Creator Kugelschreiber by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Creator Kugelschreiber by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Eisen in Kunstbedarfdesign Competition Category.

EisenKunstbedarf· 2023

Creator Kugelschreiber

by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Client: Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Kunstbedarf Category

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The Design

About Creator Kugelschreiber

Creator ist ein modularer Kugelschreiber, den die Nutzer selbst zusammensetzen. Der ausgehöhlte Metallkörper gibt den Blick auf Schrauben, Federn und die mechanische Struktur im Inneren frei. Externe Zubehörteile in unterschiedlichen Farben, Formen und Materialien werden über eine universelle Schnittstelle verbunden, sodass sich die Einzelteile wie Bausteine zusammenfügen und jeder Stift zu einem persönlichen Objekt wird. Der Korpus besteht vollständig aus Metall. Mit Ausnahme von Ersatzminen und Federn werden die meisten Teile in einem einzigen Arbeitsgang fertiggestellt, und die Materialien sind vollständig recycelbar, was den Energieverbrauch und den Materialabfall reduziert.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Creator Kugelschreiber ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Creator Kugelschreiber wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Creator Kugelschreiber wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

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.