Blackwing Blog

The Blackwing Loft is officially open at Rough Trade NYC! This evolving space will be home to one-of-a-kind art installations, events and workshops, and exclusive in-store products.

The Blackwing Loft a space where you can test out Blackwing products, read about the history of the Blackwing brand, shop our entire collection, see how a pencil (and record) is made.

The Blackwing 811, the first glow in the dark Blackwing pencils, is a tribute to libraries and they hope they represent.

Andy Powers is a luthier, and lead designer at Taylor Guitars.

The Blackwing 4 is a tribute to the 2020 Mars rover mission. It features a rust-colored lacquer and sand-textured finish inspired by the surface of the fourth planet. It also features our first ever bronze ferrule, a cream...

The Blackwing 33 1/3 is a tribute to vinyl records. It features a matte black finish and matte black ferrule to go with its black imprint and black eraser. The gloss black foil banding near the grip was...

Heather Martinez is a lettering artist and visual practitioner based out of Colorado. Read her interview with Blackwing here to learn more.

Working out your brain is good for your creative process. Here are six brain exercises you can try with nothing but a pencil and a piece paper.

In every box of Blackwing 10001 pencils, there is a challenge from Miyamoto Sensei himself. Can you find the solution to his equation?

Blackwing 10001 (壱万壱) pays tribute to Miyamoto Sensei’s puzzles and other creative ways of teaching. 10001 is tied to one of Miyamoto Sensei’s favorite equations.