tools | Explore Innovative Tools Today — Marcus Baumgart

I love collecting and using these tools but they are not the point. They are an aesthetically pleasing distraction from the actual writing, and need to be handled firmly.

A white pen, a black pen, and a silver pen are placed in front of a closed silver e-ink tablet, which is partially covered by a gray felt folder or case, on a gray surface.

A Freewrite Hemingwrite in polished aluminium

Two Field Notes memo books, each with an illustration of fruit on the cover. The left book features an orange pumpkin, and the right book shows an apple sliced in half and a whole apple.

A luxury fountain pen with a black textured grip and silver trim, featuring a clip on the cap.

A hand holding a colorful display tablet with a vibrant abstract design on the screen.

Silver Apple MacBook Air with pink, purple, and blue abstract wallpaper on screen

Close-up of a person's hand using a stylus to sign a document on a tablet. The signature is partially completed on the lower right side of the document.

A compact black and gray wireless keyboard with black keys and white lettering, including function keys, number keys, and letters.

A small, white, portable electronic device with a built-in keyboard and a screen displaying three illustrated people and the text "Set Your Story Free" and "Traveler."

App icon featuring a yellow butterfly with a fountain pen nib as the body on a dark gray background.

A blue mechanical pencil with a gold clip and an eraser, a blue wooden pencil with a sharpened tip, and a blue mechanical pencil with gold accents on a dark surface.