Category: Pen

EiMIM Pen

Dallas, Texas based industrial designer Will Hodges recently introduced me to his Kickstarter project for the production of the beautifully designed and minimal EiMIM Pen. Not disimilar to the hugely popular Pen Type-A, Hodges’s design makes use of 6061 aluminium material as well as the strongest Neodymium magnets commercially available.

The simple and elegant design of this pen has a solid, smooth surface, devoid of branding, which sits neatly into its magnetic base. Each pen will come with a choice of black or blue in 0.25mm, 0.3mm, and 0.4mm Pilot Hi Tec C insert. The EiMIM Pen will have a machined, glass bead blasted, and powder coated finish.

Having already ordered this pen, I will be sure to update you on my experience with it and provide a thorough opinion. In the meantime, I think this project is certainly worth backing.

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Ballpoint

Minimalux of London is a design brand, who produce modern collections of desk accessories. Previously featured on Minimalissimo with their Bulb design, Minimalux’s latest creation is the beautifully simple Ballpoint – a variant of the common, disposable ballpoint pen, made from a single fluid sleeve of lasting solid brass.

The pen is not plated or lacquered, which allows its surface finish to change with use and age becoming uniquely personal. The ergonomic design pays careful consideration to weight and balance to deliver a smooth and fluid line with very little applied pressure.

Photography by Peer Lindgreen

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Pen Type-A

Brooklyn-based industrial designers Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy of CW&T have created a Kickstarter project for the production of their new minimal pen. Pen Type-A is a stainless steel replacement for the Hi-Tec-C’s cheap plastic casing.

The minimalist design has has a dime screw on one end to allow for easy ink cartridge replacement. Its shaft is a solid smooth surface with no branding, and just the right thickness and weight so it feels comfortable in your hand.

The pen slides slowly into its protective sleeve, which doubles as a ruler and includes a 0.3 Black Hi-Tec-C Cartridge. The pen will eventually sell for $99 (€69) but through Kickstarter, backers can get their hands on it for $50 (€35). It is already proving to be incredibly popular and I can see why. Certainly worth backing.

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Dietrich x Düller

Düller is a stationary brand developed by I.D.E.A. Recently, they paired Dietrich Lubs (Braun) and Naori Miyazaki (I.D.E.A.) together to make a small stationary collection, consisting of a ballpoint pen, fountain pen and mechanical pencil. The pieces are made using aluminium and come packaged in a notebook made from recycled Green Aid paper.

I absolutely love the way the black of the outer shell is contrasted ever so subtly with dark-green highlights.

Two of the pieces from the stationary collection are available from Vetted. I picked up the ballpoint pen and the mechanical pencil from Via Alley on Crown Street in Sydney.

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DBA Pen

Besides taking care of a minimal ecological footprint, the DBA Pen is a every day object touched by minimalist design.

New York based company DBA has the goal of developing products that combine aesthetic strength, technical innovation and ecologically effective principles. DBA’s products standout by an honest simplicity and a heightened sensitivity to user needs. DBA is committed to the awareness and application of responsible materials, efficient construction and intelligent packaging.

The DBA Pen is 98% biodegradable with a body composed of an innovative new bio-plastic, an ink reservoir made from a – renewable – biodegradable fiber and using a custom-formulated ink composed of simple, pronounceable ingredients.

Besides it’s package is composed of 100% recycled content – FSC certified paper – printed with vegetable-based inks and is 100% recyclable.

I love the fact that an every day object like a pen – of which I cannot even count the number I use every year – nowadays can be manufactured with such a minimal impact on the environment. Besides I like the total simplicity of both pen and package.

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