Creator Bolígraf by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Creator Bolígraf by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny de Material d'Art i Papereria Competition Category.

FerroMaterial d'Art· 2023

Creator Bolígraf

by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Client: Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Material d'Art Category

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The Design

About Creator Bolígraf

Creator és un bolígraf modular que els usuaris munten ells mateixos. El cos metàl·lic buidat deixa veure els cargols, les molles i l'estructura mecànica interior. Els accessoris externs, en diferents colors, formes i materials, es connecten mitjançant una interfície universal, de manera que les peces encaixen com blocs de construcció i cada bolígraf esdevé personal. El cos està fet íntegrament de metall. Exceptuant els recanvis i les molles, la majoria de les peces es completen en un sol procés i els materials són totalment reciclables, la qual cosa redueix el consum d'energia i el malbaratament de material.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Creator Bolígraf és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Creator Bolígraf sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Creator Bolígraf és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The product has a hollowed-out all-metal pen body. Therefore, some parts such as screws and springs, and mechanical structure can be clearly seen. Users can assemble parts into a pen. Multi-style external accessories are available, so users can freely choose their favorite colors and shapes, assemble external accessories with different materials and shapes together like building blocks through the universal interface, and DIY a unique pen.
Dimensions & Packaging: L:145mm * W:13.3mm * H:13.3mm
Weight:27.5g
Tags: DIY, modular, mechanical structure, hollowed-out pen body, all-metal pen body, 100% recyclable, hexagonal shape
Production Technology: There are more than 50 production processes of traditional metal pens. Therefore, we have optimized the manufacturing process and reduced the production processes by more than 70%. The pen body is all made of metal. Except refills and springs, most parts are completed by only one process, and their materials can be recycled 100%, which greatly reduce energy consumption and resource waste.
Design Challenge: Main challenge: Fast and free assembly as well as adjustable height is realized in DIY process for users.
Solutions: All modular parts adopt universal interfaces, which ensures that users will successfully complete assembly whether interfaces are matching or not in the process. Moreover, the universal interface module greatly improves production efficiency and reduces waste of resources. It still remains 30% of infinite possibilities and expandability after assembly.
Research: Research type: To transform stationery into cultural and creative products.
Research goal: Users can assemble the product in person and enjoy the process.
Market research: Online research and professional research company data
Social impact: It creates a brand-new stationery form, which is personalized and beautiful. And the optimization of process reduces resources waste and energy consumption, which contributes to environment preservation.
Inspiration: Design draws inspiration from water element from the nature, which is hexagonal and can form various shapes in a sub-zero crystallization state. Aesthetics of mechanical structure is integrated, and the shape of the pen is formed finally.
Project Duration: The project finished in September 2022 in Dongguan city and came into the market in Asia, Europe, and North America in September 2022.
Operation Flow: It is a modular pen that can be assembled by users. They can buy multiple styles and freely assemble accessories and the pen into different styles according to their needs and preferences, so they can fully enjoy DIY in the process.
Team Members: Zhengliang Zhong, Fangeng He
Image Credits: DONG GUAN JIAN LIN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.