Vivo Ballpoint Pen

Architecture and Design

2004

Konstantin Grcic (German, born 1965)
Manufactured by C. Josef Lamy GmbH (German, founded 1930)

Reengineering the standard ballpoint pen for the German manufacturer Lamy, Grcic created a pared-down design in which the placement of the on-off switch was moved from the top to the side for ease of use.

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Department: Architecture and Design

Artist: Konstantin Grcic (Designer)
Title: Vivo Ballpoint Pen
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 2004
Medium: Stainless steel, POM
Dimensions: 1.3 × 1.3 × 12.7 cm (1/2 × 1/2 × 5 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of C. Josef Lamy GmbH
Reference Number: 2009.616.5

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