# Cement Stationery Implements The Concrete Rollerball Pen Might Help You Structure Your Sentences By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-10-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concrete-rollerball-pen References: [blog.leibal](http://blog.leibal.com/products/office/concrete-pen/) & [22designstudio.tw](http://www.22designstudio.com.tw/web/products/190cef3d.php?target=products) An old adage asserts the potent power of words in ink and the Concrete Rollerball Pen gives this notion more weight. Considering that your [run-of-the-mill writing utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/writing-instruments) tend now to be manufactured from plastic, it's especially surprising to behold one with such remarkable density. Indeed, on a smaller scale than one might produce piles for architectural projects, these [ballpoint scribblers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeon-ballpoint) have been made using molds and hand-poured with with concrete. Longitudinal ribbing gives the heavy-duty doodads a bit of detail and enables the user to get a good grip with his fingertips. To top off the striking industrial Concrete Rollerball Pen, the 22 Design Studio capped it with a [316 stainless steel tip](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vanguard-pen) and a shiny cylindrical lid. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Concrete Rollerball Pen:** A trend of using concrete to create unique and durable writing instruments, offering opportunities for disruptive innovation in the stationery industry. - **Handcrafted Concrete Products:** A growing trend in creating handmade concrete products, presenting opportunities for disruptive innovation in the home decor and gift industries. - **Industrial Design Aesthetics:** An emerging trend of incorporating industrial design elements into everyday objects, opening opportunities for disruptive innovation in various consumer product industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Stationery Industry:** The stationery industry can explore using unconventional materials like concrete to create distinctive products that offer a unique writing experience. - **Home Decor Industry:** The home decor industry can leverage the use of handcrafted concrete products to provide consumers with unique and visually appealing pieces for their homes. - **Gift Industry:** The gift industry can tap into the trend of hand-poured concrete products to offer customers one-of-a-kind and novel gift options with an industrial design aesthetic. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Elevated Ballpoint Pen Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paperlux-studio.md) - [Unique Writing Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphite-paintbrush-writing-instrument.md) - [Machined Metallic Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nomad-pen.md) - [Woven Bamboo Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bamboo-weave-pens.md) - [Stone-Grip Conical Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aluminum-sphere.md) - [Striking Writing Tool Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zenith7-desk-pen.md) - [Zero-Plastic Copper Ballpoint Pens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twyst.md) - [Full Concrete Keyboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/k-he-concrete-edition.md) - [Floating Futuristic Writing Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/levitating-pen.md)