Vivo Ballpoint Pen

Description

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.

Vivo Ballpoint Pen

Konstantin Grcic

2004

Accession Number

201548

Medium

Stainless steel, POM

Dimensions

1.3 × 1.3 × 12.7 cm (1/2 × 1/2 × 5 in.)

Classification

design

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of C. Josef Lamy GmbH