The Stationery Pieces Every Man Needs

For the money, there’s not a better place to jot down your thoughts.

But if you want something more worthy of occasion, a Métier cover is our favorite way to take a notebook into a business meeting.

Named after literature’s greatest adventurer, the Ulysse is a pocket cover for the notes you take when you’re sailing, stuck on an island, and trying to get back home to your beloved.

If you’re going to get a ballpoint pen, make sure it’s a beautiful one.

Looks great in a first edition, but it’ll dress up a drugstore notebook just as well.

Everyone should have personalized correspondences. Arzberger, from Charlotte, North Carolina, does some of this country’s best embossing, letter pressing, and stationery designing.

A magnifying glass for your desk, because you’re getting up there. Shaped like a turtle to remind you “getting up there” isn’t a bad thing.

Carry a handful of artist pens with you, sketch scenes (however crudely you can), and send them in the post to loved ones. It’s better than any gift you could buy them.

A different take on Montblanc’s writer series. This one immortalizes the eponymous character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s American classic.

We can’t think of a better purchase for holding your paperclips, erasers, and whatever was in your pockets when you sat down.

The perfect card for dinner-party invites and date proposals. Maybe skip for a condolence or when asking for a second chance.

An heirloom-quality pen requires an heirloom-quality vessel.

You really come into your own as a fountain-pen person when you start getting particular about your ink. For us, Pineider is one of the go-to choices.

Simple, monogramed notecards are necessary for your garden-variety thank-yous. If you can’t afford something more bespoke, Papier is a wonderful value.

Interested in adding a touch of color to your notes, doodles, or sketches? Grab a smaller set of Caran d’Ache colored pencils.

Yes, technically a toothbrush tumbler, but an Italian-marble tumbler adds a contrasting cold texture to your big dark-wood writing desk.

Again, Papier is a great value. We love a sticky-note color, even though you can’t find it in hi-vis orange at the moment.