New Pen Day! Setting Up the Tom's Studio Ori Refillable Highlighter (And Cleaning Out the Lumos)

Tom’s Studio recently announced their latest product - an “infinitely refillable” version of a product that isn’t supposed to be refillable: the highlighter. Dubbed the “Ori,” this new pen works on the same principle as the Lumos and Wren refillable fineliners. Each Ori highlighter pen features a double-ended design with two replaceable cotton reservoirs and marker-style tips. To fill the pen, you dip the end of the reservoir into the ink and watch as the ink saturates the filling system and the tip. Each bottle of Tom’s Studio highlighter ink also includes a small eyedropper, and Tom’s Studio suggests that you apply a drop or two to the tip of the marker to ensure adequate saturation and ink flow. It never gets old watching these things fill up. I’m really happy to see a product like this reach market. Way back in the early 2010s, what prompted me to start exploring better stationery was the waste inherent in disposable pens, and especially plastic highlighters. Working in a…