Creator 볼펜 by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Creator 볼펜 by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 철상 in 미술 및 문구 용품 디자인 Competition Category.

철미술 용품· 2023

Creator 볼펜

by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Client: Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 미술 용품 Category

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The Design

About Creator 볼펜

크리에이터는 사용자가 직접 조립하는 모듈형 볼펜이다. 속을 비워낸 메탈 바디는 내부의 나사와 스프링, 기계적 구조를 그대로 드러낸다. 다양한 색상과 형태, 소재의 외장 액세서리가 공용 인터페이스를 통해 연결되어 부품들이 블록처럼 맞물리며, 각각의 펜이 사용자만의 개성을 담게 된다. 바디는 전부 금속으로 제작되었다. 리필심과 스프링을 제외한 대부분의 부품은 단일 공정으로 완성되며 소재는 전량 재활용이 가능해 에너지 사용과 자재 낭비를 줄인다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Creator 볼펜, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Creator 볼펜, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Creator 볼펜, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

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.