x-53 January 2026:  We’ll call this the Blackwing Sakura II.  A collaboration with Blackwing and Moleskine.

x-52 December 2025 ~Blackwing and the Academy partnered to create a limited edition pencil set that honors the timeless art of filmmaking.

Lab 11.28.25 is the thirteenth in the Labs series.  In this Lab they finally made the first all-black Blackwing pencil. Black-stained Genuine Incense-cedar wood, matte black lacquer, black imprint, black ferrule, black clip, black eraser, and our balanced graphite.

Nov. 2025: The 43rd release in the Blackwing Volumes series, the Blackwing 21 is  a tribute to the craft of woodworking.  Each pencil is made with special finger jointed slats created by combining two short slats together.  It also features our first-ever square barrel with an extra wide face so you can see the finger joints on each pencil.  Contains firm graphite.

All I know is this custom came with a notebook.

Tools for Teachers — Free social studies & history curriculum. Student-centered and adaptable for any classroom. Connect the dots of history with fresh & engaging lesson materials. Global perspective. Free.

x-51 November 2025 ~ Produced in partnership with Calder Gardens, this limited edition pencil set depicts bolt patterns pulled directly from Calder’s large scale stabile Tripes (1974).

6 quotes from Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective     

• My philosophy is my work.                                                   • I’m interested in finding solutions to problems.

• A line can go anywhere.                                                         • Each material has a nature of it’s own.

• Doing is living. That is all that matters.                              • There are times when I discovered something from a mistake.