have the honor to chat with Kerry Adams, also known from her Youtube channel Pens and Tea. We discuss how it is to be a famous Youtuber, how Figboot came up with his name,  what is important for the videos and how they decide which pens to review.

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About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In the first episode of Appelboom Bites with David Parker AKA Figboot on Pens as co-host we have the honor to chat with Luca Baglione, the CEO of Scribo. Luca pops up a new color in the Feel collection as his pen check and will talk about some amazing future projects of Scribo. He explains about the heritage of the brand and why this is so important for them.  

About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In the last episode of Appelboom Bites with Azizah AKA Gourmet Pens as co-host we have the honor to chat with Cary Yeager (Mr. Fountain Pen Day) about the most important day of the year, the first Friday of November, Fountain Pen Day. He tells us about the history of this event and what he wanted to achieve with this day. Joost also reveal the special promotion that Appelboom has for Fountain Pen Day 2022 and shows some new products.

About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!

In this episode of Appelboom Bites Azizah and Joost chat with Salvatore and Mariafrancesca Matrone of the Leonardo pen company. The pens in the pen check are hardly a surprise, but the reveal of a completely new pen model is! And that’s when things got really interesting, because Salvatore and Mariafrancesca reveal even more – very special! – new additions to the Leonardo collection, just in time for the holiday season.

About the Appelboom Bites Podcast:

Tune in to Appelboom Bites - a podcast that shares nibbles of news from the fountain pen world, from artists to makers, upcoming releases, and more, we'll chat about it all! 

Come hungry, leave happy!