The conceptual 'Pen Fan' has been designed by Arman Emami of EMAMIDESIGN as a piece of stationery equipment that will enable designers to keep essential accessories on hand in a compact manner. The set comes as cross between a paint swatch collection and a pen set, and enables users to simply remove the color they need from the unit at their leisure. The flatpack design of the markers has each of the colors measuring in at just three millimeters a piece, which enables the whole set to be stored in a drawer or bag for use at any point.
The conceptual 'Pen Fan' speaks to the increasing demand for portable product varieties as more professionals seek to get work done outside of a formal workspace.
Flat Fan-Style Pen Collections
The Conceptual 'Pen Fan' Keeps Eight Colors on Hand
Trend Themes
1. Flatpack Marker Pens - The development of compact and easy-to-carry flatpack designs for marker pens offers disruptive innovation opportunities for stationery companies to attract their target market looking for portability and convenience.
2. Portable Stationery Equipment - The trend toward portable stationery equipment like the 'Pen Fan' provides an opportunity for businesses to create more compact and multi-functional products designed for work on-the-go.
3. Hybrid Designs - Creating hybrid products that combine swatch collections with traditional marker sets provide an opportunity for businesses to create unique stationery equipment that can be used by designers, artists, and other professionals in various industries.
Industry Implications
1. Stationery Industry - The stationery industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in creating a wider variety of portable stationery equipment to cater to the growing trend of remote work and work on-the-go in the market.
2. Design Industry - The design industry can benefit from these new marker pen designs that allow designers to have a variety of tools on hand wherever they go, thus opening up new possibilities for brainstorming innovative ideas on the fly.
3. Art Industry - The art industry can make use of portable, compact marker pens for artists to use to create artwork on-the-go in a convenient and easy manner.