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Ink Institute x The Paper Mouse
Cozy Nook
Ink Institute x The Paper Mouse is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
Specs
Paper & pairing
Warm tones (oranges, yellows, ambers) show strong contrast between light and dark areas of each stroke, which is part of why they're popular with broader nibs. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.
About Ink Institute x The Paper Mouse
Ink Institute is a Taiwanese fountain pen ink brand from Taipei, born out of a chemistry lab and run by the stationery firm Juspirit, known for custom color-tuning and themed ink series. This collaboration pairs it with The Paper Mouse, a stationery and gift shop opened in 2015 in West Newton, Massachusetts by Victor Lee and Jenny Zhang.
Storing and using the bottle
Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.
Frequently asked questions
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.