Blackwing Blog

Guy Clark was born in West Texas in 1941. He was a singer-songwriter, painter, luthier, and known as one of the most prominent figures in American music. Often referred to as “the king of the Texas troubadours,” Clark...

We teamed up with the Preservation Hall, an iconic New Orleans venue, to create a pencil that celebrates the Hall and its dedication to keeping the spirit, sound, and soul of jazz music alive.

In 1971, Bruce decided to journey back to Hong Kong to try to establish himself again as an actor. He was contracted for the lead role in two Hong Kong films produced by Golden Harvest. The first of...

In April of 1959, Bruce Lee embarked on his journey back to America with nothing more than $100 to his name. He boarded a ship bound for San Francisco but quickly found his new home in Seattle after...

The Blackwing 651 is a tribute to Bruce Lee and his philosophy of simplicity, directness, and freedom. We worked closely with the Lee family on the design of the pencil, which is an ode to one of Bruce...

Despite his image as an international movie star and acclaimed martial artist, Bruce Lee was a philosopher at his core. His pocketbooks contained everything from dance routines, to uplifting self-affirmations and deep life-shaping wisdoms. While his oeuvre is...

On November 27, 1940, between the hours of 7 and 9 AM in San Francisco, a dragon was born. According to the Chinese Zodiac, Lee Jun Fan, also known as “Bruce,” was born during the hour and the...

When we first heard about a team of designers that were using Blackwing pencils to sketch out projects on parchment paper placemats at an osteria in a small town in Italy, we knew we had to find out...