Melbourne Pen & Stationery Show 2025

Held on Sunday, 26 October 2025 at Arrow on Swanston, Carlton, the Melbourne Pen & Stationery Show 2025 was produced by a largely new committee, a new venue closer to the city with more transport, accommodation, and food options, and a record number of international guest exhibitors. The event was a huge success, attracting more than twice the number of visitors as the previous record, set by MPS 2024.

A crowded room with many exhibitor tables Two people in green aprons cross paths at the bottom of a stairwell A woman wearing a green apron with the MPSS logo on it Daniel Zhang inspects a nib with a loupe at his table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table Glass pens arranged on an exhibitor's table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table Three exhibitors posing together at their table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table The coffee booth, labeled An exhibitor booth An exhibitor booth Shopping at an exhibitor table Exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor booth An exhibitor booth An array of open ink bottles with swatch cards An exhibitor table An exhibitor table People swatching inks at the Robert Oster table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table A sign on a table surrounded by pens: An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table An exhibitor table Exhibitor tables Exhibitor tables An exhibitor table Two visitors look at the Melbourne Pen Depot table A volunteer wearing a green apron shows a phone with a QR code to a visitor Colourful, swirly resin pens on a black table cloth A tray with three rows of colourful, resin pens The exhibitors pose at the Just Turnings table A queue of visitors in the foyer Visitors queue down a flight of stairs A volunteer in a green apron delivers a large cardboard box to the reception desk A happy guest and a volunteer in a green apron at the Info desk An exhibitor table Looking out the hall doorway into the foyer at a volunteer in a green apron and the line of queued guests waiting to enter A long queue of people down the sidewalk, ending at a door with a A long queue of people down the sidewalk A long queue of people down the sidewalk. One steps out to take a photo with their phone. In the queue on the sidewalk, a group of visitors look at one of their phones Volunteers welcome guests, handing out sheets of paper at a table in the foyer The show floor packed with people A crowd of visitors around the Hachimonjiya table A crowd of visitors around the Hanabi Glass Studio table A crowd of visitors around the Soe & Soe table A view of the hall, packed with people A view of the hall, packed with people An exhibitor table seen from above, with a crowd of visitors A crowded corner of the show hall Another view of the busy show floor A crowd of people in the back corner of the show floor, with a table full of Robert Oster ink bottles in the foreground An exhibitor table A group of guests at an exhibitor's table, including one volunteer in a green apron who photographs a page with her phone An exhibitor takes money from a visitor The crowd passing through the entrance to The Victory Room A crowd of people passing through a doorway out to the main hall The bustling crowd moves past the Melbourne Pen Depot table A happy Casey at the Pens by Casey table A row of pastel-coloured pens on an exhibitor's table An exhibitor checks a pen amid a crowd of visitors at their table Stacks of Life notebooks in pink, yellow and blue covers Wood carving tools in a glass case at an exhibitor table An exhibitor helps two visitors over a table full of colourful resin pens Looking up from the busy show floor to a couple of volunteers on the black-curtained stage Two visitors look with excitement at their purchases on a white table. A sign saying Two bottles of Robert Oster ink sit on a table next to a visitor's open notebook, with ink swatches on the page. A collection of pens rest in green trays, out of focus in the foreground. In the background, visitors look down at items on the exhibitor's other tables. Visitors look at the open ink bottles and compare swatch cards A volunteer and a visitor with excited expressions. The volunteer, wearing a green apron points at the visitor. The visitor points at the ceiling.
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Photo by Leo Fok
Swatch cards of the three Ink Institute exclusive inks: Dirty Strawberry Milkshake, Blueberry Milkshake and Guava Milkshake A gorgeous collection of inks and stationery items at the Soe & Soe table A wide view of the busy show floor from above A wide view of the busy show floor from above A wide view of the busy show floor from above Workshop participants work around large, round tables up on the stage Workshop participants work around large, round tables up on the stage With a table full of journals-in-progress in the foreground, Dina helps a workshop participant at one of the tables A sign written in white chalk on a small A-frame blackboard: At the end of a busy day, the