Generally, I’m not a big pen case person. Most of my stationery lives on my desk and doesn’t tend to leave it. Therefore for the past couple of years I’ve had a single pen case – the Lihit Lab Compact Pen Case – that I use exclusively for travelling. 

However, with the number of pens I have inked starting to overflow from my 23 pen box (yes, I need to stop inking so many pens!) I decided to get another pen case to hold this overflow, that would double as a travel case. I specifically wanted a pen case with pen slots to keep my pens separated, which is why I went for the Luddite Bendy Pen Case. 

I liked the compact design of this case, and it comes in a nice variety of colours, mostly neutrals. I specifically wanted this pink one, which seemed to be sold out or just not available in many places, but I managed to get it from Art from the Heart. 

It’s made from a very tough canvas material and has two outer zipper compartments, and then opens out to reveal 5 pen slots. Because of the compact nature of this pen case, you aren’t able to fit anything too bulky in the zipper pockets. I’d say it’s more for carrying sticky notes, or sticker sheets or maybe a ruler and scissors. It definitely wouldn’t be suitable for cramming with lots of pens, or larger items like glue sticks. 

The middle pen slot that forms the base or spine of the pen case is a little smaller than the four others, so is only really suitable for a slim pen, but it still gives you an extra slot. The other slots will fit fairly large pens, but the poppers on the top and bottom corners of the case can be a problem. 

The bottom poppers make the end pen slots shorter than the others, and sliding pens into the slots is made a bit fiddly by the top poppers. You have to bend back the corner as you slide the pen in to ensure you don’t scratch your pens on them. 

I’d also note that although the slots will hold chunkier pens, it does make the pen case bulky, and at a certain point you can no longer fasten the poppers. For example, I put four TWSBI Ecos in the case, and it wouldn’t close properly. 

Whilst I did have some problems with this pen case, on the whole, I really like it. The quality is excellent, and it does feel like it would adequately protect your pens. At £19.99 it is a little pricey for a fabric pen case, but not outlandishly so.

There are some slightly larger Luddite pen cases available that I would consider trying at some point, but for now, I’ll enjoy having this one on my desk for my overflow pens, and I look forward to testing it out for travel on my next trip!

So what is your go-to pen case? Have you tried any of Luddite’s products?