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The 'Bic Cristal', also known as the Bic Stic, was designed by the Décolletage Plastique Design Team and is an inexpensive, mass-produced ballpoint pen. It is made from polystyrene (transparent barrel), polypropylene (cap), tungsten carbide (ball) and brass/nickel silver (tip) and comes in four colors: blue, black, red and green. The pen's lid has for the past few decades had a small hole in it to prevent choking if accidentally swallowed.
In countries like the UK, a Bic Medium variation is sold where there are a few minor differences: different lid, different nib, logo is Bic Medium in white letters rather than the engraved 'Bic' and the end cap is fixed in and non-removable with engraved letters 'Bic Medium' circled around it. In the U.S., this design is known as the NS.
It is so ubiquitous that, for many people in the western world, it is the archetypal ballpoint pen. Many people would simply call it a Biro pen. Marcel Bich secured the patent rights to the ballpoint pen, invented by Ladislao Biro and in 1950 gave the world the Bic pen. He chose the name Bic as a shorter variation of his own name because he feared that Americans might mispronounce Bich "bitch." Over time, from what was once seen as a disposable, humdrum, writing implement it has, in some circles become an industrial design classic. Its honesty of form and material, its functionallity and reliability, and in many ways its ubiquity have all helped it achieve its classic status. The Bic Cristal pen forms part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
The point size is one millimetre and it will write for a distance of between two to three kilometres
★ Société Bic
★ Bic web site. Also here and here
★ Humble Masterpieces exhibition list, from MoMA.
★ BIC Promotional Pens
★ Bic Cristal web page
★ Bic Cristal at MoMA and from Bic's web site
In countries like the UK, a Bic Medium variation is sold where there are a few minor differences: different lid, different nib, logo is Bic Medium in white letters rather than the engraved 'Bic' and the end cap is fixed in and non-removable with engraved letters 'Bic Medium' circled around it. In the U.S., this design is known as the NS.
It is so ubiquitous that, for many people in the western world, it is the archetypal ballpoint pen. Many people would simply call it a Biro pen. Marcel Bich secured the patent rights to the ballpoint pen, invented by Ladislao Biro and in 1950 gave the world the Bic pen. He chose the name Bic as a shorter variation of his own name because he feared that Americans might mispronounce Bich "bitch." Over time, from what was once seen as a disposable, humdrum, writing implement it has, in some circles become an industrial design classic. Its honesty of form and material, its functionallity and reliability, and in many ways its ubiquity have all helped it achieve its classic status. The Bic Cristal pen forms part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
The point size is one millimetre and it will write for a distance of between two to three kilometres
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See also
★ Société Bic
References
★ Bic web site. Also here and here
★ Humble Masterpieces exhibition list, from MoMA.
★ BIC Promotional Pens
External links
★ Bic Cristal web page
★ Bic Cristal at MoMA and from Bic's web site
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