Requin Renard Glass Pen B1
Last updated: 12 October 2026
The Requin Renard glass pen B1 is a handmade glass dip pen with a reservoir built into the body, so one fill lasts up to 30 metres of line. Its bevelled nib gives a stroke from 0.4mm to 2mm depending on the angle of your hand. Requin Renard sells it for €59, about £50, and on 12 October 2026 its shop showed the B1 as sold out.
What the Requin Renard glass pen is
Requin Renard is a glass studio in Marseille. Each B1 is flame-worked there one piece at a time, and the nib is shaped and adjusted by hand. After that, every pen is inspected before it ships.
A normal glass pen holds ink in the grooves of its nib, so you dip again every few lines. The B1 adds a reservoir up the body instead.
What it does
- Reservoir: you fill it from the back end with the pipette until ink reaches the fifth visible bead. Then capillary action draws the ink down to the nib.
- Variable line: the bevelled nib widens or narrows the stroke as you tilt your hand, from 0.4mm to 2mm.
- Writing and drawing: the maker pitches it for handwriting, sketching and calligraphy.
Key facts
- Price: €59 for the pen, or €129 with a stand, on 12 October 2026
- Stock: both options showed as sold out on 12 October 2026
- Material: borosilicate glass, the stronger glass used in laboratory equipment
- Line: 0.4mm to 2mm, depending on angle
- Range per fill: up to 30 metres
- In the box: user guide, filling pipette, silicone cap and travel case
- Lead time: one to two weeks, because each pen is made to order
Who it suits
The B1 suits illustrators, letter writers and calligraphers who are tired of dipping.
Meanwhile, the maker also sells the F3, which has a fine nib for a line of about 0.25mm to 0.35mm at €74. Requin Renard steers first-time buyers to the B1 and detailed work to the F3. For more presents in this vein, our gifts for artists and creatives gathers tools and prints for people who make things.
The limits
Ink choice is narrow. The pen needs fluid, water-based ink without particles. So acrylic, gel, metallic, glitter and shimmer inks are out, along with thick India inks.
It is still glass. The maker says to protect it from drops and from heavy pressure on the nib. If the nib breaks, Requin Renard asks you to contact it about a possible repair.
Cleaning takes a few rounds. You rinse the nib, fill the pen with water, shake it nib up and repeat until the water runs clear.
Finally, UK orders ship from France. The shop's shipping policy says customs duties and import taxes are not included and fall to the recipient.
Where to buy the Requin Renard glass pen in the UK
The B1 sells direct from the Requin Renard shop, priced in euros, so the sterling cost moves with the exchange rate. At the European Central Bank rate on 12 October 2026, €59 came to about £50 before shipping and import charges. Since it showed as sold out that day, check the page for new stock before you plan it as a gift.
FAQs
How much is the Requin Renard glass pen B1?
€59 for the pen alone and €129 with a stand, direct from Requin Renard on 12 October 2026. That is about £50 for the pen at that day's rate.
What ink works in the B1?
Fluid, water-based inks such as watercolour inks, fine calligraphy inks and some runny India inks. Requin Renard keeps a list of tested inks, including Ecoline and LAMY T 53.
What is the difference between the B1 and the F3?
The B1 has a bevelled nib with a 0.4mm to 2mm line. By contrast, the F3 has a fine nib for a line of about 0.25mm to 0.35mm and costs €74.
Will I pay import charges?
You might. Requin Renard says customs duties and import taxes are not included unless checkout states otherwise, and the recipient pays them.
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