Tono & Lims 806 Inks Book
Tono & Lims was founded in 2018 as a partnership between Takashi Ono, a Japanese fountain pen enthusiast, and Tae-kyun Lim, whose family has long worked in ink making in South Korea, where the inks are produced. The brand has since gathered a devoted following among ink collectors for its playful, story-driven series and its A Space Walk events, where fans meet to swatch, mix and share inks together.
This book collects every regular Tono & Lims ink released up to 2024, all 806 of them, each shown with its colour swatch, original label and specs. For anyone writing with fountain pens or glass pens, it is a handy reference for finding a shade before committing to a bottle, comparing near neighbours side by side, or keeping track of a growing collection. It is just as rewarding to browse for pleasure: the pages move from the Standard Colors and Prefecture Series through Star Light, Kaleidoscope Pure and DEEEP SPACE to the anniversary inks, the Ink Gacha, community collaborations and staff spin-offs. Tucked between the swatches are the stories behind the ink names, a visit to the Korean workshop where the inks are made, a look back at past packaging, and ideas for getting the most out of an ink book of your own.
Full colour on every page, it is a book to linger over, one swatch at a time.
Material: Paper, softcover
Size: 200 x 160 x 21 mm
Contents: 1 book, 240 full colour pages
Language: Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
