Ferris Wheel Press

Ferris Wheel Press is a Canadian stationery company established in 2015 in Toronto, Ontario. Its identity combines fountain pens, bottled inks, notebooks, and writing accessories with an overtly illustrated, nostalgic visual style rather than treating stationery as purely utilitarian objects.

Its product range is especially recognized for fountain-pen inks sold in distinctive glass bottles. Ferris Wheel Press produces many colours, including saturated blues, greens, purples, reds, and shimmering formulas containing reflective particles. The inks are marketed in bottle sizes.

A signature format is the 38-millilitre bottle, whose rounded silhouette and decorative cap distinguish it from conventional rectangular ink packaging. Ferris Wheel Press also offers smaller 20-millilitre bottles for selected releases, allowing customers to sample colours without purchasing larger quantities.

Its ink catalogue includes shimmering and non-shimmering options alongside standard dye-based colours, but each formulation is presented through a named colour story. Titles including Bluegrass Velvet and Tears of Sapphire give the catalogue a collectible, story-led character for its audience.

Among its recognizable shades are Bluegrass Velvet, Moss Park Green, Lady Rose, Tears of Sapphire, and Stroke of Midnight. These names reflect the company’s preference for place-based, material-based, or theatrical language, while the inks themselves remain intended for everyday writing.

Ferris Wheel Press has also developed fountain pens, including the Carousel, a lightweight pen with a distinctive faceted or patterned body depending on the edition. The pen uses standard international ink cartridges or converters, making it compatible with bottled ink refills.

Another notable design is the Brush fountain pen, named for its brush-like silhouette and offered in multiple finishes. Ferris Wheel Press has paired pen releases with coordinated inks, turning colours into themed sets rather than selling instruments in isolation alone.

The company’s packaging is part of its product experience. Bottles commonly arrive in illustrated boxes, and limited editions use artwork, colour palettes, and narratives to connect stationery with imagined places or historical eras. This approach gives releases a distinct identity.

Ferris Wheel Press has collaborated with artists and brands for special editions, including collections tied to literary or visual themes. Its products are distributed internationally through independent stationery retailers as well as its online store, giving the brand global reach.

The brand’s appeal rests on a deliberate tension between collectible presentation and practical use. Its inks are designed for fountain pens and dip pens, while its notebooks and accessories support writing and note-taking. Together, these products serve collectors and writers.

Although Ferris Wheel Press uses playful storytelling, its products remain grounded in familiar tools: ink, paper, nibs, and refillable writing systems. The result is a distinctly Canadian stationery brand with recognizable bottles, colour names, and coordinated releases around the world.