When the Miami Pen Show premiered 33 years ago, it made Florida
a destination for lovers of vintage and modern fountain pens and
accessories.
Tania Meixner is a kitchen and bath designer and a part of the
family-run, Florida-based fountain pen ink company Anderillium. She
and her mother, Karen Anderson, attend most of the U.S. pen shows as
representatives of Anderillium. When it became necessary to cancel the
2023 Miami Pen Show in Miami, Florida, they saw an opportunity.
Previous owner Bert Oser agreed to sell the show to Meixner’s
company, Pen Affairs, LLC.

We want to raise awareness of this very cool sub-culture: the pen community,” said Tania Meixner.
Miami has a reputation as a vintage-centric pen show, and while that focus continues, modern writing instruments are also a major focus. Larger vendors such as OMAS and Nahvalur are joined by boutique artisan brands such as Magnolia Pens,
Little Hollow Pens, and Divine Pens Plus.
Meixner and Anderson are leaning heavily into Miami’s reputation
as a coastal and artistic destination. In addition to traditional classes
and seminars on subjects such as calligraphy, journaling, and history,
the Miami show will feature classes by local pen and ink artists. The
Reef is the unique ocean-themed testing station, called an “ink bar,”
and it’s hard to miss with its staging of sand, seaweed, and consciously
kitschy elements such as a pink flamingo.
No surprise: the official 2024 show ink, Vizcaya Green (named after a
local historical mansion and botanical garden), is provided by Anderillium.
Anderson, who creates custom colors for Anderillium, says, “It was a
challenge, to be sure! It took many iterations to achieve this lovely green.”
The pen show renaissance continues. According to Meixner, the
dynamic mother-daughter duo is palpably excited: “We’re ready to go,
and we aim for this show to give everyone a great time!”