The one pocket pen I have stayed faithful to
Regular readers from back in my ukfountainpens.com days will remember that, in addition to my main pen collection, I
Why I still love the Muyshondt Aeon in 2025
Some product categories create really interesting tensions for designers to solve, and the way their products turn out says a
I am a sucker for Snowpeak
Like many normal family homes, my kitchen cupboards are overflowing with mugs and glasses of all shapes and sizes. Some
‘Stopped looking’
My dear brother is (in many respects) the kind of weirdo I wish I could be.
If you read my
Overthinking a watch collection
For as long as I can remember, I have loved wristwatches. My dad had a Rolex, a 16710 GMT Master,
State of the collection, October 2025: Part 1
I said this wasn’t a pen blog… but pens are very much on my mind at the moment. I
No AI here
In my dayjob, I work in high tech. I use AI every day — including to support ‘content creation’, ie writing,
Why ‘Deliberate Objects’?
Starting this blog is a strange feeling for me.
In one sense it’s a very familiar thing: I blogged
Coming soon
This is Deliberate Objects, a brand new site by Ant Newman that's just getting started. Things will be
