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Creator Guľôčkové pero by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Creator Guľôčkové pero by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Železná cena A' Design Award in Výtvarné potreby Competition Category.


ŽeleznáVýtvarné potreby· 2023

Creator Guľôčkové pero

by Zhengliang Zhong and Fangeng He

Client: Dong Guan Jian Lin Industrial Co., Ltd

Železná cena A' Design Award Winner in Výtvarné potreby Category

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The Design

About Creator Guľôčkové pero

Creator je modulárne guľôčkové pero, ktoré si užívatelia zostavujú sami. Vyduté kovové telo odhaľuje skrutky, pružiny a mechanickú konštrukciu vo vnútri. Externé doplnky v rôznych farbách, tvaroch a materiáloch sa spájajú prostredníctvom univerzálneho rozhrania, takže jednotlivé časti do seba zapadajú ako stavebnica a každé pero sa stáva jedinečným. Telo je vyrobené celé z kovu. S výnimkou náplní a pružín sa väčšina dielov vyrába v jednom výrobnom procese a materiály sú plne recyklovateľné, čo znižuje spotrebu energie a množstvo materiálového odpadu.

The Recognition

About the Železná cena A' Design Award

Creator Guľôčkové pero je laureát Železnej ceny A' Design Award, prestížneho uznania udeľovaného dobrým dizajnom, ktoré spĺňajú profesionálne a priemyselné požiadavky očakávané od dobre navrhnutých výtvorov. Laureáti Železnej ceny preukazujú veľkú zručnosť, vysokú špecializáciu, odborné porozumenie a tvorivé schopnosti svojich tvorcov. Od Creator Guľôčkové pero sa očakáva, že bude vysoko cenený, obdivovaný a milovaný výtvor, ktorý je praktický a inovatívny. Tento dizajn ocenený Železnou cenou A' Design Award zahŕňa najlepšie postupy v odvetví a má kompetentné technické vlastnosti spojené s know-how a talentom. Vďaka svojej dôkladnosti si Creator Guľôčkové pero zaslúži rešpekt a jeho úlohou je prinášať zlepšenia kvality života, ktoré pomáhajú robiť svet lepším miestom.

Behind the Design

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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.

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