Pen (KinkNamePending)
UK rope switch, mainly a rope bottom, who teaches at Anatomie Studio in London with a focus on bottoming, anatomy and safety, and has performed and taught across the UK, Europe, the United States and Southeast Asia.
Pen, who works under the name KinkNamePending, is a rope switch from the south London area who teaches at Anatomie Studio in Peckham. The studio lists him as a volunteer and teacher and uses he/him for him. He leans towards the bottom side of the rope and says power exchange and surrender keep drawing him back, whoever he is tying with.
Background
His studio profile says he first treated shibari as another form of bondage and later found it more profound. Outside rope he has studied anatomy and physiology at length, and he brings that knowledge into his teaching, aiming to help both bottoms and riggers explore rope more safely. Bottoming education and safety are the topics he names as his main interest.
Teaching
Anatomie listed Pen and Petite Pretzel to teach Course 1 of its Discover Shibari series in February 2024, a weekend for complete beginners covering safety, communication and basic ties. Anatomie listed a June 2025 neck-rope workshop with Pen and studio co-founder Anna Bones for students with some experience, covering anatomy, consent and quick releases. Temple listed an October 2024 predicament class for rope bottoms with Pen and Petite Pretzel in New York.
Performance
Temple’s biography credits Pen with rope-bottom performances in the UK at Fox & Badge, Pinky Promise, the Lust Supper and Tangled Festival, and outside it at Stockholm Pride, Eurix in Germany and Temple itself. Anatomie’s page adds that he has taught and performed in Southeast Asia as well.