# Avant-Garde Pencil Sharpeners La Matita Rossa Series Explores Different Ways to Sharpen Pencils By Meghan Young | Published 2016-03-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-matita-rossa References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/la-matita-rossa-pencil-sharpener-2-0/) & [lamatitarossa.tumblr](http://lamatitarossa.tumblr.com/) The La Matita Rossa series is an interesting one. As though in line with all of the [book art and installation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/design-miami-2024) that once took over galleries and websites just a couple years ago, it takes a tool that is not necessarily used as much anymore and turned into a sort of performance art. Made up of different takes on the [ordinary pencil sharpener](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumpstuder-pencil-holders) -- 21 to be exact -- people will be interested in interacting with their stationery in different ways. A project put on by Design and Art of the Free [University of Bolzano's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wiggle-collection) faculty members Claudio Larcher, Eugenia Morpurgo and Alvise Mattozzi, the La Matita Rossa series ranges from playful to avant-garde while some are fairly similar to traditional designs. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 92% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Interactive Stationery:** The trend of designing stationery that encourages unique and engaging interactions with the user. - **Artistic Office Supplies:** The trend of turning ordinary office supplies, like pencil sharpeners, into works of art and performance pieces. - **Reimagined Everyday Tools:** The trend of rethinking the design and function of everyday tools to create innovative and unexpected experiences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Office Supplies:** The industry that produces and sells various tools, equipment, and accessories for office use, including stationery. - **Art and Design:** The industry involved in creating and selling artistic and visually appealing products and services, including installations and performance art. - **Product Design:** The industry of designing and developing innovative and user-centric products, focusing on improving everyday tools and objects. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pencil Shaving-Inspired Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharpener-lampshades.md) - [Vertical Pencil Sharpening Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pencil-sharpener-1.md) - [Spinning Desk Sharpeners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ferfereh.md) - [Electric Pencil Sharpener](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-pencil-sharpener.md) - [Unique Writing Instruments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graphite-paintbrush-writing-instrument.md) - [Modernized Desktop Pencil Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grovemade-x-blackwing-pencil-kit.md) - [Kinetic Art Objects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-machine.md) - [Modern Geometric Artful Grinders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twist-collection-1.md) - [Stone-Grip Conical Pencils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aluminum-sphere.md)