Smaragd - Online

June 23, 2015

To be honest I don't know much about Online Schreibgeräte pen company. It was founded in 1991 by Alexandra and Thomas Batsch. It seems they're quite popular in some countries and their products are rather good. I haven't however, tried any of their pens. I've managed to take samples of two of their inks from a friend.

The company offers six inks in funny and small bottles that contain 15 ml of liquid. I would sat that for 3,95 euro / ml they're not cheap:

http://imageshack.com/a/img901/7333/8GPsUN.jpg

www.online.pen.de

I was able to put my hands on Samaragd and Rubin Red. Both are well behaved ink, however I'm not really keen on colors.

Smaragd is ugly, but I wholeheartedly dislike this kind of hues in general.

Bottle

http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9020/MTHNFa.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/6799/aiMYkg.jpg

Ink splash

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5339/68bYjz.jpg

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/624/BHXj3D.jpg

Waterproofness

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/9461/em6vWM.jpg

Software ID

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3261/YJ7nhF.jpg

Oxford Recycled, Lamy 2000, Medium nib

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/2340/2Iyg0W.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img661/6114/EEKutj.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4219/63FaOq.jpg

Semikolon, Lamy 2000, M nib

http://imageshack.com/a/img908/2023/hLTHfS.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img901/3144/BfbzOK.jpg

Copy paper, Kaweco Al-Sport, B

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/2491/fZbvVk.jpg

June 23, 2015

PS: if you happen to know something about this company, I would be interested to read it

June 23, 2015

How ONLINE got its name...

The term "ONLINE" has become part of our day-to-day language – that was not always the case. When Alexandra and Thomas Batsch established their company "ONLINE Schreibgeräte" in 1991 they could not forsee how that term would change through the years due to the boom in computers and online banking.

In 1991 the company founders were looking for a suitable name. It was supposed to be called "ONLINE" because, back then, being connected with a computer center - and thus "online" - meant to be most up-to-date. The year the company was established neither PCs nor the Internet were widely spread in Germany. The name was supposed to evoke up-to-dateness and a reference to writing. And, due to the fact that the word "line" was embedded, the name appeared to be just perfect.

"Even though 'online' has undergone a complete semantic change in the last 20 years, we, of course, stay with it," says its managing director Thomas Batsch. The name today, including its closed concept with graphics and logo, is well known among the young target group - and stands for design and innovation - made in Germany.

June 23, 2015

Been tempted to buy one online's wooden pens for a while. I'm a fan of lesser known German brands such as Diplomat so on online seems right up my street. Anyway I like the colour, to me it looks like Waterman green it would be nice to see the two side by side.