You guys can probably tell before I even say anything why this item caught my eye. Specifically, it is the Pineider Leather Clad Travel Desk, and it grabbed my fancy because, hey, I’m a writer!

It is a sad fact that in this day of laptops and text messages, no one really takes the time to write letters anymore, let alone to write anything longhand. Having a writing desk, whether it is made to travel or not, has practically become an eccentricity.

I really hope this product will change that trend.

Of course, this isn’t just any writing desk. It features fine Italian leather crafted in Florence and it comes with actual nibs — not just pens, nibs! Fourteen of them, as a matter of fact, as well as ink and a leather notebook filled with fine quality paper.